· May, 2008

Stories about Uzbekistan from May, 2008

Uzbekistan: Tashkent blogged

It is very interesting to notice that during the recent days the Uzbek blogosphere was mainly discussing Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. Today, Tashkent is at a stand of...

29 May 2008

Uzbekistan: IMU Arrest in Europe

Nathan reports that police in the Netherlands, France, and Germany arrested 10 men suspected of financing the IMU, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, aimed at establishment of an Islamic theocracy in...

21 May 2008

Uzbekistan: Unwanted Changes

After the disintegration of the USSR, the Soviet communist identity and ideology ceased to exist and the new countries confronted the vital problems of defining new identities and ideologies. Most...

12 May 2008

Uzbekistan: Karimov Gets a Grip on GMK

Nathan says that President Karimov has asserted greater control over the Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Works (NGMK), the company that runs Uzbekistan’s largest gold and uranium mines.

12 May 2008