Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
@uzbekforum.bsky.social
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Defending Human Rights in Uzbekistan
https://www.uzbekforum.org/
🇺🇿 Is there no end to the impunity of local officials in
#Uzbekistan
? Farmers allege forced land seizures and destruction of nearly 300 ha of wheat for the benefit of Chinese investors 😡:
tinyurl.com/7aarwhnv
#Farmers
#HumanRights
#LandRights
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Farmers Allege Forced Land Seizures and Destruction of Nearly 300 Hectares of Wheat
Farmers in Navbahor district of Navoi region have accused local authorities of forcibly seizing agricultural land, destroying productive wheat fields shortly before harvest, and pressuring farmers to…
https://tinyurl.com/7aarwhnv
4 days ago
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‼️NEW complaint filed
@ebrd.bsky.social
by workers at Indorama Agro
#cotton
company, co-financed by
@ifcorg.bsky.social
&
@adb.org
. They allege almost identical labor rights violations and retaliations to those reported in another complaint we filed in August 2023:
tinyurl.com/3c44wkb7
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8 days ago
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🇺🇿 ОТБнинг таъқибларга нисбатан “мутлақо тоқатсизлик” сиёсати Ўзбекистондаги қўрқув ва сукут воқелиги қаршисида
tinyurl.com/4cbadzzd
@adb.org
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ОТБнинг таъқибларга нисбатан “мутлақо тоқатсизлик” сиёсати Ўзбекистондаги қўрқув ва сукут воқелиги қаршисида
ОТБнинг таъқибларга нисбатан “мутлақо тоқатсизлик” сиёсати Ҳимоя механизмлари қоғозда мавжуд, аммо тараққиёт банклари ушбу механизмларнинг амалда ишлашига тўсқинлик қилаётган сиёсий воқеликка қарши…
https://tinyurl.com/4cbadzzd
14 days ago
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Принципы «нулевой терпимости» к репрессиям Азиатского банка развития и реалии страха и преследований в Узбекистане
tinyurl.com/f66674cs
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Принципы «нулевой терпимости» к репрессиям Азиатского банка развития и реалии страха и преследований в Узбекистане
https://tinyurl.com/f66674cs
14 days ago
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🇺🇿 "It is difficult to imagine a more fitting illustration of the very issue under discussion: a civil society representative being obstructed from taking part in a panel about repression against civil society." What happened at the
@adb.org
Annual Meeting in
#Samarkand
tinyurl.com/y6rh62x8
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ADB’s Commitment to Zero Tolerance on Reprisals Meets Uzbekistan’s Reality of Fear and Silence
Safeguards exist on paper, but are development banks prepared to confront the political realities that prevent those safeguards from functioning in practice?
https://tinyurl.com/y6rh62x8
16 days ago
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🇺🇿 On April 28, 78 farmers in
#Andijan
region appealed for intervention in the case of
#cotton
cluster Al Hakim which they say owes them 5 billion UZS for cotton they delivered last year. Farmers allege the cluster deceived them by making them sign a document confirming payment:
t.co/9pgmJA1nk0
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https://t.me/fermer_uzbekistan/9273
https://t.co/9pgmJA1nk0
21 days ago
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🇺🇿 "Human rights monitoring & reporting is perceived by the govt as critical of policy & harmful to the economy. Silencing is seen as a way to eliminate the problems. But the opposite is true. Reporting on real conditions does not harm the economy, ignoring them does."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAyx...
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Voices from the ADB Annual Meeting - Umida Niyazova
YouTube video by Coalition for human rights in development
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAyxrlYiRRk&t=40s
23 days ago
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👀 It’s amazing how determined the Uzbek security services are to prevent public participation at
@adb.org
Annual Meeting in Samarkand. Spooks on every corner, harassment of rights defenders and police enquiries at hotels sending very negative signals to international investors.
