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Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:06:40 +0900 en-US What Will It Take to Finally Build a ‘New Uzbekistan’? https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/what-will-it-take-to-finally-build-a-new-uzbekistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/what-will-it-take-to-finally-build-a-new-uzbekistan/ Old Tricks in a New Uzbekistan: Constitutional Reform and Popular Legitimacy https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/old-tricks-in-a-new-uzbekistan-constitutional-reform-and-popular-legitimacy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/old-tricks-in-a-new-uzbekistan-constitutional-reform-and-popular-legitimacy/ Rights Group Highlights Police Abuse in Karakalpakstan Crackdown https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/rights-group-highlights-police-abuse-in-karakalpakstan-crackdown/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/rights-group-highlights-police-abuse-in-karakalpakstan-crackdown/ Unrest in Central Asia: The Trouble in Karakalpakstan https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/unrest-in-central-asia-the-trouble-in-karakalpakstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/unrest-in-central-asia-the-trouble-in-karakalpakstan/ Where Are ‘New’ Uzbekistan’s Promised Reforms? https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/where-are-new-uzbekistans-promised-reforms/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/where-are-new-uzbekistans-promised-reforms/ The Old Ways Are Still Alive in New Uzbekistan https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/the-old-ways-are-still-alive-in-new-uzbekistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/the-old-ways-are-still-alive-in-new-uzbekistan/ The Making of Mirziyoyev’s Uzbekistan https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/the-making-of-mirziyoyevs-uzbekistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/the-making-of-mirziyoyevs-uzbekistan/ All Style and No Substance? Uzbekistan’s Rebranding Is Hollow Without Human Rights https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/all-style-and-no-substance-uzbekistans-rebranding-is-hollow-without-human-rights/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/all-style-and-no-substance-uzbekistans-rebranding-is-hollow-without-human-rights/ Uzbek Blogger Otabek Sattoriy Sentenced to 6.5 Years https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/uzbek-blogger-otabek-sattoriy-sentenced-to-6-5-years/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/uzbek-blogger-otabek-sattoriy-sentenced-to-6-5-years/ Uzbekistan Needs NGOs, But the Barriers Remain High https://thediplomat.com/2021/04/uzbekistan-needs-ngos-but-the-barriers-remain-high/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/04/uzbekistan-needs-ngos-but-the-barriers-remain-high/ Uzbekistan Needs a Navruz for Human Rights https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/uzbekistan-needs-a-navruz-for-human-rights/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/uzbekistan-needs-a-navruz-for-human-rights/ A Closer Look at Uzbekistan’s Privatization Push https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/a-closer-look-at-uzbekistans-privatization-push/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/a-closer-look-at-uzbekistans-privatization-push/ Uzbekistan Moves Elections to October https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/uzbekistan-moves-elections-to-october/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/uzbekistan-moves-elections-to-october/ Murky Waters Surround the Case of the Sardoba Reservoir Failure https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/murky-waters-surround-the-case-of-the-sardoba-reservoir-failure/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/murky-waters-surround-the-case-of-the-sardoba-reservoir-failure/ There Won’t be Political Reform in Uzbekistan. Here’s Why https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/there-wont-be-political-reform-in-uzbekistan-heres-why/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/there-wont-be-political-reform-in-uzbekistan-heres-why/ Can Uzbekistan Stay on Track in Improving its Human Rights Record? https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/can-uzbekistan-stay-on-track-improving-its-human-rights-record/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/can-uzbekistan-stay-on-track-improving-its-human-rights-record/ Eliminating Forced Labor in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Sector – A Work Still in Progress https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/eliminating-forced-labor-in-uzbekistans-cotton-sector-a-work-still-in-progress/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/eliminating-forced-labor-in-uzbekistans-cotton-sector-a-work-still-in-progress/ Uzbekistan: The Long Struggle for Freedom of Expression https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/uzbekistan-the-long-struggle-for-freedom-of-expression/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/uzbekistan-the-long-struggle-for-freedom-of-expression/ A Real Opportunity for Religion Law Reform in Uzbekistan https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/a-real-opportunity-for-religion-law-reform-in-uzbekistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/a-real-opportunity-for-religion-law-reform-in-uzbekistan/ Uzbekistan’s COVID-19 Response Exposes Tashkent’s Reform Successes and Failures https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/uzbekistans-covid-19-response-exposes-tashkents-reform-successes-and-failures/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/uzbekistans-covid-19-response-exposes-tashkents-reform-successes-and-failures/ Abdullaev Extradited to Uzbekistan Then Released, Investigation Pending