Village authorities wanted leader’s cavalcade to pass through fields of snowy white crops,claim residents. RFE/RL reportsWhen word came that the Uzbek prime minister would be driving past their village, local officials wanted to impress him with roads lined by snowy white fields of cotton.
The only problem was that the cotton had already been picked. Related: Uzbekistan students stage scarce protest against forced labour in cotton fields Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com