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The United States has deported more than 100 citizens from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to Tashkent in what Uzbek officials said is part of initiative is aimed at ensuring the rights of its citizens caught in "difficult situations abroad."
Farmers in Uzbekistan allege they are being forced to cede fertile land to Chinese businesses under pressure from local authorities, fueling fears of deepening economic dependence on Beijing and its growing influence across Central Asia.
The European Union says it is entering a "new era" in its relationship with Central Asian nations following a summit aimed at making inroads in a region dominated by Russia and China.
Kyrgyz and Uzbek nationals who looked destined for lengthy jail terms after fighting for Russia in Ukraine have ended up returning to their normal lives, despite the harsh stipulations of national laws on mercenaries. Pressure from Moscow may be part of the story.
Amid the economic fallout from the Ukraine war and a growing crackdown on migrants after a terrorist attack, it is little surprise Central Asians are looking beyond the Russian labor market for better paid work. But is the grass always greener?
Uzbek authorities are keeping a close eye on the family of the suspect in the high-profile assassination of a Russian general in Moscow last week, neighbors and activists say.
Russian authorities have named an Uzbek citizen as the suspect in the killing of a general in Moscow, unsettling some migrants who anticipate a xenophobic backlash. Observers warned that migrants are already under pressure in Russia, facing frequent raids and searches.
United Arab Emirates on November 25 disclosed the names of three suspects detained in the killing of a 28-year-old Israeli-Moldovan ultra-Orthodox rabbi saying they were Uzbek nationals.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev has fired several top officials in the State Security Service (SSS) and Interior Ministry in a sweeping reshuffle following an assassination attempt last month on a close ally of his eldest daughter.
Independent sources in South Korea and Uzbekistan told RFE/RL on November 14 that South Korean authorities detained Uzbek citizen Javlon Yunusov, on suspicion of involvement into an attempted murder of Komil Allamjonov, a close associate of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev's family.
Uzbekistan's State Security Service (DXX) announced on November 7 that a court in the city of Qoqon sentenced 11 individuals to prison terms ranging from 6 years to 12 years for terrorism-related offenses.
According to an investigation by RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service, one of the men arrested in Uzbekistan last month was also imprisoned in Turkey in 2021 after being charged in an alleged plot to kill critics of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
A court in Uzbekistan's Ferghana Province has sentenced 51-year-old Alisher Xoliqov to five years in prison for mercenary activities with the Russian armed forces in a landmark case highlighting the growing issue of foreigners enlisting to fight in Ukraine.
An unsuccessful gun attack on the car of an ally of President Shavkat Mirziyoev's daughter has given rise to speculation that the country's family-dominated political scene might not be as peaceful as it looks from the outside.
Uzbekistan’s ruling party loyal to President Shavkat Mirziyoev was headed to an easy victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results released by electoral authorities on October 27.
Uzbek authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the death of 47-year-old Russian journalist Inessa Papernaya and two others at a hotel in Tashkent. According to the Uzbek General Prosecutor’s Office, forensic examinations have been ordered to determine the cause of death.
A teacher in Tashkent was fined 6.8 million soms ($534) for hitting a sixth-grade student who asked why she did not speak Russian during a Russian language class.
Uzbek lawmaker Alisher Qodirov has drawn comparisons to the infamous late nationalist Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky due to his propensity to make outlandish statements and his seeming capacity to say things about Russia that other officials -- particularly foreign ministers -- will not.
A recent incident at a school in Uzbekistan between a teacher and a sixth-grader who asked her why she didn't speak Russian in a Russian class has led to heated statements between Russian and Uzbek officials.
Uzbekistan’s first daughter, Saida Mirziyoeva, joined the government just five years ago, but in a meteoric career now holds the second-highest official position after the president.
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