Nonviolent Solidarity Movement of Uzbekistan
Truth: Gandhi dedicated his life to the wider purpose of discovering truth, or Satya. He tried to achieve this by learning from his own mistakes and conducting experiments on himself. He called his autobiography The Story of My Experiments with Truth. Gandhi stated that the most important battle to fight was overcoming his own […]
Murad Juraev(DZHURAEV), (born in 1952).
Former member of the Parliament and former mayor of the city of Muborak (in 1990-92) in Qashqadaryo province. He was elected to both these positions as an independent candidate (during perestoika and glasnost period, some independent candidates were allowed to participate in elections). An engineer by education and professional background. An […]
A Civic Culture
Democracy is more than the sum of its institutions. A healthy democracy depends in large part on the development of a democratic civic culture. Culture in this sense, points out Diane Ravitch, does not refer to art, literature, or music, but to “the behaviors, practices, and norms that define the ability […]
Nonviolence (or non-violence) is a moral philosophy and strategy for social change that rejects the use of physical violence. As such, nonviolence is an alternative to passive acceptance of oppression and armed struggle against it. Nonviolence (also known as nonviolent resistance) offers a number of tactics for popular struggle ranging from education, to persuasion, to […]
Birdamlik Movement congratulate all of you with Navruz Holiday - a wonderful holiday of spring, kindness and mutual respect, youth and beauty! Navruz (New Day) is the most cherished public holiday, the Central Asian Spring New Year. The Central Asian republics have recognized Navruz as an official holiday. We wish You health, wealth, happiness, […]
To: Mr. V.V Putin, President of Russia
Deputies of the Russian state parliament
Human rights organizations of Russia
Dear Sirs/Madams,
As a result of President Islam Karimov and his administration’s obstruction of the basic daily interactions of the bazaar economy, unemployment and poverty are now rampant in Uzbekistan. Therefore many unemployed Uzbekistani families are taking […]
Yusuf, Bobur and Mashrab Juma were arrested in the Tashkent region in mid-December 2007 and are all detained in the Otbozor Prison in the Bukhara region of Uzbekistan. Yusuf and Bobur Juma’s lawyer, Ruhiddin Kamilov, has been threatened by the prison governor. Yusuf, Bobur and Mashrab Juma have reportedly been subject to physical abuse, in the […]
On March 8 2008, the Birdamlik Movement celebrated International Women ‘s Day. Movement members from around the world congratulated women and organized holiday events and parties. International Women’s Day (IWD) is marked on March 8 every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women. Started as a […]
