News Uzbekistan Religion: Uzbekistan to Close Notorious Prison Colony, the 'House of Torture'
Opened in 1999 on the site of a former Soviet military base that had reportedly been used to test chemical warfare protection equipment, Jaslyk infamously housed many “religious” prisoners ...
News Uzbekistan Religion: Uzbekistan closes infamous prison, but experts question motive
Muhammad Bekjan was lucky to survive Uzbekistan's most notorious prison ... Karimov's government used the attacks as an excuse to jail thousands of critics, opposition and religious activists, ...
News Uzbekistan Religion: Tajik Man Emerges In Afghanistan As Leader Of IS Unit Of Central Asian Fighters
A UN report claims a 31-year-old Tajik national leads a Central Asian unit of an Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan and actively recruits Tajik fighters for the terrorist group. Tajik officials say the man has been on their radar “for some time.”
News Uzbekistan Religion: US to Religious Freedom Violators: 'You Will Be Held to Account'
The United States is painting a bleak portrait of religious freedom, with violations in countries including North Korea, Iran, Russia, Myanmar and China, while praising Uzbekistan for its progress in respecting people’s fundamental rights. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday released the State Department’s 2018 Report on International Religious Freedom. The top U.S. diplomat announced that Uzbekistan is not designated by the U.S.
News Uzbekistan Religion: US Continues to Condemn China’s ‘War on Faith’
All 10 of the IRF’s CPCs are included in USCIRF’s list of top-tier offenders, while USCIRF recommends adding the Central African Republic, Nigeria, Russia, Syria, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam to the list ...
News Uzbekistan Religion: U.S. Removes Uzbekistan From Nations With Worst Religious Tolerance
WASHINGTON -- The United States has removed Uzbekistan from a list of countries with the worst religious tolerance for the first time in more than a decade as its new president courts Western nations. ...
News Uzbekistan Religion: Turkey, Uzbekistan: cooperation develops
The conference is organized by the National University of Uzbekistan together with Istanbul Sabahattin ... in the areas of historical ties and religious relations were discussed at the conference.
News Uzbekistan Religion: Report: Worship freedom denied; 16 nations called faith persecutors
The commission called on the State Department to add six more nations to the list: Russia, Nigeria, Vietnam, Syria, Uzbekistan and the Central African Republic. Twelve other countries also carried out ...
News Uzbekistan Religion: U.S. Religion Report Assails China Over Abuses Of Muslims, Calls Russia, Uzbekistan 'Countries Of Particular Concern'
Members of China's Uyghur Muslim population continue to be subject to "egregious abuses" but the government in Beijing has faced few, if any, consequences, a bipartisan U.S. federal commission says in ...
