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Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Uzbek President Islam Karimov visited Kagan on July 17 and promised a thorough investigation into last week’s explosions at an arms depot which tore through the city, the pro-government UzA reports. Also, Karimov admitted mistakes were made by the Ministry of Defence, which failed to provide necessary security for artillery and explosive materials stored at the [...]
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i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
By Gulnoza Saidazimova ( RFE/RL ) The father of slain journalist Alisher Saipov is accusing Uzbek President Islam Karimov of complicity in his son's murder. Avas Saipov insisted to RFE/RL in an interview that Karimov ordered and financed the killing of his son, with the assistance of Kyrgyz intelligence officials. He said Karimov must be held personally responsible for the 2007 shooting, which took...
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"GroundReport (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Uzbek president Islam Karimov’s proposal to merge two associations of former Soviet states has come as a surprise to many observers, as his country has shown a distinct reluctance to be part of regional groupings. NBCentralAsia analysts say the initiative looks suspiciously like a way of promoting Uzbekistan’s own role in the region, and is unlikely to be taken up by other states. Karimov came out...
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Blood & Treasure (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
Islam Karimov has a book out: The latest book is “Morality Is Invincible Power” by Uzbek President Islam Karimov. It's an ironic title for a book written by a leader known as one of Central Asia’s most authoritarian. Karimov, like...
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Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Three years after Uzbek security troops opened fire on a public square packed with peaceful demonstrators, President Islam Karimov’s government maintains that the crackdown thwarted a plot to overthrow the government and establish Islamic rule. His administration continues to reject Western and UN demands for an independent inquiry into the deadly confrontation in the [...]
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JURIST (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
[JURIST] Persons suspected of involvement in the 2005 Andijan uprising that resulted in a massacre of unarmed civilians are still being mistreated according to a new Human Rights Watch report released Monday. Uzbek President Islam Karimov has been criticized for his treatment of anti-government elements since the 2005 crackdown. The physical abuse and social stigma extend to participants' families,...
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Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev, long a key proponent of greater economic and political unity among the former Soviet republics of Central Asia, revived the idea ahead of his Uzbek counterpart's visit this week. Once again, Uzbek President Islam Karimov shot it down. Moreover, the manner in which Karimov responded suggests that a long-standing rivalry between [...]
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
Uzbek energy firm Uzbekneftgas has formed a joint venture with China National Petroleum Corp. to build a pipeline that would bring gas from Turkmenistan to China, an official with Uzbekneftgas said yesterday. The official said Uzbek President Islam Karimov had signed a decree last week outlining the tasks of the joint venture, in which Beijing and Tashkent will have equal stakes. The Uzbek-Chinese...
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Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 04/05/2008
As the second-biggest exporter of cotton in the world, the government of Uzbek President Islam Karimov is keen to keep the cotton industry thriving. But members of the international Coalition Against Forced Child Labor In Uzbekistan — comprised of three European NGOs — say they hope to show how prevalent child labor is in [...]
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008
Patrick Frost opines on the participation of two important Central Asian guests, Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov and Turkmenistan’s leader, President Berdymukhammedov, in the NATO Summit in Bucharest.
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Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 04/02/2008
NATO’s Bucharest summit opens this week with two unlikely guests: the presidents of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan’s Islam Karimov is making his second appearance at a NATO summit; but it’s the first time that a Turkmen president has attended such a gathering. Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov and Karimov will sit beside NATO leaders long critical of their [...]
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 03/31/2008
Mansurhon tries to understand the purpose of the Center for Political studies founded by Gulnara Karimova, daughter of Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov and rumored successor of the country's leader.
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uzbekistan.neweurasia.net (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
As President’s Press service informs, President Islam Karimov signed a decree on 5 March 2008 On increasing the salaries, pensions, stipends and social allowances. As Press service continues, “According to the document, starting from 1 April salaries to employees of the state-financed institutions and organizations, as well as pensions, stipends and social allowances will be [...]
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UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
The President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov ended a two-day state visit to the UAE yesterday. President Karimov's visit wound up with the two countries singing a number of protocols and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) on wide-ranging areas of coopera
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UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
Vice president and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, received yesterday at his Za'abeel palace, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov and his entourage. Sheikh Mohammed
