Uzbekistan

The blocking and unblocking of certain social media platforms over the last year stems from a data localization law signed in January 2021.

While the hope is for the CKU route to begin construction in 2023, there remain significant challenges to realizing the railway.

The Taliban promised, again, that Afghan soil would not be used to threaten the security of neighboring countries a day after five rockets landed in an Uzbek border town.

Although protests this year in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan took place in different contexts, with different triggers, there are some similarities worth highlighting.

A proposal to downgrade the autonomous region to a province set off massive protests.

In listing an Uzbekistan-based company, the U.S. State Department has a warning: “If you do business with sanctioned entities or individuals, you risk exposure to sanctions.”

Mirziyoyev looks set to follow in his predecessor's footsteps, tinkering with the constitution to stay in power indefinitely.

Domestic violence has traditionally been viewed as a “family matter” in Uzbekistan, but the power dynamics are starting to change.

Restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19 inadvertently sparked a rise in violence against women and girls in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan’s LGBTQ community faces discrimination and violence, but the criminalization of sexual relations between men also generates opportunities for extortion and further abuse.

Phone calls, smear campaigns and personal visits: How the State Security Services intimidate Uzbekistan's journalists

The State Security Services threaten, intimidate, and pressure journalists to avoid certain topics and delete certain stories.