are decades of political repression making way for an uzbek spring? /

There is a mood of optimism in the air,but some panic that President Mirziyoyev’s reforms are merely cosmetic tinkeringThere is one word on everyone’s lips in Uzbekistan these days: change.[br]“Things are changing, life is getting better!” enthused Akrom Abdurahimov, and a 20-something resident of Tashkent,the capital of this central Asian state. Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com