UZBEKISTAN REPRESSION CONTINUES

08/21/2001
BBG-IBB-VOA EDITORIAL NUMBER=0-09394

UZBEKISTAN REPRESSION CONTINUES

The regime of Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov continues to try to silence journalists and others who speak out against its authoritarian practices. One of these is Shukrat Babadjanov [shoog-raht bah-bahd-jah-nov], director of the independent television company A-L-C TV. A-L-C TV had reported on corruption and human rights abuses in Uzbekistan. But it was shut down by the Karimov regime in the fall of 1999, just before the parliamentary and presidential elections. Continue reading

Бахтиёр ҲАМРО

Ассалому-алайкум Жахонгир ака!

Оилангиздаги хаммаларингиз сихат-саломатликларингиз яхшими? Узингиз омонмисиз. Анча булди Сизга хат ёзмаганимга. Бир хат ёзиб кунглимни ёзай дедим. Continue reading

REPRESSION IN UZBEKISTAN

05/30/2001
BBG-IBB-VOA EDITORIAL NUMBER=0-09287

REPRESSION IN UZBEKISTAN

The authoritarian regime of Uzbekistan president Islam Karimov continues to persecute its opponents. The latest outrage is the arrest of Nodira [nah-der-RAH] and Mehriniso [meh-rin-neh-SAH] Murtazayeva [mort-tah-ZYE-yeh-vah]. Both women are sisters of Jahongir Muhammad Mamatov [jah-hawn-GEER moo-HAH-mahd mah-MAH-tov], former deputy of the Uzbekistan parliament, human rights activist, and journalist. Continue reading

НУР ЙЎЛИ

Иймонли инсоннинг бу дунёдаги энг буюк вазифаларидан бири ва муқаддас бурчи яратган Аллоҳ таолога ибодатдир. Ибодат инсон қалбининг олий маҳсули, муборак кашфиётидир. Инсоннинг ҳар кунги ибодати билан яратган олдидаги қарзини адо этиши ҳаёт бўйи унга куч бериб туради ҳам. Continue reading