January 15, 2006 -- Uzbek-born rights activist Bakhrom Khamroev says he has been physically assaulted by three unidentified attackers in Moscow.
A glossy new magazine aims to bring the wealth of Central Asia's cultures to a wider audience in the West.
(RFE/RL) January 8, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Uzbek authorities have denied a claim by human rights activist Elena Urlaeva that police were behind her beating last week, RFE/RL's Uzbek Service reports.
Has security assistance to states transitioning from conflict to democratic systems been more effective than assistance to governments that remain repressive? RAND thinks so.
The new mosque in Tashkent (file photo) (RFE/RL) January 4, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- An international Islamic cultural body has chosen Tashkent as one of its four "capitals of Islamic culture" for 2007.
December 29, 2006 -- Uzbek law enforcement authorities said today that a group of 13 Andijon refugees have returned to Uzbekistan.
The May 2005 violence in Andijon created hundreds, possibly thousands, of refugees. Where are they now?
From fighting in Chechnya, Iraq, and Afghanistan to repression in Uzbekistan, Iran, and Belarus, human rights took a beating in 2006.
(RFE/RL) TASHKENT, December 21, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- An Uzbek rights activist, Umida Noyazova, was today detained at Tashkent airport and some her equipment was confiscated.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Uzbek President Islam Karimov (file photo) (ITAR-TASS) December 21, 2006 -- Uzbekistan will allow Russian military aircraft the use of one of its air bases.
December 15, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- European Union experts are preparing to leave Uzbekistan after five days discussing the May 2005 Andijon events with government officials, RFE/RL's Uzbek Service reported.
Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov (file photo) (RFE/RL) December 14, 2006 -- Kyrgyz First Deputy Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov today said an agreement had been reached on how much neighboring Uzbekistan will charge his country for natural gas supplies next year.
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