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Uzbekistan marks 35 years of independence as president outlines plans for next decade

The anniversary ceremony in New Tashkent combined political messaging with a large-scale cultural programme. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced seven national programmes, including major targets for investment, education, healthcare and economic growth.

Euronews

Is China's SCO a counterweight to NATO or just geopolitical theatre?

Once a modest Central Asian security forum, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation now pits Beijing’s ambitions against Western dominance, with its August summit casting President Xi Jinping as a champion of a new multipolar order. But internal rifts raise doubts that it can rival NATO.

Radio France Internationale

Voices: Alan Kurdi symbolised an army of dead children. We ignore them at our peril

In a piece published a year after the death of the two-year-old boy, the late Robert Fisk asked whether the world had learned any lessons from the tragedy

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‘Come meet us in Dubai’: the new offshoring of grand corruption

During an interview one of us (Ricardo Soares de Oliveira) carried out in 2017, an African high net-worth individual said he was told by an executive whose business had long served him out of London: “Come meet us in Dubai”. This is part of a large but still misunderstood shift.

The Conversation

EU urged to put human rights centre stage at first central Asia summit

Bloc to discuss trade, security and energy with leaders of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan

The Guardian - UK

On the Silk Roads: adventure and historical riches in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

A new British Museum exhibition gives a taste of the rich cultures along these ancient routes, but a trip to central Asia offers much more – stunning architecture, moreish food and wild trekking

The Guardian - UK

Remembering Shamshad Abdullaev, the world-class Uzbek poet too few knew

Dedicated to his art form, Abdullaev was embraced by unorthodox artists in ex-Soviet republics.

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Uzbekistan Tries To Put Fresh Spin On Its Silk Industry

In the shade of an almond tree, Zubayda Pardayeva began the age-old and barely profitable process of turning cocoons into silk that Uzbekistan wants to overhaul.

International Business Times

Putin’s vote share nears outer limits but still the only way is up

Observers say Russian leader’s numbers approaching 90% mark final break with western conventions

The Guardian - UK

Did an arrested Uzbek ‘mafia chieftain’ organise killings of dissidents?

Twelve years ago, an Uzbek hitman tried to kill an exiled imam in Sweden. The rest may not be history, just yet.

Al Jazeera

Arkadag FC all-conquering in a bizarre football season in Turkmenistan

The new club, a project of the former president, won all its matches en route to claiming Turkmenistan’s title.

Al Jazeera

France's Macron visits Uzbekistan to expand EU footprint in Central Asia

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Uzbekistan on Thursday after a trip to Kazakhstan – part of a two-day tour to boost France's footprint in Central Asia, secure raw materials and counter China's growing influence in the region.

Radio France Internationale

Swiss indict daughter of former Uzbek president in bribery, money laundering case involving millions

Swiss federal prosecutors say they have indicted the daughter of a former president of Uzbekistan on charges including money laundering, bribery and participation in a criminal network that used “violence and intimidation.”

The Independent UK

Incumbent Uzbek president wins new term in snap election with token opposition

Uzbekistan’s incumbent president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has overwhelmingly won a new seven-year term in a snap election in which he faced three weak opponents, preliminary results showed Monday

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Uzbek president re-elected for seven-year term in snap election

There were no surprises during Sunday’s snap election as Shavkat Mirziyoyev stormed to a landslide victory.

Bangkok Post

Uzbekistan president set to cement rule as voting ends

TASHKENT - Uzbekistan held a presidential election on Sunday that looked set to hand incumbent Shavkat Mirziyoyev a third term as head of the gas-rich Central Asian state.

The Independent UK

Snap presidential vote is underway in Uzbekistan and expected to extend incumbent's rule

Voters in Uzbekistan are casting their ballots on Sunday in a snap presidential election which is widely expected to extend the incumbent’s rule by seven more years

Al Jazeera

Mirziyoyev seeks third term in Uzbekistan presidential election

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev holds snap polls to extend his rule for seven years, months after changing constitution.

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Uzbekistan presidential election: No choice amid apathy and heat

Snap polls were announced in May after constitutional amendments ‘annulled’ previous and current terms of the incumbent.

The Independent UK

Uzbekistan's leader poised for landslide victory in presidential election

Uzbekistan is set to hold a snap presidential election, a vote that follows a constitutional referendum that extended the incumbent’s term from five to seven years

Al Jazeera

Uzbekistan touts Silk Road past in bid for tourist boom

Ex-Soviet republic is opening up to foreign visitors after decades as one of the world’s most isolated countries.

The News Lens

China Holds Central Asia Summit; Ex-US Official Urges Pragmatism

Earlier this year, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to the capitals of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to promote investment and urge political reforms.

Al Jazeera

Uzbekistan’s president seeking to extend grip on power: Analysts

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has called for a snap poll on July 9, which could leave him in power until 2040.

Al Jazeera

Uzbekistan’s leader calls for snap presidential election in July

New poll ordered a week after voters approve constitutional amendments allowing president to run for two more terms.

The Hindu

A foregone conclusion: on the Uzbekistan referendum to rewrite the Constitution and the country’s future

If Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is serious about his promise of building a new Uzbekistan, he should also launch political reforms

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