Hokim of Samarkand district, Shukhrat Djamolov, Demonstrates Particular Cruelty in the Mobilization of Medical Workers to Collect Cotton

Despite assurances by Uzbek officials that teachers and doctors…

In Samarkand, a Student Jumped out of a Bus on the Way to Forced Labor in the Cotton Harvest

A student of the socio-economic department of Samarkand State…

A Shop in a Market has been Shut for not Picking Cotton

A photo has triggered discussions on Facebook. It shows shop…

Workers of GM Uzbekistan Sent to Collect Cotton

Thousands of workers and employees of the General Motors (GM)…

Over 30,000 People Sent by Train to Collect Cotton

Since the beginning of October, more than 30,000 residents…

Uzbek Farmers Spend Night Behind Bars for Selling Cucumbers instead of Picking Cotton

On October 18, at a meeting of the administration of the Shahrisabz…

Victim of the 2017 cotton harvest

A 60-year old resident of the village of Sharkobod in the Sokh…

Teachers of Andijan Medical Institute Forced to Hire Cotton Pickers

Teachers of the Andijan State Medical Institute have written…
Medical staff from Samarkand is being transported to the cotton fields © UGF 2017

Victims of forced labor in Uzbekistan – 58-year-old convict and children’s doctor

This year’s cotton harvest has demanded its first victims:…

Human Rights Activists Detained in Samarkand

The two Uzbek human rights activists Malohat Eshonqulova and…