Nonviolent Solidarity Movement of Uzbekistan
At its 34th Session in November 2007 the UNESCO General Conference adopted a resolution on celebrating the 2200th anniversary of Tashkent and participation in the jubilee celebrations. Tashkent enjoys an invaluable place and profound role in the history of national statehood, as well as in the social and political life of Uzbekistan. It did contribute […]
Ikram Yakubov, a former operative of the Uzbek National Security Service (MXX) who was from the inner circle of President Islam Karimov, has given a sensational interview to Radio Liberty in which he accused the president of unleashing a massacre in Andijan and committing other crimes.Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported that Ikram Yakubov, 27, a […]
The best football player of the world (1999) Rivaldo has rocked AEK Athens by telling the club he is leaving to take up a lucrative contract with Uzbekistan outfit FC Bunyodkor. Former Brazil international Rivaldo told a Greek radio station Monday that he is leaving AEK Athens and will be playing this season for a club in […]
The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled for Tuesday, November 4, 2008, will be the 56th consecutive quadrennial United States presidential election and will select the President of the United States and Vice President of the United States. The two major parties‘ candidates have not been officially chosen, but their presumptive nominees are John […]
On August 2 this year the delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan which will participate at the XXIX Summer Olympics in Beijing laid wreath to the Independence and Humanism Monument at the nation’s main square in Tashkent, according to the agencies.”It is a big happiness for us to defend the honor of Uzbekistan at the […]
The Fergana Valley or Farghana Valley (Uzbek: Farg‘ona vodiysi, Kyrgyz: Фергана өрөөнү, Tajik: водии Фaрғонa, Russian: Ферганская долина, Persian: دشت فرغانه) is a region in Central Asia spreading across eastern Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.The Tomb of Ali at Shakhimardan, on the edge of the valley formed the nucleus of an independent khanate, while later […]
Ulughbek (Ulugh Beg) (Chaghatay/Persian: (میرزا محمد طارق بن شاه رخ (الغبیگ Mīrzā Mohammad Tāregh bin Shāhrukh - also Uluğ Bey, Ulugh Bek and Ulug Bek) (c. 1394 in Sultaniyeh ) - October 27, 1449) was a Timurid ruler as well as an astronomer, mathematician and sultan. His commonly known name is not truly a […]
Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical universe, material world or material universe. “Nature” refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. Manufactured objects and human interaction are not considered part of nature unless qualified in ways such as “human nature” or “the whole […]
Once the world’s fourth largest lake (sea) , the mighty Aral Sea is now in it’s death throws. Starved of it’s lifeblood of the waters of the Syr Darya and the Amu Darya rivers, the sea has been shrinking for the last 40 years.From the 1930s, the former Soviet Union started building large scale diversion […]
Russian oil major LUKOIL (LKOH.MM: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to invest $5.5 billion in gas exploration in Uzbekistan where it plans to produce 16 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas per year by 2015, LUKOIL said on Thursday.
LUKOIL’s President Vagit Alekperov said the company, in which U.S. ConocoPhillips (COP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) holds […]
The International Children’s Day (ICD) is celebrated in numerous countries, usually (but not always) on June 1 each year. The International Children’s Day is celebrated in Uzbekistan as well.The Internatioanal Children’s Day had its origin in Turkey in 1920 (April 23, 1920) and later in the World Conference for the Well-being of Children in […]
From Kiev to Barcelona, in the back streets or the central markets, there are all sorts of people who can supply a fake European Union passport. Undercover reporter Shahida Tulaganova explored the dark corners of this secret industry as she travelled the continent acquiring 20 fake or stolen passports, using two of them to enter […]
May 13, 2008
On this third anniversary of the tragic events at Andijon, the United States extends its sympathies to the people of Uzbekistan. There is still much to learn about this tragedy, but we believe the best way to ensure that these tragic events are never repeated is through ongoing dialogue, accountability and […]
To all Uzbeks and other free-thinking, freedom-loving peoples in the world: The 13th of May, that mournful day on which we remember the bloody tragedy in Uzbekistan’s city of Andijon, soon approaches.
