LUCKNOW: A 48-year-old Uzbek woman, Lola Kayumova, accused of involvement in human trafficking and sex work, had reportedly been staying illegally in Lucknow for more than seven years. Although ...

(Berlin) – A Tashkent regional appeals court on August 21, 2024, upheld a woman’s 30-month restricted freedom sentence for alleged anti-constitutional activity in gross violation of her right to ...

Reforms and support programs are gradually improving women’s access to education, internships and business. Women now make up ...

Nargiza Unal met her husband, Adnan, 13 years ago when she was working in Turkey on a temporary visa with the hope of making money and returning to her home country, Uzbekistan. Nargiza's plans ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned a parole-like sentence handed to an Uzbek woman in April over her sharing of a 1991 video showing the late President Islam Karimov speaking to Islamists. The ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS12) — A 36-year-oldUzbek woman was sentenced in Orlando for her role in a long-running immigration and passport fraud conspiracy. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday ...

Three years after Uzbekistan criminalized domestic violence, data shows that for women progress is too slow. Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, the government should recommit to enforcing ...

MINSK, 4 August (BelTA) - Preparations are underway for the third Belarus-Uzbekistan Women’s Business Forum, Sergei Aleinik, Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs and National ...

A World Bank study on the impact of readily available childcare on female employment in Uzbekistan produced some surprising results. An Uzbek government program to expand pre-school access for young ...

Two Uzbek men were arrested for the January 24 murder of Durdona Khakimova, whose headless body was found in an Istanbul bin, sparking public outrage. Investigators now link the suspects to a second ...