· October, 2008

Stories about Uzbekistan from October, 2008

Uzbekistan: Karimov Comes to Town

  28 October 2008

Nathan reports on a prank by New York's Citylife blog, which sent a letter to a handful of NYC politicians claiming to be from Alisher Vohidov, Uzbekistan’s consul general to the United Nations, regarding a planned visit to the city by the Uzbek president Islom Karimov.

Uzbekistan: Cotton Harvest

  6 October 2008

Michael Hancock reports that Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan, will soon play host once again to the 4th International Uzbek Cotton Fair amidst continuing accusations of the child-labor issue.