Topic: Islam Karimov

Clinton pushes rights in ex-Soviet Central Asia

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Uzbek President Islam Karimov on human rights and thanked him for supporting US troops in Afghanistan, during a visit to the strategically-located ex-Soviet state.US ties with Uzbekistan have for years been a delicate balancing ...

Clinton defends plan to meet Uzbek leader

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday defended her plans to meet Uzbek leader Islam Karimov, saying US contacts with the authoritarian regime can help improve the ex-Soviet country's rights record.Clinton is visiting the impoverished ex-Soviet nation of Tajikistan ...

Uzbekistan bans 'naming streets after people'

Ex-Soviet Uzbekistan has banned naming towns, villages, streets and parks after historically "insignificant" people under a new law signed by President Islam Karimov, state-run media said Friday.The state-run newspaper Khalk Suzi published the text of the law, banning the naming of ...

Obama congratulates Uzbek President on independence

US President Barack Obama called Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov to congratulate the former Soviet state on its 20th anniversary of independence, the White House said."President Obama expressed our view that a more prosperous and secure Uzbekistan benefits both countries, and ...

NY fashion week: some 9/11 worry but lots of fun

Fashionistas in New York for the spring 2012 shows may be jittery about a possible terror threat in the city, but the designers who unveiled collections displayed nothing but confident joy.Organisers of fashion week in the Big Apple said Friday they ...

Uzbekistan marks independence with reform vow

Uzbekistan on Thursday marked 20 years since independence from the USSR, as its president pledged political and economic reform in ex-Soviet Central Asia's most populous nation.In 1991, Uzbekistan "put an end to the period of colonial oppression and dependency," said ...

Retailers boycott Uzbekistan cotton

Retailers are going crazy for cotton -- but not in a good way.. . Superstores Walmart and Macy's have joined up with such big names as Liz...

Sting cancels Kazakh concert over 'rights abuses'

British pop star Sting cancelled a concert he was due to give in Kazakhstan's capital Astana on Monday, blaming violations of the human rights of striking oil workers in the ex-Soviet state.Sting said in a statement published on his website ...

Japan, Uzbek leaders welcome uranium deal

The leaders of Japan and Uzbekistan on Wednesday welcomed a deal to jointly explore and develop uranium deposits in the Central Asian country, after meeting in Tokyo.Uzbek President Islam Karimov met Japan's centre-left Prime Minister Naoto Kan during a three-day ...

Rights group: 39 Uzbeks died of torture in prisons

0 . At least 39 people have died of torture in prisons of authoritarian Uzbekistan this year amid a spiraling crackdown on religious groups and ...