Uzbekistan

Uzbeks and foreigners alike can benefit from the modernization of transport options across Uzbekistan, encompassed by the growth of ride-hailing apps. But some areas are being left behind.

Central Asian nations have seized the initiative, emerging as worldwide pioneers in tackling the challenge of repatriating and reintegrating citizens who traveled to Iraq and Syria.

Uzbek imams and religious bloggers occupy an influential space online in Uzbekistan.

While some progress has been made, foreign investors are starting to wonder if Uzbekistan’s privatization agenda will ever live up to its much-lauded potential. 

Uzbekistan’s judicial system perceives women as wives in domestic violence cases and does not shy away from punishing them for responding to abuse.

Five years in jail for criticizing Mirziyoyev’s attending a military parade in Moscow, two and half for a vulgar comment on Instagram, seven for a derogatory poem.

In April, noted Uzbek human rights activist Umida Niyazova and a journalist were harassed by two men as they planned to tour Fergana and speak to farmers.

Following the Crocus City Hall attack and a subsequent wave of xenophobia and discrimination toward migrants in Russia, Tashkent has introduced additional measures to support its labor migrants abroad and at home. 

Can Uzbekistan’s education system accommodate the growing number of students amid rapid population growth?

Child delivery and abortion are among the very few medical procedures that are exclusively conducted by state medical entities. That could change soon.

Cotton producer Indorama Agro silences workers speaking out against rights violations while development banks fail to ensure compliance.

While water is often characterized as a potential spark for conflict in Central Asia, it is at the same time an opportunity for cooperation.