As Uzbekistan rebrands, research by UzInvestigations raises new questions over the business past of Komil Allamjonov, a key public official responsible for the country’s PR effort and defending media freedoms.
Evidence suggests a former investigative journalist, and former openDemocracy contributor, ran a secret Facebook campaign in support of a powerful family in the Central Asian state.
Между хлопковыми полями Узбекистана и тенистыми улицами шикарного района Женевы существует связь: она таится в пустых хранилищах российского банка и в некоем британском товариществе с ограниченной ответственностью.
The cotton fields of Uzbekistan are tied to the tree-lined streets of upmarket Geneva by the empty vaults of a Russian bank and a British limited liability partnership.
With public health infrastructure in Uzbekistan’s capital under severe strain, questions are being raised over a generous state handout for a new private medical university launched by a conglomerate founded by Tashkent’s mayor.
Пандемия коронавируса практически разрушила систему здравоохранения Кыргызстана и усугубила тяжелое социально-экономическое положение большинства жителей страны. Но власти сосредоточены только на предстоящих выборах и референдуме.
As Uzbekistan turns to privatisation to solve forced labour in the state-controlled cotton sector, an investigation into an international equipment contract raises red flags over business practices and government control.
