Tag: Uzbek

Uzbek cotton sector urged to protect activists after alleged attack

The Cotton Campaign, which is a coalition of labour rights NGOs, independent trade unions, brand and retail associations, has called for Uzbekistan’s government and cotton sector to publicly affirm its commitment to allowing independent monitoring and reporting on labour rights in the cotton sector after the incident. It claimed the attack on founder and director […]

Uzbek court sentences 23 over contaminated cough syrup deaths

TASHKENT (Reuters) – A court in Uzbekistan sentenced 23 people to prison terms on Monday over the deaths of 68 children linked to contaminated cough syrups produced by India’s Marion Biotech, following a six-month-long trial. The Central Asian nation had previously reported 65 deaths linked to the medicines, but last month the prosecutors at the […]

China seals closer Uzbek ties, pushes railway route bypassing Russia

By Liz Lee and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Wednesday upgraded its diplomatic ties with Uzbekistan and offered closer cooperation across a range of projects, including a Central Asia railway that would open up a new trade route as shippers shun an existing overland link via Russia. The two countries have elevated their ties […]