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The Uzbek official responsible for confiscating the assets of disgraced presidential daughter Gulnara Karimova has been charged with corruption and abuse of office.
Relatives of an Uzbek man who died in police custody this month say they believe he was tortured to death by police.
The Uzbek-German Forum For Human Rights (UGF) has criticized Uzbek authorities for forcing "more than 1 million" Uzbeks to pick cotton in 2014.
Uzbek activist Aman Sagidullaev, who is in self-imposed exile in Kyrgyzstan, says Uzbek authorities have arrested five of his brothers over his political activities.
Uzbek President Islam Karimov has been sworn into office for a fourth term.
The United States has officially asked Swedish authorities to freeze more than $30 million in assets tied to investigations into possible bribery and money laundering involving Uzbek officials.
A group of Uzbeks in northern Afghanistan, claiming to be from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), says it is pledging allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group.
A report by an investigative journalism organization says that Gulnara Karimova, the eldest daughter of Uzbek President Islam Karimov, may have used bribery, extortion, and influence-peddling to acquire some $1 billion worth of shares and payments from tecommunications companies.
Authorities in Uzbekistan have demolished a statue of a Soviet soldier near the capital, a move that is starkly out of tune with Russian plans for proud celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Nazi defeat in World War II.
Colleagues say Uzbek human rights activist Aliqul Sarimsoqov has been forcibly placed in a psychiatric clinic.
Tens of thousands have bid farewell in Tashkent to Uzbekistan's most prominent Islamic scholar, Muhammad-Sodiq Muhammad-Yusuf.
Colleagues say an Uzbek human rights activist whose group opposes another term for President Islam Karimov has been missing for several days.
Uzbek authorities have confirmed that a popular TV anchor was killed and said they have arrested a suspect.
A well-known television anchor in Uzbekistan has been allegedly killed, according to a colleague.
The son of a prominent Uzbek cleric who was severely wounded in a shooting attack in Sweden three years ago says he has been threatened.
Two Uzbek human rights activists have not been allowed to travel to South Korea's capital, Seoul, to receive an international award.
Uzbek university students are being required to sign a declaration promising they won't celebrate the February 14 holiday Valentine's Day.
Journalist Khairullo Khamidov, who was jailed in 2010 for links to an extremist group, has been freed.
Lacking a transparent presidential election with a range of candidates in Uzbekistan, activists outside the country created a virtual one online.
Electoral officials in Uzbekistan have cleared candidates from four political parties to run in a March 29 presidential election.
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