More than two months have passed since mass protests erupted in Uzbekistan’s northwestern region of Karakalpakstan over proposed constitutional amendments that aimed to strip the republic of its autonomy. For better or for worse, the state’s “out of sight, out of mind” approach to ethnic minorities is largely thanks to the policies of Uzbekistan’s first and long-sitting authoritarian president, Islam …
At least 18 people were killed and 243 injured during unrest in an autonomous province, according to authorities. At least 18 people were killed and 243 injured during last week’s unrest in Uzbekistan’s autonomous province of Karakalpakstan, according to the country’s authorities. The unrest over planned constitutional changes affecting Karakalpakstan’s status poses the most significant challenge yet to President Shavkat …
