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ILO: Forced labor in Uzbekistan is not happening because we do not want to believe it

February 14, 2017

The International Labor Organization (ILO) recently published…

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January 30, 2018

Farmers Verbally Abused by Head of Andijan District

February 14, 2017

ILO: Forced labor in Uzbekistan is not happening because we do not want to believe it

November 25, 2016

Official from the Uzbek Cabinet of Ministers blames human rights activist for the country failing to fulfill its yearly cotton quota

November 23, 2016

D.R. Makhmudov’s official reply to Elena Urlaeva’s complaint

Mobilization of students to the fields in 2015 © UGF

November 19, 2016

Samarkand Students Return From Picking Cotton

November 19, 2016

Samarkand Students Picking Cotton for 60 Days

January 30, 2018

Farmers Verbally Abused by Head of Andijan District

Mobilization to the cotton fields in Andijan © UGF 2016

November 2, 2016

College Students Still Looking for Cotton

October 14, 2016

BriefPaxta: “Pick Cotton Before Having Your Dog Put Down”

October 10, 2016

In Andijan drivers are forced to pick cotton and give cotton pickers a ride for free

Mobilisation of cotton pickers to the fields 2015 (Source: UGF monitors)

October 6, 2016

More Students Mobilized to Pick Cotton due to Slowdown of Cotton Harvest

October 6, 2016

“You have to teach 8 different subjects while other teachers were away picking cotton”

October 27, 2016

School Pupils from Bukhara Forced To Pick Cotton

October 13, 2016

“We Were Subjected to a Full Investigation”

October 9, 2016

BriefPaxta: Good Grades for Cotton Pickers

September 25, 2016

Uzbeks migrants returning back home to change their passports fall into the “cotton trap”

February 14, 2017

ILO: Forced labor in Uzbekistan is not happening because we do not want to believe it

Artist: Elsevar (Source: www.eltuz.com)

October 18, 2016

Cotton Harvest in Uzbekistan Through the Eyes of Cartoonists

Artist: Adolat (Source: www.eltuz.com)

September 29, 2016

Uzbekistan’s Imams Declare Picking Cotton is Mandatory in Islam

Uzbekistan's acting president Mirziyoev (Artist: Adolat, www.eltuz.com)

September 22, 2016

New President, Old Habits

Caricature by Cartoonist Tuz (Source: www.eltuz.com)

September 20, 2016

No gas supply to Gallaorol

Shortages of cash money in circulation has become a chronic problem of Uzbekistan. (Source: www.eltuz.com)

September 14, 2016

School principals forced to deposit cash

October 27, 2016

School Pupils from Bukhara Forced To Pick Cotton

October 17, 2016

Senior Pupils from Mirzachul District Mobilized to Pick Cotton

October 17, 2016

School Pupils from Qashqadaryo Region Forced to Pick Cotton

October 14, 2016

Doctors, Teachers and High School Pupils Picking Cotton in Pastdargom District

© Simon Buxton/Anti-Slavery International

September 15, 2016

University student in the Andijan region died during the cotton harvest

November 23, 2016

D.R. Makhmudov’s official reply to Elena Urlaeva’s complaint

October 25, 2016

Uzbekistan: “Fearless” Human Rights Activists Continue to Monitor Cotton Harvest

October 14, 2016

Doctors, Teachers and High School Pupils Picking Cotton in Pastdargom District

October 14, 2016

BriefPaxta: “Pick Cotton Before Having Your Dog Put Down”

October 14, 2016

BriefPaxta: “We Cannot Get Dental Care while Dentists are Picking Cotton”

October 6, 2016

Andijan: Almost Everyone Mobilized to Pick Cotton

February 14, 2017

ILO: Forced labor in Uzbekistan is not happening because we do not want to believe it

Letter of voluntary participation © UGF

September 19, 2016

A Letter of “voluntary” participation in the cotton harvest

October 18, 2016

Official Press on Uzbek Cotton Traders

© Simon Buxton/Anti-Slavery International

October 12, 2016

Uzbekistan export of textiles amounted to $ 1.1 billion in 2016

Cotton pickers in the Namangan region © UGF 2016

September 25, 2016

Statements of “voluntary participation” in the cotton harvest are an additional mockery of the people

Lunch at the fields 2015 (Source: UGF monitors)

September 15, 2016

Doctors in neurosurgery center in Tashkent paid hundred million Som to avoid collecting cotton

September 15, 2016

Shop owners at Abu Sahiy market in Tashkent extorted to make contributions to the cotton harvest

Shortages of cash money in circulation has become a chronic problem of Uzbekistan. (Source: www.eltuz.com)

September 14, 2016

School principals forced to deposit cash

November 10, 2016

“Bring 5 kg of cotton to school”

Cotton picker in Karakalpakstan © UGF 2016

October 5, 2016

Participant of Cotton Planning Meeting Killed

October 3, 2016

First-Year College Students Forcibly Mobilized to Harvest Cotton

September 29, 2016

„I did not know that it is possible to call somewhere and complain that I have been sent to harvest cotton. Although I could, I still did not call“.

