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Caricature by Cartoonist Tuz (Source: www.eltuz.com)

2016, Caricatures, Jizzakh Region

No gas supply to Gallaorol

September 20, 2016

Nabijon Jurboev, one of the residents of the Gallaorol district…

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“I have six children. I left my youngest with their elder siblings and took only two of my children who attend school with me to clean the streets. Together we cleaned the streets of camel thorns..." bit.ly/2MtNI4h #Uzbekistan #HumanRights

2:19 pm · August 21, 2018

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Uzbekistan remains desolate place for opposition politics eurasianet.org/s/uzbekistan-r… via @EurasiaNet

7:06 pm · August 19, 2018

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"We urge the government of #Switzerland to ensure that these #assets are returned responsibly to #Uzbekistan ... in ways that provide remedy to the #Citizens of Uzbekistan as the true #victims of grand #CORRUPTION bit.ly/2OWToRI

7:50 pm · August 10, 2018

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On August 3, The #CORRUPTION and #HumanRights Initiative managed at @QMUL and @UlsterUni has published its Evaluation of ILO Third Party Monitoring in #Uzbekistan, revealing serious shortcomings with the methodology used by the ILO. bit.ly/2MBn7yb

7:23 pm · August 10, 2018

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If #farmers were left alone, if they were given #freedom and requested to provide only their harvest, then, even during hard #times, the #farming industry would be able to actively develop. bit.ly/2Ojlo0P #Uzbekistan #HumanRights

2:01 am · August 9, 2018

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January 30, 2018/by Maxie Syren

Farmers Verbally Abused by Head of Andijan District

February 14, 2017/by Maxie Syren

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

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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

Letter from prosecutor Makhmudo © UGF 2016

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

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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

Photos from Andijan

October 6, 2016/by Aziz Nur

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

Mobilisation of cotton pickers to the fields © UGF

October 27, 2016/by Aziz Nur

School Pupils from Bukhara Forced To Pick Cotton

Interviews with cotton pickers

October 13, 2016/by Aziz Nur

“We Were Subjected to a Full Investigation”

Illustrative photo

October 9, 2016/by Aziz Nur

BriefPaxta: Good Grades for Cotton Pickers

© Simon Buxton / Anti-Slavery

September 25, 2016/by Maxie Syren

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

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

Mobilisation of cotton pickers to the fields © UGF

October 27, 2016/by Aziz Nur

School Pupils from Bukhara Forced To Pick Cotton

Malohat does interviews

October 17, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Senior Pupils from Mirzachul District Mobilized to Pick Cotton

Cotton Spring Works 2016 © UGF

October 17, 2016/by Aziz Nur

School Pupils from Qashqadaryo Region Forced to Pick Cotton

Malohat does interviews

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

Letter from prosecutor Makhmudo © UGF 2016

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

Malohat does interviews

October 14, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

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

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October 14, 2016/by Aziz Nur

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

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October 14, 2016/by Aziz Nur

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

Photos from Andijan

October 6, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Andijan: Almost Everyone Mobilized to Pick Cotton

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

Payment of cotton pickers © UGF

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

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

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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“.

© Simon Buxton / Anti-Slavery

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

Malohat does interviews

October 17, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Senior Pupils from Mirzachul District Mobilized to Pick Cotton

Photos from Andijan

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

© Simon Buxton / Anti-Slavery

September 21, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Pregnant women suffered a miscarriage on the cotton fields

© Simon Buxton / Anti-Slavery

September 21, 2016/by Maxie Syren

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

© Simon Buxton / Anti-Slavery

September 29, 2016/by Maxie Syren

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

Photos from Andijan

October 21, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Teacher Beaten by Khokim in Kashkadarya for Awareness-Raising Activities

Cotton Spring Works 2016 © UGF

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

Malohat does interviews

October 14, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

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

Illustrative photo

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

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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

Interviews with cotton pickers

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

© Simon Buxton / Anti-Slavery

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

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October 14, 2016/by Aziz Nur

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

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October 3, 2016/by Aziz Nur

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

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October 3, 2016/by Aziz Nur

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

© Simon Buxton / Anti-Slavery

September 29, 2016/by Maxie Syren

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

© Simon Buxton / Anti-Slavery

September 29, 2016/by Maxie Syren

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

© Simon Buxton / Anti-Slavery

September 29, 2016/by Maxie Syren

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

© Simon Buxton / Anti-Slavery

September 29, 2016/by Maxie Syren

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

February 14, 2017/by Maxie Syren

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

photo-elena-urlaeva-2012-samarkand-region

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

Interviews with cotton pickers

October 13, 2016/by Aziz Nur

“We Were Subjected to a Full Investigation”

Cotton Spring Works 2016 © UGF

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

Cotton Spring Works 2016 © UGF

June 2, 2016/by Maxie Syren

Everyone went to weed cotton

Cotton Spring Works 2016 © UGF

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

Photos from Andijan

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

Letter from prosecutor Makhmudo © UGF 2016

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

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

Malohat does interviews

October 14, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

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

© Simon Buxton / Anti-Slavery

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

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

Malohat does interviews

October 17, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Senior Pupils from Mirzachul District Mobilized to Pick Cotton

Cotton Spring Works 2016 © UGF

October 17, 2016/by Aziz Nur

School Pupils from Qashqadaryo Region Forced to Pick Cotton

Illustrative photo

September 26, 2016/by Aziz Nur

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

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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

© Simon Buxton / Anti-Slavery

September 22, 2016/by Maxie Syren

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

© Simon Buxton / Anti-Slavery

September 21, 2016/by Maxie Syren

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

© Simon Buxton / Anti-Slavery

September 18, 2016/by Aziz Nur

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

© Simon Buxton / Anti-Slavery

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”

© Simon Buxton / Anti-Slavery

September 7, 2016/by Aziz Nur

“Preparations for the cotton harvest have kicked in”

Letter from prosecutor Makhmudo © UGF 2016

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

Cotton Spring Works 2016 © UGF

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

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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

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

Mobilisation of cotton pickers to the fields © UGF

October 27, 2016/by Aziz Nur

School Pupils from Bukhara Forced To Pick Cotton

Photos from Andijan

October 21, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Teacher Beaten by Khokim in Kashkadarya for Awareness-Raising Activities

Malohat does interviews

October 14, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

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

Cotton Spring Works 2016 © UGF

October 10, 2016/by Aziz Nur

Elena Urlaeva Speaks About Detention and Assaults In Police Station

Letter from prosecutor Makhmudo © UGF 2016

November 23, 2016/by Sophie Falsini

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

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