https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/abdullaev-extradited-to-uzbekistan-then-released-investigation-pending/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/abdullaev-extradited-to-uzbekistan-then-released-investigation-pending/ The Paradox of Uzbekistan’s Budding Virtual Civic Space https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/the-paradox-of-uzbekistans-budding-virtual-civic-space/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/the-paradox-of-uzbekistans-budding-virtual-civic-space/ Uzbek Journalist Detained in Kyrgyzstan at Tashkent’s Request https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/uzbek-journalist-detained-in-kyrgyzstan-at-tashkents-request/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/uzbek-journalist-detained-in-kyrgyzstan-at-tashkents-request/ Kristian Lasslett on Uzbekistan’s Cotton Clusters Conundrum  https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/kristian-lasslett-on-uzbekistans-cotton-clusters-conundrum/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/kristian-lasslett-on-uzbekistans-cotton-clusters-conundrum/ Uzbekistan Must Stay on the Path of Religious Freedom Reform https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/uzbekistan-must-stay-on-the-path-of-religious-freedom-reform/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/uzbekistan-must-stay-on-the-path-of-religious-freedom-reform/ Assessing Corporate Integrity in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Clusters https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/assessing-corporate-integrity-in-uzbekistans-cotton-clusters/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/assessing-corporate-integrity-in-uzbekistans-cotton-clusters/ A New Chapter in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Sector? https://thediplomat.com/2020/06/a-new-chapter-in-uzbekistans-cotton-sector/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/06/a-new-chapter-in-uzbekistans-cotton-sector/ Hotel Uzbekistan Privatized to Holding in Singapore https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/hotel-uzbekistan-privatized-to-holding-in-singapore/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/hotel-uzbekistan-privatized-to-holding-in-singapore/ Can Mirziyoyev’s Reforms Bring About a Real Free Market Economy in Uzbekistan? https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/can-mirziyoyevs-reforms-bring-about-a-real-free-market-economy-in-uzbekistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/can-mirziyoyevs-reforms-bring-about-a-real-free-market-economy-in-uzbekistan/ Uzbekistan Adopts Strict Regulations to Fight COVID-19 https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/uzbekistan-adopts-strict-regulations-to-fight-covid-19/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/uzbekistan-adopts-strict-regulations-to-fight-covid-19/ Uzbekistan Leads Central Asian Diplomacy in the Age of COVID-19 https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/uzbekistan-leads-central-asian-diplomacy-in-the-age-of-covid-19/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/uzbekistan-leads-central-asian-diplomacy-in-the-age-of-covid-19/ Demolitions Threaten Uzbekistan’s Historical Heritage https://thediplomat.com/2020/02/demolitions-threaten-uzbekistans-historical-heritage/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/02/demolitions-threaten-uzbekistans-historical-heritage/ William Seitz on Uzbekistan’s Propiska Problem https://thediplomat.com/2020/02/william-seitz-on-uzbekistans-propiska-problem/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/02/william-seitz-on-uzbekistans-propiska-problem/ Uzbek Blogger Flees After Release from Psychiatric Facility https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/uzbek-blogger-flees-after-release-from-psychiatric-facility/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/uzbek-blogger-flees-after-release-from-psychiatric-facility/ Secret Trial Hands Ex-Uzbek Diplomat Sentence for Treason https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/secret-trial-hands-ex-uzbek-diplomat-sentence-for-treason/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/secret-trial-hands-ex-uzbek-diplomat-sentence-for-treason/ Uzbek Official Reprimanded by Senate for Rude Remarks on Beards and Hijabs https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/uzbek-official-reprimanded-by-senate-for-rude-remarks-on-beards-and-hijabs/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/uzbek-official-reprimanded-by-senate-for-rude-remarks-on-beards-and-hijabs/ Uzbekistan Joins the Turkic Council https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/uzbekistan-joins-the-turkic-council/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/uzbekistan-joins-the-turkic-council/ Unclear Boundaries in a Changing Uzbekistan https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/unclear-boundaries-in-a-changing-uzbekistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/unclear-boundaries-in-a-changing-uzbekistan/ Charting Progress in Mirziyoyev’s Uzbekistan https://thediplomat.com/2019/08/charting-progress-in-mirziyoyevs-uzbekistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/08/charting-progress-in-mirziyoyevs-uzbekistan/ Uzbekistan: Reforms Underway, but Democracy Still Out of Reach https://thediplomat.com/2019/08/uzbekistan-reforms-underway-but-democracy-still-out-of-reach/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/08/uzbekistan-reforms-underway-but-democracy-still-out-of-reach/ Umida Niyazova on Forced Labor in Uzbekistan https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/umida-niyazova-on-forced-labor-in-uzbekistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/umida-niyazova-on-forced-labor-in-uzbekistan/ Can Return Migration Be a ‘Brain Gain’ for Uzbekistan? 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