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Illegal Uzbek immigrant Ulugbek Kodirov has admitted plotting to kill U.S. President Barack Obama

Uzbek Pleads Guilty To Obama Death Plot

An Uzbek national has pleaded guilty to a plot to kill U.S. President Barack Obama More

French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet (right) on an official trip to Afghanistan in January

Afghan Exit Route Via Uzbekistan 'Costly'

French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet said in an interview with "L'Orient-Le Jour" that using the route through Uzbekistan to withdraw NATO troops from Afghanistan was too costly. More

Uzbek President Islam Karimov met with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Tashkent in October.

U.S. Lifts Ban On Uzbek Military Aid

The United States has temporarily waived a ban on providing military assistance to Uzbekistan because of the country's crucial role in transiting supplies to forces in Afghanistan, according to U.S. officials. More

Jailed Uzbek opposition figure Muhammad Bekjon

Uzbek Opposition Leader's Brother Sentenced To Five More Years

The mystery over why the brother of a prominent Uzbek opposition figure was not released from prison as scheduled has been solved -- he is serving an additional five-year term. More

The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan is active in Afghanistan (file photo)

U.S. Labels IMU Members Terrorists

The United States has slapped terrorist designations on two members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) and one member of Uzbekistan's Islamic Jihad Union (IJU). More

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Blogging Central Asia

Myalikguly Berdymukhammedov, the father of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, in a September 2009 television appearance

Keeping Up With The Berdymukhammedovs

Reports say a police unit in Turkmenistan this week was named after the father of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov. State-run media reportedly describe it as a gesture to honor Myalikguly Berdymukhammedov's years of service to Turkmenistan's Interior Ministry and "his efforts in educating the younger generation." More

Tolimjon Kurbonkhonov is a big fan of VVP.

Tajik Ode To Putin Goes Viral

Vladimir Putin appears to have an unlikely supporter in his camp ahead of Russia's presidential election, but some wonder if a song lauding the current prime minister's accomplishments is genuine and, even if it is, whether it will have the desired effect. More

Features & Commentary

Khurshida Jurabayeva originally said that the woman pictured was Gulsumoi Abdujalilova

The Curious Case Of Gulsumoi Abdujalilova

In early December a young Uzbek woman was reported to have committed suicide following a days-long police interrogation. That story, it now turns out, was a hoax.

Many Uzbek families now only turn on their power generators when there is a football match on television.

'Alternative' Energy Fuels Central Asia

Soaring fuel prices; electricity rationing; early snow -- it's enough to send people scurrying for alternative ways to heat their homes and cook their meals.

Radio Ozodlik is one of the only sources of reliable news and information for people in Uzbekistan. The country remains one of the most repressive in the world in terms of media freedom and human rights issues.