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Andijan: Almost Everyone Mobilized to Pick Cotton

October 6, 2016

Nazira is a doctor. She is a gynecologist at the Screening Center…

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Workers from Uzbekugol were forcibly taken out to pick cotton. We asked them: „What will happen if you do not fulfil the daily quota?“ They replied: „We will be fired from our jobs.“ Cotton Chronicle #3 from @UGFHumanRights #Uzbekistan #ForcedLabor bit.ly/2CJR5P3 pic.twitter.com/lQlhalTdOE

10:10 am · October 15, 2018

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@DrLATeal Thank you!

1:30 pm · October 14, 2018

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The @UGFHumanRights monitors collecting information in seven out of 13 regions in #Uzbekistan are recording massive forced mobilization to pick cotton or the demand to pay for replacement workers. bit.ly/2CeVUio

12:11 pm · October 14, 2018

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@shop_cdm Sadly people often do not trust the government enough to report forced labor. They are more likely to report it to independent NGOs and media than the authorities.

5:27 pm · October 4, 2018

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@UGFHumanRights stands with #GasparMatalev. Release him NOW! twitter.com/cottoncampaign…

10:07 pm · October 1, 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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