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October 14, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

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#Uzbekistan remains at Tier 2 Watch List of the US Dept. of State Trafficking in Persons report for the second consecutive year and is the same rating it had in 2012..... bit.ly/2Y0V7JZ pic.twitter.com/B8r16kfH2l

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5:00 pm · June 20, 2019
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Uzbek Human Rights Defender Charged with Slander and Defamation after Investigating Confiscation of Private Property: bit.ly/2ZCch10 pic.twitter.com/n53jtVrybE

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5:16 pm · June 19, 2019
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Disgraceful and unwarranted incident of intimidation of our colleague @steveswerdlow @hrw in #Tashkent and a blatant attempt to send a chilling message to #HumanRights defenders. Credibility of "new and open" #Uzbekistan well and truly damaged. bit.ly/2XJTGzk

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9:18 am · June 15, 2019
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@joannaejames @CHRI_UK @CHRI_INT Congratulations, Joanna! Very well deserved! 👏👏👏👏

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6:04 pm · June 14, 2019
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Our friend and colleague @Timur_Karpov who met with #Uzbek officials during @cottoncampaign annual meeting in Washington this year, has been denied permission to leave #Uzbekistan. Shame. #FreedomOfMovement #HumanRights #HumanRightsDefenders bit.ly/2F8bcpJ

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2:09 pm · June 13, 2019

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January 30, 2018/by Maxie Syren

Farmers Verbally Abused by Head of Andijan District

© Tuz 2017
February 14, 2017/by Maxie Syren

ILO: Forced labor in Uzbekistan is not happening because we do not want to believe it

November 25, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Official from the Uzbek Cabinet of Ministers blames human rights activist for the country failing to fulfill its yearly cotton quota

November 23, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

D.R. Makhmudov’s official reply to Elena Urlaeva’s complaint

Mobilization of students to the fields in 2015 © UGF
November 19, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Samarkand Students Return From Picking Cotton

November 19, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Samarkand Students Picking Cotton for 60 Days

January 30, 2018/by Maxie Syren

Farmers Verbally Abused by Head of Andijan District

Mobilization to the cotton fields in Andijan © UGF 2016
November 2, 2016/by Maxie Syren

College Students Still Looking for Cotton

October 14, 2016/by Aziz Nur

BriefPaxta: “Pick Cotton Before Having Your Dog Put Down”

October 10, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

In Andijan drivers are forced to pick cotton and give cotton pickers a ride for free

Mobilisation of cotton pickers to the fields 2015 (Source: UGF monitors)
October 6, 2016/by Aziz Nur

More Students Mobilized to Pick Cotton due to Slowdown of Cotton Harvest

October 6, 2016/by Aziz Nur

“You have to teach 8 different subjects while other teachers were away picking cotton”

October 27, 2016/by Aziz Nur

School Pupils from Bukhara Forced To Pick Cotton

October 13, 2016/by Aziz Nur

“We Were Subjected to a Full Investigation”

October 9, 2016/by Aziz Nur

BriefPaxta: Good Grades for Cotton Pickers

September 25, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Uzbeks migrants returning back home to change their passports fall into the “cotton trap”

© Tuz 2017
February 14, 2017/by Maxie Syren

ILO: Forced labor in Uzbekistan is not happening because we do not want to believe it

Artist: Elsevar (Source: www.eltuz.com)
October 18, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Cotton Harvest in Uzbekistan Through the Eyes of Cartoonists

Artist: Adolat (Source: www.eltuz.com)
September 29, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Uzbekistan’s Imams Declare Picking Cotton is Mandatory in Islam

Uzbekistan's acting president Mirziyoev (Artist: Adolat, www.eltuz.com)
September 22, 2016/by Maxie Syren

New President, Old Habits

Caricature by Cartoonist Tuz (Source: www.eltuz.com)
September 20, 2016/by Maxie Syren

No gas supply to Gallaorol

Shortages of cash money in circulation has become a chronic problem of Uzbekistan. (Source: www.eltuz.com)
September 14, 2016/by Aziz Nur

School principals forced to deposit cash

October 27, 2016/by Aziz Nur

School Pupils from Bukhara Forced To Pick Cotton

October 17, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Senior Pupils from Mirzachul District Mobilized to Pick Cotton

