This week, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev accepted the nomination to run as the Liberal Democratic party’s candidate in the Oct. 24 election, the current ruling party in Uzbekistan. He referred to…

The Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan represents a unique cultural blend of dazzling architecture, a rich history, and delicious food. Located along the historic Silk Road, Uzbekistan served as a crossroads for international…

In a sport full of icons (Simone Biles, Nadia Comaneci, and Nastia Liukin, just to name a few) Oksana Chusovitina is a legend. With 8 visits to the Olympic games, no one in the world of gymnastics, or any…

Dan Patterson is an American businessman originally from Mississippi who is running Silverleafe, one of the first textile “clusters” in Uzbekistan. For the first time in years, clusters like Patterson’s are making it possible to source cotton from…

Cotton makes the world go round – from t-shirts to beach towels to face masks, it makes up the products and goods that are so much a part of our lives.    Cotton is…

For four years, Uzbekistan has been working to eliminate forced labor in its cotton harvest and it has largely done just that according to a new report from the International Labour Organization. But, there’s one problem: international…