[inspic=17,left,,150] Once I had a conversation with an old man in a village near Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He spoke about the Soviet times, about the social welfare system, salaries, and about his years-long money savings in the …

Originally posted here on 09.08.07
Facts first
[inspic=15,left,,110] Last month the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan has reported of a massive clean-up among the state employees. In six months of the current year the Ministry has …

I have previously covered some interesting points of internet use in Uzbekistan. Earlier, Tolkun has also covered the mobile phones market in his post. Today, I found an article on the website of Russian Regnum …

Earlier I had a post about an informal meeting of six presidents in Southern Russia. The President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov and Venezuelan President Hugo Chaves were also among them. There were no details given to the media about …

…and alike was built in Uzbekistan.
Fergana.run has earlier reported referring to the Press Center of the Initiative Group of Independent Human Rights Activists of Uzbekistan that a new prison for civil servants with a …

Today a long awaited EU Strategy for Central Asia will be announced and signed in Berlin. The vast Central Asian region including five former Soviet states remained a “gapâ€? in the European scope of interests …

[inspic=8,left,fullscreen,180] Last week the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, visited the eastern provinces of Namangan and Andijan. Both of the provinces are known as the most densely populated regions and have very conservative communities. Residents …