about 1 month ago
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reposted by
Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
Coalition for Human Rights in Development
about 1 month ago
Today's session on
#reprisals
at the
@adb.org
Annual Meeting could not be more timely. In the past week, our friends at
@uzbekforum.bsky.social
joining the
#ADBAGM26
have been experiencing - once again - constant harassment and reprisals. This needs to stop. (1/2)
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🇺🇿 Look forward to returning to
#Samarkand
to attend the Annual Meeting of
@adb.org
& discuss the impact of retaliations on public participation & why restrictions on freedoms of association & expression pose serious challenges for due diligence & compliance:
tinyurl.com/3vtva2jp
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The Impact of Reprisals on Meaningful Consultations, Accountability, and the Grievance Processes
Inclusive development projects require safe and open participation. This session will examine why protecting communities and civil society actors is essential to meaningful dialogue, stronger particip...
https://www.adb.org/annual-meeting/2026/events/learning-partners-2
about 1 month ago
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🇺🇿 Jizzakh Industrial To'quima
#cotton
cluster has not paid farmers since 2023 leaving them in crippling debt. Authorities still insist they pay tax on income they have not received. Farmers say they cannot afford fertilizers or fuel for this year's harvest. Not an isolated case.
kun.uz/kr/87940993
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Жиззахда кластер фермерларни “ютиб юборяпти” - ҳисоб ҳозирча 195:0
Жиззахда кластер фермер хўжалигидан бир миллиард сўмдан ортиқ қарздор бўлиб қолди. Фермер айни пайтда ҳар томонлама босим остида қолган - солиқ ҳеч нарсани эшитишни истамаяпти, лизингга олинган техник...
https://kun.uz/kr/87940993
about 2 months ago
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🇺🇿
#FreedomOfExpression
has again become a crime in
#Uzbekistan
. Blogger jailed for “Insulting the President Online”. Much of the evidence based on shared posts already in the public domain and private messages.
tinyurl.com/5n7hrf5z
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Uzbekistan Continues its Crackdown on Freedom of Expression and Government Critics: Blogger Jailed for “Insulting the President Online”
Uzbekistan, which once sought to salvage its international reputation by liberalizing freedom of expression, has increasingly shifted toward tightening control over public discourse…
https://tinyurl.com/5n7hrf5z
about 2 months ago
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🇺🇿 As
#Uzbekistan
prepares to host
@adb.org
Annual Meeting in beautiful
#Samarkand
, residents are raising concerns about damage to done to the precious
#heritage
site, Gur-e-Amir mausoleum, in the interests of
#development
....
#UNESCO
tinyurl.com/4kha94da
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Samarqandliklar nimadan xavotirda? - BBC News O'zbek
Go‘ri Amir maqbarasi hovlisida oxirgi oylarda olib borilayotgan qurilish loyihalari maqbara atrofida yashayotgan aholini tashvishga solgan. Ularga ko‘ra, bu loyiha tarixiy obidaning o‘zligini yo‘qotishiga olib kelishi mumkin. Qurilish ishlarida og‘ir texnika ishga solingani va beton kabi zamonaviy materiallardan foydalanilgani ham xavotirga sabab bo‘lgan. #bbcuzbek #amirtemur #yoshlar #yangiliklar #tiktokcommunity Vebsahifamiz: https://www.bbc.com/uzbek Обуна бўлинг - https://www.youtube.com/@bbcnewsuzbek BBC News O'zbek янгиликлар каналига хуш келибсиз! Видеога изоҳлар сараланади. Ҳақорат, туҳмат, зўравонликка чақирув, реклама ва спам мазмунидаги изоҳларни ўчириш ҳуқуқимизни ўзимизда қолдирамиз. Афсуски, бизда изоҳларни ўз вақтида чиқариш имконияти йўқ, шу боис билдирган фикрларингиз шу заҳоти чоп этилмаслиги мумкин. Тўғри тушунганингиз учун ташаккур! #bbcuzbek #yangiliklar #uzbek Ўзбекистон, Марказий Осиё ва дунё бўйлаб юзлаб мухбирларимиздан келадиган видео янгиликлар ҳар куни мана шу каналда. Нафақат янгиликлар, балки қизиқарли воқеалар, санъат, мусиқа, маданият ва тарих ҳақида бетакрор видео фильмлар учун ҳам каналимизга аъзо бўлинг - https://www.youtube.com/user/bbcuzbek Вебсаҳифамиз - bbc.com/uzbek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsuzbek OK.RU: https://ok.ru/bbcuzbek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcuzbek/ Telegram: https://t.me/bbcuzbek BBC News O'zbek - BBC News O'zbek tilida, onlayn, TV va ijtimoiy tarmoqlarda Узбекистан - Uzbekistan - O'zbekiston - Узбекистон
https://tinyurl.com/4kha94da
about 2 months ago
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🇺🇿 We recently reported on mass fake claims of © infringment targeting
#HumanRights
activists & journalists, resulting in automatic suspension of social media accounts. Today
#Facebook
restored the account of journalist Aleksey Volosevich of AsiaTerra: no copyright violations!