September 26, 2016

Students from Ferghana are forced to walk for 2 hours every day to reach a cotton field

Mobilization of students in Jizzakh 2016. © UGF

September 19, 2016

Students of the Graphic Arts Department at the Ferghana State University mobilized to harvest cotton

October 17, 2016

Senior Pupils from Mirzachul District Mobilized to Pick Cotton

October 11, 2016

Employee from Jizzakh Beaten by Police for Refusing to Pick Cotton

Cotton pickers in the Namangan region © UGF 2016

September 25, 2016

Statements of “voluntary participation” in the cotton harvest are an additional mockery of the people

Cotton picking is hard work: Pickers have to bend down the whole day and work outside in the heat. © UGF 2015

September 25, 2016

Woman suffered a miscarriage during the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan

September 21, 2016

Pregnant women suffered a miscarriage on the cotton fields

September 21, 2016

“People come back home after having picked cotton and have no electricity”

September 29, 2016

“Mirziyoev is coming! Students are moved from picking cotton to cleaning streets”

October 21, 2016

Teacher Beaten by Khokim in Kashkadarya for Awareness-Raising Activities

October 17, 2016

School Pupils from Qashqadaryo Region Forced to Pick Cotton

October 5, 2016

Mother Loses Baby while Doctors Harvest Cotton

October 4, 2016

Medical Workers Mobilised for Harvest Complain for Poor Conditions in Cotton Fields

Mobilisation of cotton pickers to the fields 2015 (Source: UGF monitors)

September 15, 2016

Students of the University of Karshi have been forcibly sent to pick cotton

Uzbek Human Rights Activist Elena Urlaeva

November 7, 2016

Human rights activist Elena Urlaeva arrested in Buka city

October 18, 2016

Head of the Karshi district accused of beating farmers and managers failing to comply with cotton duties

October 14, 2016

Doctors, Teachers and High School Pupils Picking Cotton in Pastdargom District

September 26, 2016

The Head of Kyzyryk District Forced People to Pick Cotton until Morning

Work on the cotton fields 2015 (Source: UGF monitors)

September 15, 2016

Teachers and doctors are sent to “aerate” cotton fields

Shortages of cash money in circulation has become a chronic problem of Uzbekistan. (Source: www.eltuz.com)

September 14, 2016

School principals forced to deposit cash

October 18, 2016

Head of the Karshi district accused of beating farmers and managers failing to comply with cotton duties

October 14, 2016

BriefPaxta: “It Gets Worse and Worse”

Uzbek Human Rights Activist Elena Urlaeva

November 7, 2016

Human rights activist Elena Urlaeva arrested in Buka city

October 13, 2016

“We Were Subjected to a Full Investigation”

Cotton picker in Karakalpakstan © UGF 2016

September 29, 2016

“Statement of the Ministry of Labour of Uzbekistan is simply eyewash”

October 5, 2016

Mother Loses Baby while Doctors Harvest Cotton

September 25, 2016

“Why should I leave my kid and pick cotton?”

Living conditions at the cotton fields © UGF

September 21, 2016

Half of the employees of the veterinary hospital in Namangan sent to harvest cotton

October 14, 2016

BriefPaxta: “We Cannot Get Dental Care while Dentists are Picking Cotton”

October 3, 2016

“We are Forced to Pick Cotton and Pay for Renovating a Hospital”

October 3, 2016

“We are Forced to Pick Cotton in Bushes full of Thorns”

September 29, 2016

“Second-year students assault us to forcibly make us pick cotton”

September 29, 2016

“I cannot leave my disabled husband at home to pick cotton”

September 29, 2016

“People who do not fulfill the cotton quota are imprisoned in kennels at the local police office”

September 29, 2016

“Mirziyoev is coming! Students are moved from picking cotton to cleaning streets”

February 14, 2017

ILO: Forced labor in Uzbekistan is not happening because we do not want to believe it

November 25, 2016

Official from the Uzbek Cabinet of Ministers blames human rights activist for the country failing to fulfill its yearly cotton quota

October 25, 2016

Uzbekistan: “Fearless” Human Rights Activists Continue to Monitor Cotton Harvest

October 13, 2016

“We Were Subjected to a Full Investigation”

October 10, 2016

Elena Urlaeva Speaks About Detention and Assaults In Police Station

Cotton picker in Karakalpakstan © UGF 2016

September 29, 2016

“Statement of the Ministry of Labour of Uzbekistan is simply eyewash”

October 5, 2016

Mother Loses Baby while Doctors Harvest Cotton

Cotton picking is hard work: Pickers have to bend down the whole day and work outside in the heat. © UGF 2015

September 25, 2016

Woman suffered a miscarriage during the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan

