http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/860/ en_GB_uk Uzbekistan http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83240 Daily life could not be more different in modern Ferghana, westernized by many Russian immigrants, and neighboring Andijan, where all activities stop for prayers and some conservative Muslims have been labeled terrorists by the government. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82593 The European Union is eager to strengthen its economic partnerships with Central Asian nations, notably Turkmenistan, despite the extremely poor human rights records of countries in this region, writes David Cronin. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82376 The Uzbek government's recent release of five human rights activists in the days preceding an important EU-Uzbekistan meeting indicates that sustained international pressure on the Central Asian nation is effective, reports an international human rights watchdog. From: Human Rights Watch http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82060 Tesco, the world's third largest retailer, has placed a ban on all cotton sourced from Uzbekistan for its clothing range, homeware and corporate purchases. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81444 Domestic violence in the Russian Federation; sex slavery in India; self-immolation in Central Asian republics; gender-based violence and HIV; and 'compensation' marriages are the five underreported stories used by the UN Population Fund to launch a campaign against gender-based violence. From: UNFPA http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80308 The unsolved murder of a famous theater director, whose work challenged political and social norms in Uzbekistan, has caused despair among artists and intellectuals. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/139831/1/ Fourth National Summit of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT Summit 2006) held on 25 September at the International Business Centre (Tashkent) opened the ICT Week in Uzbekistan. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/139251/1/ SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 13 (OneWorld) - The Bush Administration is objecting to a groundbreaking treaty that set up a nuclear weapon-free zone in Central Asia. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/139136/1/ Five Central Asian states committed themselves to never acquiring, manufacturing, possessing, or testing nuclear weapons by signing a treaty Thursday to create a Central Asian nuclear-weapon-free zone. From: Arms Control Association http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/73711 Western inattention after the Andijan massacre of May 2005 has granted Uzbekistan's president a green light to further repress freedoms, the country's opposition leaders told international human rights advocates this week. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/73690 As the Aral Sea continues to shrink beyond recognition between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, millions have suffered from the after effects: the resulting toxic dust has contaminated drinking water and air, spreading cancer and tuberculosis throughout the region. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/72112 In May 2005, Uzbek forces suppressed a popular demonstration, killing close to 1,000 civilians. Little has changed for the people of Andijan in the ensuing year. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/131866/1/ The training courses on information and communication technologies (ICT) have started in the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis (parliament) of Uzbekistan. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/70792 The criminal process that led to an eight-year sentence for Uzbek human rights defender Mukhtabar Tojibaeva violated international fair trial standards, an international rights group said today. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/70198 Uzbek authorities blocked access to the trial of a human rights defender who had spoken out about last May's Andijan massacre, an international rights group said today.