tinyurl.com/4x22cjma
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Tech Oligarchs’ Greed for Profit Endangers Free Speech in Uzbekistan: How Meta and YouTube are Failing Rights Activists and Enabling Repression
Targeted attacks in the form of copyright complaints, which have led to the removal of independent social media channels, suggest that new and effective methods of suppressing freedom of expression…
https://tinyurl.com/4x22cjma
about 2 months ago
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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
Joanna Lillis
about 2 months ago
Prison term extensions were commonly used against political prisoners in
#Uzbekistan
under Karimov. Now jailed Karakalpak activist Dauletmurat Tajimuratov is on trial on a charge that could see 10 years added to his 16-year term. Background
@eurasianet.bsky.social
eurasianet.org/uzbekistan-k...
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Uzbekistan: Karakalpakstan trial ends with heavy sentence for accused ringleader
A court in Uzbekistan has handed down a heavy sentence to the man that authorities say whipped up deadly unrest in the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan in July. Deep doubts linger over the fairness of the trial, however.
http://eurasianet.org/uzbekistan-karakalpakstan-trial-ends-with-heavy-sentence-for-accused-ringleader
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🇺🇿 Algorithm and AI moderation systems faile to detect fake copyright violations: Activists silenced amid increasing suspension of
#Facebook
and
#YouTube
accounts 🤐.
#FreedomOfSpeech
, anyone?
tinyurl.com/vs5mawj6
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Tech Oligarchs’ Greed for Profit Endangers Free Speech in Uzbekistan: How Meta and YouTube are Failing Rights Activists and Enabling Repression
Targeted attacks in the form of copyright complaints, which have led to the removal of independent social media channels, suggest that new and effective methods of suppressing freedom of expression…
https://tinyurl.com/vs5mawj6
about 2 months ago
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“Our goal is for
#Uzbek
cotton to be fully free of its legacy of coercion,” says
@umidaniyazova.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/hnkzfft9
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Uzbekistan’s Cotton Sector: Focus Shifts to Farmers as Dialogue Continues - The Times Of Central Asia
The Times of Central Asia previously published an interview with Komoliddin Ikromov, head of the Agribusiness Association, addressing recent land disputes,
https://tinyurl.com/hnkzfft9
2 months ago
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Who invited these creeps to
#Uzbekistan
? The Tate brothers, who spread vile mysogyny online, are facing charges of rape and
#HumanTrafficking
in Romania and the UK. Uzbek women are already highly vulnerable to male violence - this is deeply insulting. Background via this link:
tinyurl.com/dabp76yh
2 months ago
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🕯️A light has gone out in
#Uzbekistan
. Prominent
#humanrights
defender, journalist and poet, Karim Bahriev, died aged 64. He co-authored our first report documenting
#forcedlabor
in the
#cotton
harvest in 2012: "It's not a plant, it's politics" (link in thread). 1/
tinyurl.com/4mebjad4
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Taniqli jurnalist va so‘z erkinligi kurashchisi Karim Bahriev 64 yoshida vafot etdi - BBC News O'zbek
Karim Bahriev o‘z ijodida va siyosiy faoliyatida muntazam ravishda so‘z erkinligiga urg‘u berib kelgan. Ayniqsa, uning 2000 yillar boshida yozgan "So‘z erkinligi haqida so‘z" kitobi o‘z davri uchun ka...
https://tinyurl.com/4mebjad4
2 months ago
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🇺🇿 Great listen by CAPS Unlock with
@joannalillis.bsky.social
&
@peterleonard1.bsky.social
discussing Joanna's excellent book Silk Mirage. Includes commentary on
@uzbekforum.bsky.social
research on
#ForcedLabor
& the exploitation of farmers in the
#cotton
sector.
