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Vote monitors noted a continued lack of alternative views, opportunities for independent civil society and respect for fundamental freedoms.

Celebrities, athletes, politicians, along with many members of the public, were dragooned into a months-long promotion of the reforms.

Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov's lawyer says he has been beaten and subjected to demeaning behavior in recent weeks.

Uzbekistan’s upcoming referendum, which will allow President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to stay in power for almost two decades more, is a familiar play from Karimov’s day.

And even a strongman needs friends.

Emotions around the issue are running high following revelations about an orphanage sex abuse scandal.

Uzbekistan is working to introduce penalties for wasting water.

The case has now received the attention of high-ranking figures, including the president's daughter.

A Q&A with economist Christopher Hartwell on incentives to making energy use more efficient.

The government is trying to lure investors as it moves to revitalize a sluggish privatization drive.

Spring is when unmarked uranium tailings are most vulnerable.

The canal across northern Afghanistan will divert water from the dying Amu Darya river.

To many Uzbeks, China is not only an industrial behemoth with neocolonial intentions. It is also a source of scarce jobs.

No progress appears to have been made pursuing prosecutions of law enforcement personnel.

Tashkent is eager not to be seen as endorsing anti-war positions.

Plus: The geopolitical rivalry over Central Asia heats back up.

Lawmakers say that 65 percent of the current constitution has been rewritten.

Mirziyoyev has himself said he wants a free press, although his remarks are greeted coolly by skeptics.

Farmland and pastures across Central Asia are far less productive after decades of monocropping.

News reported last week about Uzbekistan preparing to accommodate Russian gas in its pipelines may not have been true, despite officials initially stating otherwise.

Fully 39 people are on trial. Prosecutors are asking for prison sentences of up to 12 years.

Deliveries had reportedly been expected to start March 1, but that deadline has come and gone.

The teen creators of the video have got the backing of at least one senior official though.

Washington provided $25 million over the fiscal year 2022 to help Central Asia diversify trade routes and expand investment.

Beijing is leaning toward buying additional Central Asian gas, despite reliability concerns.