Chicago Radio: Uzbekistan Opposition Leader Jailed: Interview with Gulam Umarov, Son of Jailed Dissident Leader Sanjar Umarov. Listen.
Chicago Radio: Uzbekistan Opposition Leader Sentenced to over Ten Years.
Gulam Umarov Testimony at the Helsinki Commission - In thinking about the impact that the “Arab spring” may have on the Central Asian republics, one needs to remember the recent history of our region. My country, Uzbekistan, was founded on the ruins of the Soviet Union. read more
Commercial Appeal: Panel talks of Asian unrest as son recounts father's jailing in Uzbekistan -WASHINGTON -- Germantown businessman Gulambek S. Umarov told the Helsinki Commission his dissident father, held for years by the government of Uzbekistan, is recovering but that the use of "violence, terror and torture" are still widespread in his native land. read more
Commercial Appeal: Germantown man recovers after Uzbekistan imprisonment - Five years ago, a father blew up pink balloons for his daughter's birthday party at his Germantown home. He remembers his two daughters and their friends dancing about in their billowy princess dresses and feeding the horses nearby. read more
New York Times: An Uzbek Survivor of Torture Seeks to Fight It Tacitly -SANJAR UMAROV, his voice raspy and faint, described his long string of months in solitary confinement in Uzbekistan. He would stand in a tiny cell, he said, his back to a wall. . read more
Umarov Family Statement Regarding the Release of Dr. Umarov - Our husband and father, Sanjar Umarov, returned to our home in Germantown, Tennessee on Saturday, November 21 after four years of imprisonment in Uzbekistan. read more
Uzbekistan: Opposition Figure's Release Signal of Warming Uzbek-US Ties? - Uzbekistan's recent release of a leading jailed opposition figure is stoking hopes for warmer relations between Tashkent and the West. read more
Нигора Ҳидоятова: Демократик кучлар бирдамликда намуна бўлишлари керак - Нигора Ҳидоятова атоқли ўзбек санъаткорлари Аброр Ҳидоятов ва Сора Эшонтўраеванинг набираси. read more
HRW: Freed Activist’s Condition Highlights Harsh Treatment - Uzbek political opposition leader Sanjar Umarov's release from prison earlier this month is a positive development... read more
U.S. Ambassador’s Statement on Dr. Umarov’s Amnesty - The United States welcomes the news that as a humanitarian gesture, Dr. Sanjar Umarov has been amnestied and is now in the care of his family in Tennessee. read more
Uzbekistan: Opposition Leader Sent to U.S. After Early Release From Prison - Sanjar Umarov, an Uzbek opposition leader imprisoned on charges that his supporters said were fabricated, returned to freedom in the United States over the weekend. Mr. Umarov... read more
Reuters: EU concerned over Uzbek opposition jailings - The European Union has voiced concern over the jailing of opposition and human rights activists in Uzbekistan and urged the authoritarian Central Asian state to allow foreign observers to attend trials. read more
BBC: 'Deep concern' for Uzbek detainee - The international pressure group Human Rights Watch has urged Uzbekistan to provide immediate medical help for jailed opposition leader Sanjar Umarov.. read more
U.S. Senate RESOLUTION 295 - 109th CONGRESS, 1st Session - Expressing the sense of the Senate on the arrest of Sanjar Umarov in Uzbekistan. read more
U.S. House of Representatives RESOLUTION 545- 109th CONGRESS, 1st Session - Expressing the sense of the Senate on the arrest of Sanjar Umarov in Uzbekistan. read more
New York Times: Senators Concerned on Uzbekistan Party Leader - Echoing international concern about the arrest and suspected abuse of an
opposition leader in Uzbekistan, two American senators introduced a resolution on Tuesday
calling on the Uzbek government to ensure that the detained politician is treated fairly and in
accordance with his human rights. read more
New York Times: Uzbekistan: Opposition Leader On Trial - The embezzlement trial of Sanjar Umarov, a businessman who is the chairman of the opposition group the Sunshine Coalition, began in Tashkent, Human Rights Watch reported. Rights groups say they believe the case is politically motivated and have expressed concerns that Mr. Umarov was drugged or tortured in custody. read more
BBC: Uzbek opposition leader on trial - A prominent Uzbek opposition leader has gone on trial for alleged economic crimes. read more
BBC: Uzbekistan jails opposition chief - A court in Uzbekistan has sentenced another opposition leader to more than 10 years in prison. read more
RFE/RL: Another Opposition Leader Given Harsh Sentence - Sanjar Umarov, the leader of the "Sunshine Uzbekistan" opposition coalition, was sentenced today to nearly 11 years in prison for economic crimes, including embezzlement, money laundering, and tax evasion. His supporters, however, say the case is politically motivated. read more
The Washington Post: Uzbekistan Jails Opposition Leader and Rights Worker - Courts in Uzbekistan sentenced an opposition leader and a human rights worker to long prison terms Monday and ordered Freedom House, a U.S.-based organization that promotes democracy, to close its office in the country. read more