tinyurl.com/2s4697k7
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Silk Mirage: Joanna Lillis on Uzbekistan’s unfinished transition
A conversation on Uzbekistan’s post-Karimov trajectory, where reforms coexist with persistent red lines, and where the absence of historical reckoning shapes politics, justice and public debate.
https://tinyurl.com/2s4697k7
2 months ago
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🆘 The case of Dildora Khakimova, teacher, mother of three and social justice activist suffering from cancer, is one of the cruelest we have come across. Both she & Valijon Kalonov, currently held in a closed psychiatric clinic, should be released immediately.
#Uzbekistan
#HumanRights
bit.ly/4dHEBbf
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Convicted Criminal and Former Minister Freed - Mother with Cancer and Psychiatric Detention Victim Remain Imprisoned
On March 19, 2026, President Mirziyoyev announced that 392 convicted criminals currently serving prison sentences in Uzbekistan had been pardoned. Among them, 223 individuals were fully released from…
https://bit.ly/4dHEBbf
2 months ago
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Local officials in
#Uzbekistan
are notorious for arbitrary interventions and are seldom held accountable. This time, teachers are subjected to humiliation because their pupils did not recite a poem to the satisfaction of the governor Shohrukh Boltayev in Navoi region.
tinyurl.com/dcv3tvc5
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“Why do they keep interfering everywhere just because they claim to represent the President?”: Teachers the latest victims of unwarranted interventions by local officials
Teachers from a secondary school in Uzbekistan’s Navoi region reported that the head (hokim) of Karmana district summoned them to the district administration building and forced them to stand during a...
https://tinyurl.com/dcv3tvc5
3 months ago
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Great to see the work of brave human rights defenders working on labour rights in
#Uzbekistan
documented in the Sage Journal 👏🏼
@unistrathclyde.bsky.social
@sbs.strath.ac.uk
@acadpubnews.bsky.social
#cotton
#humanrights
#supplychains
#duediligence
#forcedlabour
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Contesting Labour Violations in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Fields - Darren McGuire, Malika Nazar, Laura Piacentini, Pratima Sambajee, 2026
This article shares a co-written work and life biography of a prominent female international human rights defender working to strengthen civil society in Uzbeki...
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09500170251408614
3 months ago
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👏🏼 The voices of farmers in
#Uzbekistan
are finally being heard! Online survey launched by the Business Ombudsman includes critical questions relating to transparency of officials, administrative pressure, and land leases. Caveat - seems anyone can take part.... 🤔
bit.ly/4r5wSqx
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
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🇺🇿Labour laws must be backed by practical safeguards;
#Uzbekistan’s
labour reforms fail to protect farmers from abuse
bit.ly/4r2vMvT
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A new report shows labour laws must be backed by practical safeguards
Uzbekistan’s labour reforms fail to protect farmers from abuse, a UN report details the lived experiences of scam-center trafficking victims, and the UK Government rejects recommendations guarding aga...
