All posts tagged: Uzbekistan

Views on the News 3-4/09/2021

Headlines: * Exclusive: Before Afghan Collapse, Biden Pressed Ghani to Change Perception * Taliban Parade Captured US Military Equipment in Kandahar * Afghanistan: Dominic Raab Visits Pakistan in Push to Help Fleeing Afghans * US Finally Exits Afghanistan: Biden Again Defends US Defeat * Kashmir again under Brutal Lockdown * Repercussions of American Defeat: European […]

Afghanistan is in a Historic Trial between Establishing a Caliphate or Moving Towards Human-made Systems; Don’t Waste Time to Establish the Caliphate!

The sudden and unpredictable developments in Afghanistan have once again placed the country on a path for various political factions, tribal leaders and influential people to make a decision on the future political system in Afghanistan.

LIvestream Panel: What Future for Women in Afghanistan?

The re-take over of Afghanistan by the Taliban has raised many questions about what the future holds for women in the country. Some fear that it will mean the establishment of a state where women are subject to violence, girls are denied an education, and women are deprived of the right to work and engage […]

O Taliban: Be like the Khazraj Tribe

O People! • In an urgent manner, America withdrew, whilst Taliban rapidly gained control over all of Afghanistan, except for its airport. And what a state the airport was in. US, NATO and Turkish troops secured the movement of aircraft, carrying foreign nationals and Afghan collaborators, amidst throes of chaos, painful and humiliating scenes and […]

Pakistan and the Fallacy of Geo-Economics The Race for Central Asia

Since its founding, Pakistan has remained a state under threat. The eastern wing of the moth-eaten Pakistan that was compromised upon in 1947, had borders with a hostile neighbor, India, to the east. At the same time, its inception reopened old questions concerning ethnic fault lines in South Asia. Across the border to the east, […]

In the Name of Power-Sharing, Pakistan’s Rulers are Striving to Salvage the US Colonialist State Structure in Afghanistan

An emergency meeting of Pakistan’s National Security Committee (NSC) was held on 16 August 2021, chaired by Imran Khan and attended by federal ministers and commanders of Pakistan’s armed forces, regarding Afghanistan, as if an independent foreign policy decision was to be made.

In the Fight against Hizb ut Tahrir, Russia has taken the Path of Uzbekistan

Saving an unfair punishment for calling to Islam with Hizb ut Tahrir, Hafizov Asgat was added another 10 years of imprisonment to 19 years. On 05 August 2021, the Central District Military Court announced a sentence against Hizb ut Tahrir member Hafizov Asgat, accused of Part 2 of Article 205.5 and Part 1 of Article […]

Russia is Trying to Maintain its Influence in Central Asia

On 31/07/2021, KUN.UZ website published the news: Soldiers of the Central Military District of the Russian Armed Forces arrived in Uzbekistan to participate in the Uzbek-Russian joint exercises at the Termez training ground in Surkhan Darya. This was announced by the Uzbek Ministry of Defense, and these exercises will be held from July 30 to […]

Q&A: Political Repercussions in Afghanistan

Question: On 17 July 2021, a high profile round of negotiations was announced in Qatar between two high-level delegations, seven representatives from the Taliban and a seven-member [Afghan] government delegation, to discuss critical outstanding issues between them, after the US President announced on 8 July 2021 that the withdrawal of his forces from Afghanistan would […]

Isn’t it Time for Us to Warn Against Accelerating Colonial Steps in Our Country?

In recent days, numerous reports appeared in various media about the visit of representatives of the United States and Russia at various levels. For example, US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad departed on a trip abroad on 9/7/2021 and will visit Qatar, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan and will participate in a high-level conference titled “Central […]

Three Months at Liberty: Chuvashia, Local Resident was Arrested on Charges of Involvement in Hizb ut Tahrir

On June 9, 2021, the FSB department for the Chuvash Republic and the Udmurt Republic reported on the arrest of Rustem Salimzyanov. The place where Salimzyanov was detained is not specified. It is known that in 2017, he lived in the city of Kanash (Chuvashia). For the official media, the department called the detainee “The […]

The West Uses LGBT Rights Laws to Bend the Central Asian Republics Authorities under its Control

Radio Liberty is increasingly covering events related to the persecution of LGBT people in the republics of Central Asia. For example, on June 10, Radio Svoboda published an interview with the deputy of the parliament of Uzbekistan Alisher Kadirov, who openly proposed to deport all the representatives of the LGBT community from the country without […]

Uzbekistan: 15 Days of Arrest for Teaching the Quran

The Samarkand Regional Court upheld the decision regarding local resident Asliddin Khudoyberdiev, who was sentenced to 15 days of arrest for illegally teaching religion to underage children, – his lawyer Abduvokhid Yakubov informed Ozodlik media outlet. Khudoyberdiev was arrested by officers from the Pakhtachi District Internal Affairs Department of the Samarkand Region during a May […]

Why does the Uzbek Authorities Underestimate the Number of Muslims who Participated in the Eid al-Fitr Prayer?!

On May 13, news agency nuz.uz reported: “Today, 2.5 million people have performed festive prayer in 2021 mosques throughout Uzbekistan. These figures were reported by the Committee for Religious Affairs. On the day of Ramadan Khayit, 497 thousand believers performed a festive prayer in 106 mosques in Tashkent. In particular, more than 18 thousand Muslims […]

Khilafah: The Panacea to Global Food Crises

On Wednesday, 5 May 2021 an international alliance of the United Nations, the European Union, governmental and non-governmental agencies working to address food crises released The 2021 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC 2021). The report states that 55 countries/territories with an estimated total of 155 million people were affected with food insecurity. In addition, […]

A Call to the Uzbek Government’s Officials Isn’t it Time to Draw a Proper Conclusion?!

An interview with Abdurrahman Tashanov, head of the human rights organization Ezgulik in Uzbekistan, was broadcast on the “OzodNazar” website for the Uzbek service on Radio Liberty. It was said that on 5 May, the human rights activist had spoken for several minutes with former senior officials serving sentences in Prison 22 in Zanki Ata. […]

The Armed Conflict on the Border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan once Again Proves that the CSTO is an Instrument of the Colonizer of Russia!

On April 29, 2021, the Khovar news agency reported on its website: “Today, on April 29, in Dushanbe, a meeting of the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan was held. It was chaired by the Secretary […]

There is a Religious Awakening on the Internet in Uzbekistan

On April 26, 2021, the Uzbek service Radio Free reported that Shaukat Mirziyev’s government was facing the problem of maintaining a balance between control over religious freedom and openness. It was stated in Agnieszka Pikulicka’s article, since Shavkat Mirziyoyev came to power in 2016, the country has undergone political changes. New voices appeared on previously […]