© Simon Buxton/Anti-Slavery International

July 22, 2016

Uzbeks Subjected to Forced-Labor Wonder if the Worms are Luckier

July 21, 2016

Teachers, Doctors and Nurses forced to Prune Cotton Plants

June 2, 2016

Everyone went to weed cotton

May 30, 2016

UGF monitoring of the weeding season 2016

October 18, 2016

Official Press on Uzbek Cotton Traders

© Simon Buxton/Anti-Slavery International

October 12, 2016

Uzbekistan export of textiles amounted to $ 1.1 billion in 2016

October 11, 2016

Employee from Jizzakh Beaten by Police for Refusing to Pick Cotton

October 10, 2016

In Andijan drivers are forced to pick cotton and give cotton pickers a ride for free

Cotton pickers in the Namangan region © UGF 2016

September 25, 2016

Statements of “voluntary participation” in the cotton harvest are an additional mockery of the people

Sign with a slogan (Cotton is mine, yours, ours) © UGF

September 20, 2016

“You dont have the right to refuse orders of the acting president!”

January 30, 2018

Farmers Verbally Abused by Head of Andijan District

November 23, 2016

D.R. Makhmudov’s official reply to Elena Urlaeva’s complaint

Mobilization of students to the fields in 2015 © UGF

November 19, 2016

Samarkand Students Return From Picking Cotton

November 19, 2016

Samarkand Students Picking Cotton for 60 Days

November 10, 2016

“Bring 5 kg of cotton to school”

Uzbek Human Rights Activist Elena Urlaeva

November 7, 2016

Human rights activist Elena Urlaeva arrested in Buka city

Mobilization of students to the fields in 2015 © UGF

November 19, 2016

Samarkand Students Return From Picking Cotton

November 19, 2016

Samarkand Students Picking Cotton for 60 Days

October 25, 2016

Uzbekistan: “Fearless” Human Rights Activists Continue to Monitor Cotton Harvest

October 14, 2016

Doctors, Teachers and High School Pupils Picking Cotton in Pastdargom District

September 29, 2016

“Second-year students assault us to forcibly make us pick cotton”

Cotton pickers in the Namangan region © UGF 2016

September 25, 2016

Statements of “voluntary participation” in the cotton harvest are an additional mockery of the people

February 14, 2017

ILO: Forced labor in Uzbekistan is not happening because we do not want to believe it

Mobilization of students to the fields in 2015 © UGF

November 19, 2016

Samarkand Students Return From Picking Cotton

November 19, 2016

Samarkand Students Picking Cotton for 60 Days

Mobilization to the cotton fields in Andijan © UGF 2016

November 2, 2016

College Students Still Looking for Cotton

October 17, 2016

Senior Pupils from Mirzachul District Mobilized to Pick Cotton

October 17, 2016

School Pupils from Qashqadaryo Region Forced to Pick Cotton

September 26, 2016

The Head of Kyzyryk District Forced People to Pick Cotton until Morning

September 25, 2016

Teachers and Employees of Educational Institutions in the city of Gulistan in the Syrdarya Region Mobilised to Harvest Cotton on a Daily Basis

September 22, 2016

“If you don’t pick cotton, you will be expelled from the university”

September 21, 2016

Educational Institutions in Gulistan (Syrdarya region) mobilized to Harvest Cotton

September 18, 2016

“Departure was supervised by Khokimiyat’s officials, the Syrdarya prosecution office and police”

September 18, 2016

“I am going to get imprisoned tomorrow for failing to pay a fee for the military reserve mobilization in advance. Where is the justice”

September 7, 2016

“Preparations for the cotton harvest have kicked in”

November 23, 2016

D.R. Makhmudov’s official reply to Elena Urlaeva’s complaint

Uzbek Human Rights Activist Elena Urlaeva

November 7, 2016

Human rights activist Elena Urlaeva arrested in Buka city

October 10, 2016

Elena Urlaeva Speaks About Detention and Assaults In Police Station

Doctor from the Central Hospital in Dustabad on the cotton field © UGF 2016

October 3, 2016

Head Doctor of Chinaz’s (Tashkent region) Polyclinic Fired for Failing to Mobilize Sufficient Number of Employees for Cotton Harvest

October 3, 2016

“We are Forced to Pick Cotton in Bushes full of Thorns”

Artist: Adolat (Source: www.eltuz.com)

September 29, 2016

Uzbekistan’s Imams Declare Picking Cotton is Mandatory in Islam

November 10, 2016

“Bring 5 kg of cotton to school”

Mobilization to the cotton fields in Andijan © UGF 2016

November 2, 2016

College Students Still Looking for Cotton

October 27, 2016

School Pupils from Bukhara Forced To Pick Cotton

October 21, 2016

Teacher Beaten by Khokim in Kashkadarya for Awareness-Raising Activities

October 14, 2016

Doctors, Teachers and High School Pupils Picking Cotton in Pastdargom District

October 10, 2016

Elena Urlaeva Speaks About Detention and Assaults In Police Station

November 23, 2016

D.R. Makhmudov’s official reply to Elena Urlaeva’s complaint

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