https://bit.ly/4r2vMvT
3 months ago
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Great to see so much coverage of our report on farmers in the
#Uzbek
media 👏🏼 Scroll down for more: 1/ Podcast from BBC O'zbek
bit.ly/3ZVjlHe
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Ўзбекистон: Фермерлар эркин эмасми? Инсон ҳуқуқлари ташкилоти нималарни ўрганди? BBC News O'zbek
Ўзбекистонда фермерлар эркин эмасми? Инсон ҳуқуқлари ташкилоти нималарни ўрганди? BBC News O'zbek https://youtu.be/IDW485AbduY Ўзбекистон қишлоқ хўжалиги соҳасида сўнгги йилларда амалга оширилган ўзгаришлар халқаро миқёсда, айниқса мажбурий меҳнатга барҳам бериш борасида юқори баҳоланади. Бироқ, тизимнинг ички қатламларидаги муаммолар ва фермерларнинг ҳуқуқий ҳолати ҳамон жиддий хавотирларга сабаб бўлаётгани айтилади. Vebsahifamiz: https://www.bbc.com/uzbek Обуна бўлинг - https://www.youtube.com/@bbcnewsuzbek BBC News O'zbek янгиликлар каналига хуш келибсиз! Видеога изоҳлар сараланади. Ҳақорат, туҳмат, зўравонликка чақирув, реклама ва спам мазмунидаги изоҳларни ўчириш ҳуқуқимизни ўзимизда қолдирамиз. Афсуски, бизда изоҳларни ўз вақтида чиқариш имконияти йўқ, шу боис билдирган фикрларингиз шу заҳоти чоп этилмаслиги мумкин. Тўғри тушунганингиз учун ташаккур! #bbcuzbek #yangiliklar #uzbek Ўзбекистон, Марказий Осиё ва дунё бўйлаб юзлаб мухбирларимиздан келадиган видео янгиликлар ҳар куни мана шу каналда. Нафақат янгиликлар, балки қизиқарли воқеалар, санъат, мусиқа, маданият ва тарих ҳақида бетакрор видео фильмлар учун ҳам каналимизга аъзо бўлинг - https://www.youtube.com/user/bbcuzbek Вебсаҳифамиз - bbc.com/uzbek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsuzbek OK.RU: https://ok.ru/bbcuzbek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcuzbek/ Telegram: https://t.me/bbcuzbek BBC News O'zbek - BBC News O'zbek tilida, onlayn, TV va ijtimoiy tarmoqlarda Узбекистан - Uzbekistan - O'zbekiston - Узбекистон
https://bit.ly/3ZVjlHe
3 months ago
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Following our report last week on exploitation of farmers in
#Uzbekistan
, we warmly welcome today's announcement of public events to support farmers throughout the country, along with a hotline for submitting proposals and raising complaints. 👏
bit.ly/4kRAR8F
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Biznes Ombudsman
https://bit.ly/4kRAR8F
3 months ago
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reposted by
Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
Mihra Rittmann
3 months ago
Farmers, Courts, and Investors: Examining Recent Land Disputes in
#Uzbekistan
timesca.com/farmers-cour...
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Farmers, Courts, and Investors: Examining Recent Land Disputes in Uzbekistan - The Times Of Central Asia
Uzbekistan’s agricultural sector is once again in the spotlight following a recent report by Human Rights Watch and the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights, which
https://timesca.com/farmers-courts-and-investors-examining-recent-land-disputes-in-uzbekistan/
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"Sie dachte, sie wäre unantastbar." Der tiefe Fall von Gulnara Karimova, Tochter des ehemaligen Präsidenten und einstige Prinzessin von Usbekistan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adua...
Kommentare
@umidaniyazova.bsky.social
#Karimova
#Korruption
#Usbekistan
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Der tiefe Fall der Prinzessin von Usbekistan
YouTube video by ATLAS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AduamtRc38g#
3 months ago
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🇺🇿 When the Sardoba dam collapsed in 2020 resulting in the loss of many thousands of homes and livelihoods, the Uzbek government promised compensation. 6 years later and many are still without homes. Now peaceful protestors are being heavily fined.
bit.ly/4rq6XLg
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Sardoba Flood Victims Fined for Peaceful Protest For Promised Housing
On February 17, 2026, the Akaltyn District Criminal Court in Syrdarya region fined three local residents for violating an article of the Uzbek Administrative Code, finding them guilty of breaching the...
https://bit.ly/4rq6XLg
3 months ago
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📽️ A new report
@uzbekforum.bsky.social
&
@hrw.org
documents the hardships, pressure, intimidation, and threats faced by
#cotton
& wheat farmers in
#Uzbekistan
today. These six farmers tell their stories:
bit.ly/4rxuYjK
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Uzbekistan: “Farmers Have No Freedom"
Joint report by Human Rights Watch and Uzbek Forum for Human Rights The report documents the hardships, pressure, intimidation, and threats faced by farmers in Uzbekistan today, based on dozens of cases from different regions of the country.
https://bit.ly/4rxuYjK
3 months ago
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reposted by
Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
CEE Bankwatch Network
4 months ago
1/2 Today is World Social Justice Day. ⚖️ We dedicate it to the Uzbek farmers who are at risk of forced labour and human rights violations, under the state’s coercive production system, as documented in a new joint report by
@uzbekforum.bsky.social
and
@hrw.org
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www.hrw.org/report/2026/...
