{"id":40114,"date":"2021-04-20T20:14:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T18:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/?p=40114"},"modified":"2021-04-20T20:14:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T18:14:13","slug":"newsletter-uzbekistans-erk-party-wants-to-take-part-in-presidential-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/newsletter\/newsletter-uzbekistans-erk-party-wants-to-take-part-in-presidential-election\/","title":{"rendered":"[Newsletter] Uzbekistan’s Erk party wants to take part in presidential election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is a copy of our newsletter dated 19 April 2021. Sign up here<\/a> to receive it directly in your inbox every Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This newsletter is dedicated to post-Soviet Central Asia. Each week, we let you know the latest from the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hello from Novastan! This week we’re looking at Uzbek politics, further developments in the Matraimov case in Kyrgyzstan, protected species in Kazakhstan, and more…

The Uzbek party Erk<\/strong> intends to field a candidate at the presidential election<\/a> (ENG) this October. The opposition party was banned in the 1990s and its leader fled the country.

The former deputy head of Kyrgyzstan\u2019s customs service Raimbek Matraimov<\/strong>, who was implicated in a scheme<\/a> (ENG) funneling hundreds of millions of dollars out of the country, has been released from custody and his case closed<\/a> (RU).

Also in Kyrgyzstan, the political analyst Marat Kazakpaev<\/strong> was detained on suspicion of treason<\/a> (ENG) on 14 April. The details of the case are still unknown.

The Kazakh ministry of ecology has announced that the tiger, Persian leopard and Przewalski horse<\/strong> are now listed in Kazakhstan’s “red book” of protected species<\/a> (RU). These species are subject to increased surveillance to prevent their extinction.

On 8 March, hundreds of women marched<\/strong> in Almaty<\/strong>, Kazakhstan, for International Women’s Day. In response, on 31 March, MP Bekbolat Tleuhan asked the government<\/a> (ENG) to consider the march and the demands of the protestors \u201can attack on spiritual values”.<\/em>

On 15 April, campaigners held a rally against gender-based violence in Bishkek<\/strong>, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz media outlet Kloop reports<\/a> (RU) that participants of a concurrent rally against NGOs and LGBTQ rights interfered, accusing women’s rights activists of using the recent murder of a young woman<\/a> (ENG) to promote their interests.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covid-19 in Central Asia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As of 19 April 2021, there have officially been<\/strong> 482,105 cases, 5,689\u00a0deaths et 432,677 recoveries. In more detail:<\/strong>

– Kazakhstan: 289,720 cases, 3,406\u00a0deaths, 248,096 recovered
– Kyrgyzstan: 92,095 cases,\u00a0 1,555\u00a0deaths, 87,056 recovered
– Uzbekistan: 86,982 cases, 638 deaths, 84,307 recovered
– Tajikistan: 13,308 cases, 90 deaths, 13,218 recovered (no new cases according to official figures)
– Turkmenistan: 0 cases, 0 deaths, 0 recovered (no cases according to official figures)

Kyrgyzstan’s president Sadyr Japarov recommended a brew made out of a toxic root as a coronavirus cure.<\/strong>“A drug that has not undergone clinical trials cannot be registered and recommended for widespread use by the population,”<\/em> the World Health Organization warned<\/a> (ENG)

In Kazakhstan<\/strong>, 679,700 people have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine (3.6% of the population) and 118,500 both doses (0.6%), Vlast.kz reported<\/a> (RU) yesterday. In addition, 50,000 doses of the QazVac vaccine should be distributed<\/a> (RU) by the end of the month.\u00a0

Uzbekistan<\/strong> is expected to receive 300,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine by the end of April, Ozodlik, the Uzbek branch of Radio Free Europe \/ Radio Liberty, reports<\/a> (RU). Quarantine restrictions have been tightened<\/a> (RU) on 18 April due to the increase in the number of infections.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our photo of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Song<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Song-K\u00f6l swing, by\u00a0Simon Massicotte.<\/strong> Click on the picture for more information.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every day, we publish a photo from Central Asia. You can find it on our website<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Novastan news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On 28 April, Novastan will host a panel discussion<\/a> on Central Asian migrants and Covid-19<\/strong>, with Sherzod Eraliev<\/strong>, member of Kone-funded research project “Migrants, Shadow Economy and Parallel Legal Orders in Russia”and Sandra Pellet<\/strong>, postdoctoral researcher at INED specialised in Central Asian migrations.<\/strong>

To access our Zoom call, please sign up here: https:\/\/forms.gle\/MoAvctViaMV6zJPi6<\/a>. The talk will also be streamed on our Facebook page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for reading! See you next week for more information and analysis from Central Asia. For daily updates, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, Linkedin<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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