Tag: Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: harassment incident underlines mistreatment of journalists
Since the death of long-time ruler Islam Karimov in 2016, Uzbekistan has seen greater media freedom under his successor Shavkat Mirziyoyev. However, recent cases of imprisonment, harassment, and the use… [...]
Pahlawan Mahmud Mausoleum
Pahlawan Mahmud Mausoleum in Ichan Kala, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991 seen from the nearby Islam Khoja Minaret. Khiva, July 2009. Credit: Konstantin Novakovic (Serbia)… [...]
Bicycle and bread
A traditional Uzbek bread seller on a bicycle in Margilan, Fergana region in Uzbekistan. Credit : Charlotte Bonin (France) Find all of our photos of the day … [...]
Spotify expands to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
Spotify is coming to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Local music distributors see the arrival of the Swedish streaming service not as a game changer but rather as another sign of the… [...]
Support Novastan, the European Central Asia magazine
By supporting Novastan, you are supporting the only English, French and German-language media specialising in Central Asia. We're independent and we need your help to stay that way!
[Newsletter] A fistful of som
This is a copy of our newsletter dated 15 February 2021. Sign up here to receive it directly in your inbox every Monday. This newsletter is dedicated to post-Soviet… [...]
Uzbekistan publishes first sovereign ESG report
The Uzbek government, in cooperation with international consultancies, has published a sustainability report for the first time. The document, written in English, assesses the country’s progress in several key areas.This… [...]
Fabric market
Fabric section of the bazaar of Margilan in eastern Uzbekistan. Credit: Clara Cohade (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Still life
The restaurant “Vienna” inside the Hotel Uzbekistan in Tashkent, the Uzbek capital. Credit: Antonin Lechat (France) Find all of our photos of the day. [...]
Reflection
View next to Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Credit: Charlotte Bonin (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Palace of Sports
The Palace of Sports in Navoiy combines sports facilities for various sports under one roof. This city in southwestern Uzbekistan has about 120,000 inhabitants and is an important industrial… [...]
Uzbekistan: towards greater cooperation with Iran?
Iran and Uzbekistan’s joint infrastructure projects are picking up steam despite the pandemic. A first working meeting between India, Iran and Uzbekistan in mid-December 2020 once again underlined the commitment… [...]