Sardoba News Today

The 2024 floods in Kazakhstan, the largest in many years, became yet another indicator that neither local nor central authorities are prepared for emergencies, and all the assurances coming from government officials about having the situation under control have failed the reality check.

Thousands were imprisoned under the regime of Islam Karimov, unjustly convicted on religious extremism and other charges. Many have been freed, but they remain unexonerated. 

It will reevaluate Indorama Agro's remediation efforts before the end of the year to determine the path forward.

From the blog of Nadezhda Dukhovny at The Times of Israel

Conviction of Blogger Casts Chill Over Uzbek Media Voice of America 13 May 2021, 09:35 GMT+10 Fazliddin Mehmonov considers himself a journalist and a blogger, and does not apologize one bit for wearing both hats. The 30-year-old from Namangan, a city in eastern Uzbekistan, admits that he and his colleagues act unprofessional at times. "We are new in this field and too passionate," Mehmonov said. "Its hard to control our energy and drive because we cover hard issues, relevant to the lives of our...

May 13, 2021 Share Fazliddin Mehmonov considers himself a journalist and a blogger, and does not apologize one bit for wearing both hats. The 30-year-old from Namangan, a city in eastern Uzbekistan, admits that he and his colleagues act unprofessional at times. “We are new in this field and too passionate,” Mehmonov said. “It’s hard to control our energy and drive because we cover hard issues, relevant to the lives of our people.” He and dozens of bloggers and media watched on...

Prison Terms For 17 In Deadly Uzbek Dam Burst May 11, 2021 11:16 GMT Share share Print Uzbekistans Supreme Court has sentenced 17 people to prison terms of between four and 10 years for corruption and misconduct over a deadly dam burst last year. The Supreme Court said that the verdicts and sentences of the defendants, including energy officials, top officials of the state railways company, and leaders of construction companies that were involved into the construction of the dam, were pronounc...

11 May in 13:20 Uzbekistans Supreme Court has sentenced 17 men to various jail terms and fines over the embezzlement, negligence, violation of engineering works over the Sardoba dam burst in central Syrdarya region last year, the Supreme Court press service said Monday. Six of the defendants, who occupied senior positions in companies engaged in building the dam, were given 3 to 10 years prison terms, and the rest faced fines, equivalent to around 13,000 U.S. dollars, Xinhua reported. Around 9...

Uzbekistans Supreme Court has sentenced 17 men to various jail terms and fines over the embezzlement, negligence, violation of engineering works over the Sardoba dam burst in central Syrdarya region last year, the Supreme Court press service said Monday. Asia   Uzbekistan Syrdarya dam burst Six of the defendants, who occupied senior positions in companies engaged in building the dam, were given 3 to 10 years prison terms, and the rest faced fines, equivalent to around 13,000 U.S. dollars, Xin...

Russian specialists to help with restoring Sardoba Reservoir POLITICS 23:03 / 01.03.2021 503 Uzbekistan has recruited specialists from the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU) for the Sardoba Reservoir Restoration Project, the press service of the Ministry of Construction reports. The Ministry noted that the study of the current state of the Sardoba Reservoir and its reconstruction is carried out with a help of s...