Joanna Lillis
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 06:27
Regional security and domestic politics featured high on the agenda as Russian President Vladimir Putin jetted into Tashkent on December 10 for a meeting with Uzbekistan’s strongman leader, Islam Karimov.
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 06:50
Last month the US department of labor reported that Uzbekistan had made “no advancement” in eliminating the worst forms of child labour, although the International Labor Organization (ILO) has noted tentative progress.
Friday, September 26, 2014 - 09:53
As Gulnara Karimova, the embattled daughter of Uzbekistan’s strongman President Islam Karimov, stares the prospect of a jail term in the face, a new report by an international human rights watchdog offers a chilling peak at life behind bars in her father’s authoritarian state.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 07:23
Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to score any major diplomatic victories at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tajikistan on September 12. The Kremlin appears eager to boost the six-state security bloc as its confrontation with the West over Ukraine drags on.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 06:50
Insular Uzbekistan has long viewed Russia with a wary eye: it has kept its distance from Moscow-led regional bodies and has shown no interest in joining the Eurasian Economic Union, Putin’s pet project to reassert Kremlin influence across the former Soviet Union.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 06:46
Uzbekistan has introduced new no-go areas for bloggers, tightening up a media environment that is already among the most repressive in the world.
Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 08:00
“This is a total lie and utter nonsense,” Mamay told EurasiaNet.org on the sidelines of the Almaty public hearings, describing the accusations as “a provocation carried out with the aim of discrediting me and those who speak out against joining the EEU.”
Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 07:59
Security was high on the agenda, with China calling for a new Asian security framework dictated by Asian states rather than outsiders (a swipe at the USA) and Putin urging a “security architecture” guaranteeing “a real balance of forces and harmony of interests.”
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 12:58
Given recent developments, boosting patriotism has rocketed up Nazarbayev’s political agenda.
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 12:47
The security drills come as Kazakhstan faces small outbreaks of industrial unrest, with strikes this week in western oilfields and the industrial city of Karaganda.