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@cottoncampaign.bsky.social
: "Farmers in
#Uzbekistan
should be allowed to exercise their fundamental right to
#FreedomOfAssociation
, which is essential to eliminate ongoing risks of
#ForcedLabor
in the
#cotton
sector."
tinyurl.com/4edr7dk6
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Uzbekistan: New Report Shows State Coercion Of Farmers Creates Risk Of Forced Labor — Cotton Campaign
Government Recommitment To Reform Critical To Achieve A Sustainable Cotton Sector Following The End Of Systemic Forced Labor In The Harvest (Washington, DC, February 18, 2026) Farmers in Uzbeki...
https://tinyurl.com/4edr7dk6
4 months ago
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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
Coalition for Human Rights in Development
4 months ago
👇 Check out this new report by
@uzbekforum.bsky.social
&
@hrw.org
, exposing how cotton & wheat farmers in
#Uzbekistan
face coercion, abuse, penalties (e.g. land seizure for not meeting quotas) and are at risk of
#ForcedLabour
, despite years of proclaimed reforms.
www.uzbekforum.org/uzbekistan-c...
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“Farmers Have No Freedom”: Abuse and Exploitation of Cotton and Wheat Farmers in Uzbekistan
The Uzbek government is violating the human and labor rights of cotton and wheat farmers through a coercive state production system, including penalties such as land seizure for not meeting quotas.
https://www.uzbekforum.org/uzbekistan-cotton-wheat-farmers-exploited-abused-abolish-production-quotas-address-risk-of-forced-labor/
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#Uzbekistan
&
#Cotton
: cotton pickers are no longer forced to pick cotton, but farmers are still locked into a system that puts them at risk of exploitation and conditions of forced labor. Article by
@umidaniyazova.bsky.social
@thediplomat.com
tinyurl.com/2c44tht2
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In Uzbekistan, ‘Farmers Have No Freedom’
A new report exposes abuse and exploitation of cotton and wheat farmers in Uzbekistan.
https://tinyurl.com/2c44tht2
4 months ago
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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
📢 Out today! A new joint report
@uzbekforum.bsky.social
&
@hrw.org
based on 75 interviews with farmers in 6 regions of
#Uzbekistan
& Republic of
#Karakalpakstan
, expose egregious exploitation of
#cotton
and wheat farmers. Read the report here:
bit.ly/3OgLnu9
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“Farmers Have No Freedom”: Abuse and Exploitation of Cotton and Wheat Farmers in Uzbekistan
The Uzbek government is violating the human and labor rights of cotton and wheat farmers through a coercive state production system, including penalties such as land seizure for not meeting quotas.
https://bit.ly/3OgLnu9
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For the first time, this report focuses solely on cotton farmers who remain at grave risk of illegal land seizures, exploitation, threats, and even violence as the government continues to impose control over an agriculture system that has long since supposed to have been reformed.
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📢 Out today! A new joint report
@uzbekforum.bsky.social
&
@hrw.org
based on 75 interviews with farmers in 6 regions of
#Uzbekistan
& Republic of
#Karakalpakstan
, expose egregious exploitation of
#cotton
and wheat farmers. Read the report here:
bit.ly/3OgLnu9
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“Farmers Have No Freedom”: Abuse and Exploitation of Cotton and Wheat Farmers in Uzbekistan
The Uzbek government is violating the human and labor rights of cotton and wheat farmers through a coercive state production system, including penalties such as land seizure for not meeting quotas.
https://bit.ly/3OgLnu9
4 months ago
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reposted by
Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
Mihra Rittmann
4 months ago
#Uzbekistan
ended state-imposed forced labor in the cotton harvest in 2021, but authorities continue to violate the human and labor rights of cotton and wheat farmers through a coercive state production system. More in a NEW
@uzbekforum.bsky.social
-
@hrw.org
report -
www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...