October 17, 2016/by Aziz Nur

School Pupils from Qashqadaryo Region Forced to Pick Cotton

October 14, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

Doctors, Teachers and High School Pupils Picking Cotton in Pastdargom District

© Simon Buxton/Anti-Slavery International
September 15, 2016/by Aziz Nur

University student in the Andijan region died during the cotton harvest

November 23, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

D.R. Makhmudov’s official reply to Elena Urlaeva’s complaint

October 25, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Uzbekistan: “Fearless” Human Rights Activists Continue to Monitor Cotton Harvest

October 14, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

Doctors, Teachers and High School Pupils Picking Cotton in Pastdargom District

October 14, 2016/by Aziz Nur

BriefPaxta: “Pick Cotton Before Having Your Dog Put Down”

October 14, 2016/by Aziz Nur

BriefPaxta: “We Cannot Get Dental Care while Dentists are Picking Cotton”

October 6, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Andijan: Almost Everyone Mobilized to Pick Cotton

© Tuz 2017
February 14, 2017/by Maxie Syren

ILO: Forced labor in Uzbekistan is not happening because we do not want to believe it

Letter of voluntary participation © UGF
September 19, 2016/by Maxie Syren

A Letter of “voluntary” participation in the cotton harvest

October 18, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

Official Press on Uzbek Cotton Traders

© Simon Buxton/Anti-Slavery International
October 12, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

Uzbekistan export of textiles amounted to $ 1.1 billion in 2016

Cotton pickers in the Namangan region © UGF 2016
September 25, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Statements of “voluntary participation” in the cotton harvest are an additional mockery of the people

Lunch at the fields 2015 (Source: UGF monitors)
September 15, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Doctors in neurosurgery center in Tashkent paid hundred million Som to avoid collecting cotton

September 15, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Shop owners at Abu Sahiy market in Tashkent extorted to make contributions to the cotton harvest

Shortages of cash money in circulation has become a chronic problem of Uzbekistan. (Source: www.eltuz.com)
September 14, 2016/by Aziz Nur

School principals forced to deposit cash

© UGF 2016
November 10, 2016/by Maxie Syren

“Bring 5 kg of cotton to school”

Cotton picker in Karakalpakstan © UGF 2016
October 5, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Participant of Cotton Planning Meeting Killed

October 3, 2016/by Aziz Nur

First-Year College Students Forcibly Mobilized to Harvest Cotton

September 29, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

„I did not know that it is possible to call somewhere and complain that I have been sent to harvest cotton. Although I could, I still did not call“.

September 26, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Students from Ferghana are forced to walk for 2 hours every day to reach a cotton field

Mobilization of students in Jizzakh 2016. © UGF
September 19, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Students of the Graphic Arts Department at the Ferghana State University mobilized to harvest cotton

October 17, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Senior Pupils from Mirzachul District Mobilized to Pick Cotton

October 11, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Employee from Jizzakh Beaten by Police for Refusing to Pick Cotton

Cotton pickers in the Namangan region © UGF 2016
September 25, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Statements of “voluntary participation” in the cotton harvest are an additional mockery of the people

Cotton picking is hard work: Pickers have to bend down the whole day and work outside in the heat. © UGF 2015
September 25, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Woman suffered a miscarriage during the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan

September 21, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Pregnant women suffered a miscarriage on the cotton fields

September 21, 2016/by Maxie Syren

“People come back home after having picked cotton and have no electricity”

September 29, 2016/by Maxie Syren

“Mirziyoev is coming! Students are moved from picking cotton to cleaning streets”

October 21, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Teacher Beaten by Khokim in Kashkadarya for Awareness-Raising Activities

October 17, 2016/by Aziz Nur

School Pupils from Qashqadaryo Region Forced to Pick Cotton

October 5, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

Mother Loses Baby while Doctors Harvest Cotton

October 4, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

Medical Workers Mobilised for Harvest Complain for Poor Conditions in Cotton Fields

Mobilisation of cotton pickers to the fields 2015 (Source: UGF monitors)
September 15, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Students of the University of Karshi have been forcibly sent to pick cotton

Uzbek Human Rights Activist Elena Urlaeva
November 7, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Human rights activist Elena Urlaeva arrested in Buka city

October 18, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

Head of the Karshi district accused of beating farmers and managers failing to comply with cotton duties

