Uzbekistan
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May 12, 2016Uzbeki Is Sixth To Be Charged By U.S. In Conspiracy To Support IS
An Uzbek citizen has become the sixth individual to be charged by the United States in a conspiracy to support the Islamic State group (IS).
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May 10, 2016
Uzbeks Know What Kids Won't Be Doing This Summer
Parents in Uzbekistan have been given an official list of activities their children are not allowed to do during the summer holidays.
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May 06, 2016
Detentions At GM Uzbekistan
A major scandal has erupted around the Uzbek-U.S. carmaking joint venture GM Uzbekistan. RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service, known locally as Ozodlik, reports that GM Uzbekistan General Director Tohirjon Jalilov was detained on April 29 along with several other members of the company's management and finance department.
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May 05, 2016
Mudslide In Eastern Uzbekistan Kills Five
A massive mudslide that covered a road in Uzbekistan's eastern region of Namangan has killed five people.
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May 04, 2016
A Knock At Uzbekistan's Southern Door
A sound not heard for many years just came across Uzbekistan's southern border -- the sound of rocket fire from Afghanistan.
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May 03, 2016
Report Says Worldwide Religious Freedom Deteriorates
The latest report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says religious freedom across the world deteriorated in 2015.
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May 02, 2016
Uzbek Shops Rationing Coca-Cola Amid Shortage
Many shops in Uzbekistan have begun rationing Coca-Cola amid a shortage of the beverage and unseasonably hot temperatures.
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May 02, 2016
'They Call Me Grandma': 40-Year-Old Uzbek Gymnast Headed For Seventh Olympics
Uzbek-born gymnast Oksana Chusovitina says she doesn't think about age. The 40-year-old has qualified for the Summer Olympics in Rio. It will be a record seventh Summer Games for the elite athlete, who won her first Olympic medal long before her rivals were born. (RFE/RL's Uzbek Service. Producers: Khurmat Babadjanov, Stuart Greer. Camera: Dragan Milojevic)
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April 27, 2016
'Minister Of Singers' Tells Uzbek Performer To Cover Up
An Uzbek singer has been told by authorities that her controversial choice of clothing "contradicts the national mentality."
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April 27, 2016
World Press Freedom At Lowest In More Than A Decade, Watchdog Says
A U.S.-based rights watchdog says press freedom in the world declined in 2015 to its lowest level in 12 years, under increased pressure from a combination of political, criminal, and terrorist elements.
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April 26, 2016
Uzbek President Says Russia Should Take Part In Afghan Peace Talks
Uzbek President Islam Karimov says Russia should be involved in peace talks in Afghanistan.
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