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Uzbekistan: Cotton, Wheat Farmers Exploited, Abused
The Uzbekistan government is violating the human and labor rights of cotton and wheat farmers through a coercive state production system, Human Rights Watch and Uzbek Forum for Human Rights said in a ...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/02/17/uzbekistan-cotton-wheat-farmers-exploited-abused
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reposted by
Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
Mihra Rittmann
4 months ago
Azattyk Asia reporting today on land seizures from farmers in
#Uzbekistan
-
www.azattyqasia.org/a/uzbekistan...
Watch this space for new
@hrw.org
@uzbekforum.bsky.social
report on abuse, exploitation of cotton and wheat farmers in
#Uzbekistan
tomorrow!
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«Остаёмся ни с чем». Фермеры в Узбекистане вновь сообщают о изъятиях земель для передачи «инвесторам»
Фермеры в Сырдарьинской области Узбекистана утверждают, что местные власти отбирают у них плодородные земли под предлогом взыскания долгов, расчищая тем самым дорогу китайским инвесторам. Об аналогичн...
https://www.azattyqasia.org/a/uzbekistan-farmers-sirdaryo-foreign-investors-land-seizures-china/33679395.html
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A new joint report by Uzbek Forum for Human Rights and
@hrw.org
- watch this space!
#Cotton
#Farmers
#Uzbekistan
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🇺🇿 Uzbekistan's
#cotton
and wheat farmers are vulnerable to exploitation, including illegal land seizures. Read our new joint report with
@hrw.org
out on Tuesday, February 17!
#Cotton
#Uzbekistan
#Agriculture
#Farmers
#LandRights
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🇺🇿
#Uzbekistan
#Cotton
#Farmers
4 months ago
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reposted by
Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
Norwegian Helsinki Committee
4 months ago
Together with Freedom for Eurasia, the Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan “Ezgulik”, and the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights, we demand that
#Uzbekistan
must initiate an investigation into allegations of torture against convict Nozimjon Abdullaev and bring those responsible to justice.
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Uzbekistan: Serious Torture Allegations by Convicted Prisoner Demand Immediate Investigation
We call on the Uzbek authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the allegations of torture against convict Nozimjon Abdullaev and bring those responsible to justice.
https://nhc.no/en/uzbekistan-serious-torture-allegations-by-convicted-prisoner-demand-immediate-investigation/
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‼️ 🇺🇿 Prominent Uzbek rights lawyer's license revoked after daring to criticize the judicial system following his defence of a former State Security Agency employee who alleges he was tortured while in detention.
bit.ly/3OoWqkL
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Uzbek Court Strips Lawyer Allan Pashkovsky of License After Video Appeal to President
An appeals court in Tashkent has upheld a court decision to revoke the license of lawyer Allan Pashkovskiy, according to the Hook Report. Pashkovskiy was accused of violating professional ethics in a…
https://bit.ly/3OoWqkL
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🇺🇿 So what were the trends for
#HumanRights
in
#Uzbekistan
last year? Spoiler alert: not promising. Read on at
@hrw.org
World Report:
bit.ly/4qSgIl8
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World Report 2026: Rights Trends in Uzbekistan
https://bit.ly/4qSgIl8
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❗
#HumanRights
Alert: As millions in development finance continue to pour into
#Uzbekistan's
agriculture sector from
@ebrd.bsky.social
@adb.org
and
#WorldBank
, illegal land seizures are driving farmers to despair.
bit.ly/49WyGNp
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“Surrender voluntarily, or we’ll take you to court anyway”: The despair of farmers in Khavast district in Syrdarya
In January this year, Uzbek media reported that authorities in Khavast district of Syrdarya region were forcing farmers en masse in to write statements agreeing to the “voluntary” termination of their...
https://bit.ly/49WyGNp
4 months ago
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reposted by
Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
Anton Gerashchenko
4 months ago
Documents from "Uzbekistan Post" are used to process the shipments to Russia, even though the Uzbek postal service is not authorized to operate in Germany. All test parcels containing microelectronic components that were sent by the journalists reached Moscow without any obstacles. 📹 BILD
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reposted by
Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
Joanna Lillis
4 months ago
A stream of torture claims involving
#Uzbekistan's
most prominent political prisoner -
#Karakalpakstan
community leader Dauletmurat Tajimuratov - undermine the reform narrative promoted by the Mirziyoyev administration
joannalillis.substack.com/p/is-torture...
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