Uzbekistan
- Architecture, Art and design, Culture, Europe, Russia, South and Central Asia, Uzbekistan, World news
Cosmic metros, UFO circus tops and a 3,000C sun gun: the mesmerising architecture of Tashkent
From its cavernous domed bazaar to its ravishingly muscular museum, the Uzbek capital has one of the world’s w…
- Europe, European commission, European Union, Human rights, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, South and Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ursula von der Leyen, Uzbekistan, World news
EU urged to put human rights centre stage at first central Asia summit
Bloc to discuss trade, security and energy with leaders of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and …
- Art and design, British Museum, Culture, Exhibitions, Heritage, Museums, South and Central Asia, UK news, Uzbekistan
Silk Road leads from Uzbekistan to London for landmark exhibition
British Museum will host treasures from Samarkand in a bid to dispel cliches of camels, spices and bazaarsA mo…
- Azerbaijan, Europe, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Migration, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, World news
People smugglers recruiting skippers from central Asia on Turkey to Italy route
Boat drivers from former Soviet republics often have very little experience and no idea what they are doing is…
- FBI, Islamic State, South and Central Asia, US immigration, US news, US-Mexico border, Uzbekistan, World news
FBI agents reportedly search for Uzbeks helped into US by smuggler with IS ties
Episode reported by CNN required emergency memo to senior officials and suggests agency does not know migrants…
- Agriculture, Culture, Documentary films, Film, Forced labour, Global development, Human rights, Science, South and Central Asia, Uzbekistan, World news
Cotton100% review – how forced labour paid the price of Uzbekistan’s ‘white gold’
Two brave women stand up for human rights as hordes of Uzbeks are dragged from their workplaces to pick state …
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Uzbekistan president wins referendum on extending powers
Shavkat Mirziyoyev will be able to remain in power until 2040 after Uzbeks backed changes in tightly controlle…
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Uzbekistan votes on clause that could extend president’s rule to 2040
Overhaul of constitution would include allowing Shavkat Mirziyoyev to stay in power Polls have closed across U…
- Africa, Asia Pacific, Health, Indonesia, South and Central Asia, The Gambia, Uzbekistan, World Health Organization, World news
WHO urges action after cough syrups linked to more than 300 child deaths
Deaths in the Gambia, Indonesia and Uzbekistan due to kidney injury associated with contaminated medicines, th…
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From one place to another: images of migration – in pictures
Photographer Olgaç Bozalp talks through a selection of images from his project Leaving One for Another, publis…
- China, Kazakhstan, Russia, South and Central Asia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vladimir Putin, World news, Xi Jinping
Strength of ‘limitless’ China-Russia ties to be tested at summit
Ukraine setback weakens Russian position as leaders prepare to jostle for regional influence in UzbekistanMajo…
- Asia Pacific, China, Europe, Joe Biden, Russia, South and Central Asia, Taiwan, Ukraine, US news, Uzbekistan, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, World news, Xi Jinping
Putin and Xi ‘could meet in September’ at summit in Samarkand
Wall Street Journal suggests Russian and Chinese leaders could hold discussions in Uzbek cityXi Jinping could …
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Uzbekistan imposes regional state of emergency after deadly unrest
Government U-turns over plans to curtail autonomy of Karakalpakstan but fears rise tensions may escalateEighte…
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UK imposes sanctions on Russian billionaire and former deputy PM
Liz Truss announces moves against Everton-linked Alisher Usmanov and Igor ShuvalovWho is Alisher Usmanov?Russi…
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Prominent campaigner for Uyghur rights in Xinjiang barred from Kazakhstan
Dual US and Russian national Gene Bunin has documented the plight of Muslim minorities in China’s western regi…