Uzbekistan - pressure on the poor
The recent, very limited, demonstrations in Tashkent may be the early signs of more strident protests against the authoritarian regime in Uzbekistan. Imposing higher taxes, tariffs and border closures may be a risky strategy. The economy has declined in the past year leaving an increasingly desperate rural population with little left to lose. Some observors think larger changes are brewing more from EurasiaNet...
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