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Understanding Uzbekistan

Silk mirage: through the looking glass in Uzbekistan Joanna Lillis, Bloomsbury, £20LONG-TERM journalist and author Joanna ...
The Diplomat

Will Uzbekistan Finally Solve the Problem of Forced Labor Through Mechanization?

Isolated cases of forced labor point to deeper structural contradictions in how cotton production in Uzbekistan is still ...
The New Humanitarian

For Sudanese refugee women in Uganda, a cup of coffee and a space to speak

In a small room in Kampala, over cups of coffee and quiet conversation, Sudanese refugee women gather to speak about what ...
The Diplomat

Uzbekistan’s Anti-corruption Emergency: What Comes After a Decade of Reform?

Uzbekistan’s declaration of an anti-corruption “state of emergency” signals a turning point in its decade-long reform efforts ...

Since 2021, rule by rule: How the Taliban have erased women from public life

Since the Taliban's return in August 2021, Afghan women's basic freedoms have been systematically curtailed, transforming them into privileges. Girls are barred from secondary education and ...