October 14, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

Doctors, Teachers and High School Pupils Picking Cotton in Pastdargom District

September 26, 2016/by Aziz Nur

The Head of Kyzyryk District Forced People to Pick Cotton until Morning

Work on the cotton fields 2015 (Source: UGF monitors)
September 15, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Teachers and doctors are sent to “aerate” cotton fields

Shortages of cash money in circulation has become a chronic problem of Uzbekistan. (Source: www.eltuz.com)
September 14, 2016/by Aziz Nur

School principals forced to deposit cash

October 18, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

Head of the Karshi district accused of beating farmers and managers failing to comply with cotton duties

October 14, 2016/by Aziz Nur

BriefPaxta: “It Gets Worse and Worse”

Uzbek Human Rights Activist Elena Urlaeva
November 7, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Human rights activist Elena Urlaeva arrested in Buka city

October 13, 2016/by Aziz Nur

“We Were Subjected to a Full Investigation”

Cotton picker in Karakalpakstan © UGF 2016
September 29, 2016/by Maxie Syren

“Statement of the Ministry of Labour of Uzbekistan is simply eyewash”

October 5, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

Mother Loses Baby while Doctors Harvest Cotton

September 25, 2016/by Maxie Syren

“Why should I leave my kid and pick cotton?”

Living conditions at the cotton fields © UGF
September 21, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Half of the employees of the veterinary hospital in Namangan sent to harvest cotton

October 14, 2016/by Aziz Nur

BriefPaxta: “We Cannot Get Dental Care while Dentists are Picking Cotton”

October 3, 2016/by Aziz Nur

“We are Forced to Pick Cotton and Pay for Renovating a Hospital”

October 3, 2016/by Aziz Nur

“We are Forced to Pick Cotton in Bushes full of Thorns”

September 29, 2016/by Maxie Syren

“Second-year students assault us to forcibly make us pick cotton”

September 29, 2016/by Maxie Syren

“I cannot leave my disabled husband at home to pick cotton”

September 29, 2016/by Maxie Syren

“People who do not fulfill the cotton quota are imprisoned in kennels at the local police office”

September 29, 2016/by Maxie Syren

“Mirziyoev is coming! Students are moved from picking cotton to cleaning streets”

© Tuz 2017
February 14, 2017/by Maxie Syren

ILO: Forced labor in Uzbekistan is not happening because we do not want to believe it

November 25, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Official from the Uzbek Cabinet of Ministers blames human rights activist for the country failing to fulfill its yearly cotton quota

October 25, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Uzbekistan: “Fearless” Human Rights Activists Continue to Monitor Cotton Harvest

October 13, 2016/by Aziz Nur

“We Were Subjected to a Full Investigation”

October 10, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Elena Urlaeva Speaks About Detention and Assaults In Police Station

Cotton picker in Karakalpakstan © UGF 2016
September 29, 2016/by Maxie Syren

“Statement of the Ministry of Labour of Uzbekistan is simply eyewash”

October 5, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

Mother Loses Baby while Doctors Harvest Cotton

Cotton picking is hard work: Pickers have to bend down the whole day and work outside in the heat. © UGF 2015
September 25, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Woman suffered a miscarriage during the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan

© Simon Buxton/Anti-Slavery International
July 22, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Uzbeks Subjected to Forced-Labor Wonder if the Worms are Luckier

July 21, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Teachers, Doctors and Nurses forced to Prune Cotton Plants

June 2, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Everyone went to weed cotton

May 30, 2016/by Maxie Syren

UGF monitoring of the weeding season 2016

October 18, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

Official Press on Uzbek Cotton Traders

© Simon Buxton/Anti-Slavery International
October 12, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

Uzbekistan export of textiles amounted to $ 1.1 billion in 2016

October 11, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Employee from Jizzakh Beaten by Police for Refusing to Pick Cotton

October 10, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

In Andijan drivers are forced to pick cotton and give cotton pickers a ride for free

Cotton pickers in the Namangan region © UGF 2016
September 25, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Statements of “voluntary participation” in the cotton harvest are an additional mockery of the people

Sign with a slogan (Cotton is mine, yours, ours) © UGF
September 20, 2016/by Maxie Syren

“You dont have the right to refuse orders of the acting president!”

