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06 August 06.08
What went wrong in Central Asia’s coronavirus response?How poor planning and a fixation on faulty test results undid months of hard work
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31 July 31.07
“Another week and I wouldn’t have got out of there alive”Why patients in Uzbekistan fear ending up in hospital, and medics fear the end of the lockdown
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Uzbek lockdown extension date set for 15 August27.07 18:11 -
Tashkent officials forced into mass apology on live TV amid signs Uzbekistan’s COVID situation worse than portrayed25.07 11:38 -
Uzbek lockdown set to be extended further into August24.07 17:17 -
Russia’s FSB films arrest of more than 20 members of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan#World23.07 18:15 -
Uzbekistan to set up low-cost airline together with Russia23.07 17:00 -
MP’s attacks provoke further high-profile rows over Uzbekistan’s monopolies23.07 16:24 -
Liberalisation dispute erupts in Uzbekistan as antimonopoly committee urges stripping Uzmetkombinat of its privileges22.07 17:19 -
Senior Uzbek army officer given 11 years for spying for Russia22.07 14:26 -
UN urges Uzbekistan to reduce presidential influence over the judicial system20.07 17:20 -
Working group on Uzbek WTO accession holds first meeting for 15 years#World10.07 17:03 -
Uzbekistan reintroduces national lockdown amid warnings of health system collapse08.07 19:18 -
Uzbekistan creates Anti-Corruption Agency, among other administrative reforms of recent weeks07.07 10:18 -
Uzbek antimonopoly committee proposes stripping dozens of state companies of monopoly status06.07 18:15 -
Uzbekistan’s chief infectious diseases doctor speaks out on underreporting of COVID-19 cases05.07 08:40 -
Kazakhstan resumes flight connections with 11 more countries28.06 10:24
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31 July31.07ВидеоThe beshik – a 2,000-year-old traditionHow Uzbekistan’s traditional cradles and accompanying ceremony have been a key component of family life for centuries -
21 July21.07War of worldsThe first public protest action in Uzbekistan in defence of women’s rights met with an aggressive reaction from much of society -
18 July18.07The secrets of O’rtasaroyHow Uzbekistan’s shipping-container quarantine camp became a symbol of government coercion -
25 June25.06ВидеоAn Uzbek firstTashkent sends troops to Russia’s Victory Day Parade for the first time. There they took part alongside their neighbours -
22 June22.06Life in red, yellow and greenWhat three months of strict COVID-19 self-isolation have taught ordinary Uzbeks -
08 June08.06A very literal containmentHow Central Asia fought the coronavirus with quarantines, Part 2: Uzbekistan’s container camps -
02 June02.06ВидеоFire and stone hailViolent clashes break out on the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border -
02 June02.06How are Central Asian countries recording COVID-19 deaths?Recent reports from Almaty shed a little light on a rather unclear issue -
28 May28.05Lobbying, Uzbek-styleA former State Tourism Committee official talks about a new project to attract foreign ideas and technologies -
23 May23.05Silent anniversaryWill Uzbeks ever find out the whole truth about the Andijan shootings in 2005? -
19 May19.05“I felt like a criminal”How Central Asia fought the coronavirus with quarantines – and appears to be winning -
06 May06.05ВидеоThe moment the dam burstHelicopter video captures water gushing from the Sardoba reservoir, with vast damage reported in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan -
26 April26.04“Generosity and Assistance”The Uzbek government has announced plans to help the public through the coronavirus crisis – with the main role falling to private business -
14 April14.04In harm’s wayRates of infection among Central Asian healthcare workers are alarming. Their complaints are rarely welcome -
05 April05.04“Far more serious than 2008 and 2014 combined”Economists on how the combined oil crash/coronavirus crisis threatens Central Asia -
01 April01.04Central Asia in lockdownIt’s been a busy week in COVID-19’s Central Asia. Here’s a quick summary -
20 March20.03A billion-dollar crisis package, appeals to private businesses and a bootleg alcohol tragedyThe latest coronavirus news from Central Asia -
19 March19.03Border closures, litigation against God in Kyrgyzstan and a lockdown in KazakhstanHow the coronavirus is being fought in Central Asia -
16 March16.03Still some way to goWhat can bloggers do in Mirziyoyev’s Uzbekistan? -
13 March13.03Spies in your inboxAmnesty International’s technology expert explains how Uzbek activists’ accounts were hacked -
12 March12.03Russia’s presidential term reset – a master class from its neighboursFor Putin’s CIS colleagues, extending one’s rule through constitutional amendments is an old trick -
06 March06.03Badlands from the Pamirs to the VolgaHow desertification threatens the countries of Central Asia, and how it can be stopped -
03 March03.03“Just honour your word!”Canadian solar power company SkyPower accuses the Uzbek authorities of reneging on a $1.3bn deal -
27 February27.02Contested groundViolence in the Surkhandarya region shines a spotlight once again on Uzbekistan’s problems with forced evictions and demolitions