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Analysis: Jailed Ex-Diplomat’s Uzbek Family Turns To UN Over His Treason Conviction

December 27, 2020

Kadyr Yusupov Last week, Kadyr Yusupov marked his third straight birthday in jail. A 69-year-old career diplomat for Uzbekistan, Yusupov was detained shortly after a...

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Uzbekistan comics test new limits on free speech

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July 28, 2020

A comedy sketch about traffic policemen in Uzbekistan went down poorly with the interior ministry Yuri KORSUNTSEV AFP/File When comic Erkin Choliyev apologised for mocking...

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Uzbekistan to extend coronavirus lockdown beyond August 1

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July 24, 2020

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has agreed with his Cabinet’s proposal to extend a nationwide lockdown beyond Aug. 1 as the coronavirus situation remained “serious” in...

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Central Asia struggles with resurgent coronavirus after reopening

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July 9, 2020

A man in his 60s, distraught and tearful, cries â€œI donâ€™t know what to do nowâ€ as medical staff in protective gear carry the body...

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Uzbekistan to introduce second lockdown from July 10

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July 8, 2020

Uzbekistan will impose a second lockdown between July 10 and Aug. 1 to curb a new surge in cases of the novel coronavirus since the...

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Doctors baffled as rare “two-headed” baby is born in Uzbekistan

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July 1, 2020

A “two-headed baby” is in intensive care after being born in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The baby, who has two heads with two sets of organs but only one genital...

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Uzbekistan imposes new restrictions as COVID-19 cases rise again

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June 30, 2020

FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks wait in line to enter a grocery store amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tashkent, Uzbekistan April...