January 30, 2018/by Maxie Syren

Farmers Verbally Abused by Head of Andijan District

November 23, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

D.R. Makhmudov’s official reply to Elena Urlaeva’s complaint

Mobilization of students to the fields in 2015 © UGF
November 19, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Samarkand Students Return From Picking Cotton

November 19, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Samarkand Students Picking Cotton for 60 Days

© UGF 2016
November 10, 2016/by Maxie Syren

“Bring 5 kg of cotton to school”

Uzbek Human Rights Activist Elena Urlaeva
November 7, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Human rights activist Elena Urlaeva arrested in Buka city

Mobilization of students to the fields in 2015 © UGF
November 19, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Samarkand Students Return From Picking Cotton

November 19, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Samarkand Students Picking Cotton for 60 Days

October 25, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Uzbekistan: “Fearless” Human Rights Activists Continue to Monitor Cotton Harvest

October 14, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

Doctors, Teachers and High School Pupils Picking Cotton in Pastdargom District

September 29, 2016/by Maxie Syren

“Second-year students assault us to forcibly make us pick cotton”

Cotton pickers in the Namangan region © UGF 2016
September 25, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Statements of “voluntary participation” in the cotton harvest are an additional mockery of the people

© Tuz 2017
February 14, 2017/by Maxie Syren

ILO: Forced labor in Uzbekistan is not happening because we do not want to believe it

Mobilization of students to the fields in 2015 © UGF
November 19, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Samarkand Students Return From Picking Cotton

November 19, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Samarkand Students Picking Cotton for 60 Days

Mobilization to the cotton fields in Andijan © UGF 2016
November 2, 2016/by Maxie Syren

College Students Still Looking for Cotton

October 17, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Senior Pupils from Mirzachul District Mobilized to Pick Cotton

October 17, 2016/by Aziz Nur

School Pupils from Qashqadaryo Region Forced to Pick Cotton

September 26, 2016/by Aziz Nur

The Head of Kyzyryk District Forced People to Pick Cotton until Morning

September 25, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Teachers and Employees of Educational Institutions in the city of Gulistan in the Syrdarya Region Mobilised to Harvest Cotton on a Daily Basis

September 22, 2016/by Maxie Syren

“If you don’t pick cotton, you will be expelled from the university”

September 21, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Educational Institutions in Gulistan (Syrdarya region) mobilized to Harvest Cotton

September 18, 2016/by Aziz Nur

“Departure was supervised by Khokimiyat’s officials, the Syrdarya prosecution office and police”

September 18, 2016/by Aziz Nur

“I am going to get imprisoned tomorrow for failing to pay a fee for the military reserve mobilization in advance. Where is the justice”

September 7, 2016/by Aziz Nur

“Preparations for the cotton harvest have kicked in”

November 23, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

D.R. Makhmudov’s official reply to Elena Urlaeva’s complaint

Uzbek Human Rights Activist Elena Urlaeva
November 7, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Human rights activist Elena Urlaeva arrested in Buka city

October 10, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Elena Urlaeva Speaks About Detention and Assaults In Police Station

Doctor from the Central Hospital in Dustabad on the cotton field © UGF 2016
October 3, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Head Doctor of Chinaz’s (Tashkent region) Polyclinic Fired for Failing to Mobilize Sufficient Number of Employees for Cotton Harvest

October 3, 2016/by Aziz Nur

“We are Forced to Pick Cotton in Bushes full of Thorns”

Artist: Adolat (Source: www.eltuz.com)
September 29, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Uzbekistan’s Imams Declare Picking Cotton is Mandatory in Islam

© UGF 2016
November 10, 2016/by Maxie Syren

“Bring 5 kg of cotton to school”

Mobilization to the cotton fields in Andijan © UGF 2016
November 2, 2016/by Maxie Syren

College Students Still Looking for Cotton

October 27, 2016/by Aziz Nur

School Pupils from Bukhara Forced To Pick Cotton

October 21, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Teacher Beaten by Khokim in Kashkadarya for Awareness-Raising Activities

October 14, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

Doctors, Teachers and High School Pupils Picking Cotton in Pastdargom District

October 10, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Elena Urlaeva Speaks About Detention and Assaults In Police Station

November 23, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

D.R. Makhmudov’s official reply to Elena Urlaeva’s complaint

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