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Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attends a meeting of Presidents of ex-Soviet nations which are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, at Konstantin Palace in Strelna, outside St. Petersburg, Russia
Protest
Uzbek govt needs ‘more consultation with the population’ amid unrest, expert says
Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the New York City truck attack, is seen in this courtroom sketch appearing in Manhattan federal courtroom in a wheelchair in New York, NY, U.S., November 1, 2017.
Conflict
No, Uzbekistan is not a hotbed for violent extremism and radicalism, experts say
A Korean bean sprout dish, kongnamul muchim), gets an Uzbek spin (fresh cilantro) at Cafe at Your Mother-in-Law.
Food
At this Brooklyn restaurant, you can get Korean food with a side of Russian history
Abdurasul Juraboev, one of two Brooklyn residents who allegedly planned to travel to Syria to support the Islamic State worked at the The Gyro King restaurant in Flatbush.
Conflict
New York City produces its first homegrown ISIS recruits
Uzbekistan may have program to forcibly sterilizing women for population control
Global Politics
Uzbekistan’s First Daughter Gulnara Karimova Tweets with Journalist
Global Politics
Doctors in Uzbekistan Say Government Forcibly Sterilizing Women
Arts, Culture & Media
Controversial Fashion Designer from Central Asia
Arts, Culture & Media
Forbidden Soviet Art in Uzbekistan
Global Politics
Uzbek fighters in Pakistan