In the three years that have passed since the murder of innocent civilians in Andijon, hundreds - perhaps thousands - in that city have […]
Uzbekistan is the world’s eighth largest producer of gold. The gold mine is owned by the Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine (NGMK), a Soviet-era, state-owned firm that the government refuses to privatize or reform. The estimated output in 1999 was 80 tons but there was no independent confirmation. Gold accounts for 10 to 20 percent […]
The splendid variety of pastries known as lepyoshkas (round breads) play a prominent part in Uzbek cuisine. Lepyoshkas are mentioned in one of the world’s oldest written works, “Eros about Gylgamesh”, the legendary ruler of the Sumerians, who lived almost 5000 years ago. Lepyoshkas are baked in special clay ovens called tandir. While unearthing the […]
I have really been pretty shocked by the rapidity with which labour market tightening has been emerging in Eastern Europe recently. This recognition lead me to take the Economist quite sharply to task on Afoe, and at least I managed to sting a response from their Central European correspondent Edward Lucas, who, would tell us, is far […]
“White and black. Two poles - two beginnings. The black square - cosmos and darkness. Four white segments - rotation and solar symbol. The look is frozen, vanishing in the whirl. In a moment, you will disappear in the vortex - calmness” - wrote Sergey Alibekov about Uzbek Duppi. According to ancient beliefs, the […]
Today children on this earth are starving, dying of preventable diseases, and being forced to work. Let’s save our children and make a difference!
Even if you don’t believe the environment needs to be saved for yourself and your generation, remember it needs to support our children. Through the study of sociology, we often place prime […]
Yesterday, on April 21, 2008 the Birdamlik Movement declared their concern about children’s health in Uzbekistan and readiness to cooperate with UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) at all its priorities and activities in Uzbekistan.
The Birdamlik’s member said: “The issue of the child’s health in Uzbekistan should be one of the primary items in the political and […]
Located in the heart of Central Asia between the Amu Darya (Oxus) and Syr Darya (Jaxartes) Rivers, Uzbekistan has a long and interesting heritage. The leading cities of the Silk Road - Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva - are located in Uzbekistan. As Russia extended its empire into Central Asia in the second half of […]
Solidarity (Polish: Solidarność ); full name: Independent Self-governing Trade Union. “Solidarity” - Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy “Solidarność”) is a Polish trade union federation founded in September 1980 at the then Lenin Shipyards, and originally led by Lech Wałęsa.
It was the first non-communist trade union in a communist country. In the 1980s it constituted […]
“The holiest of all the spots on earth is where an ancient hatred has become a present love.”
Peace can be a state of harmony or the absence of hostility. “Peace” can also be a non-violent way of life.”Peace” is used to describe the cessation of violent conflict. Peace can mean a state of quiet […]
“Times of Central Asian” reports that cotton fiber production in Uzbekistan dropped 1,1 % to 728 300 tons in January to February. This information was released by State Statistics Committee, regime closed governmental organization which can only report such common things and no true information on social issues.Production of cotton yarn at textile companies […]
Uzbekistan is the second largest exporter of cotton in the world, selling over 800,000 tonnes of cotton every year. Europe is its major buyer. But while the former Soviet Republic is at the forefront of global cotton production, its human rights and environmental record lags far behind the rest of the world. Forced child […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco on Tuesday said the use of forced child labour in Uzbekistan meant it would no longer buy the country’s cotton to make its clothes.
President Karimov has ruled Central Asia’s most populous state with an iron fist since 1989 and will win another seven-year term on Sunday in elections viewed by the West as a charade.
Mr Karimov, 69, should not even be a candidate, according to the Constitution, which limits presidents to two terms. He extended his first term by referendum until 2000 then won reelection with 91 per cent in a fraudulent ballot.
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