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DESCRIPTION:The Moynihan Institute’s Central Asia and the Caucasus Initiati
ve presents a \;political prisoners’ talk in the documentary film "Oql
anmagan – Unexonerated."During the “perestroika” period in the 1980s the U
zbek Soviet Socialist Republic experienced a revival of national and Islam
ic identity\; \;both became a core of pro-democracy resistance to Sovi
et rule. Despite publicly embracing democracy\, the former president of Uz
bekistan Islam Karimov saw \;both movements as a threat to his continu
ed power. Following Karimov’s death in 2016\, his successor\, Shavkat Mirz
iyoyev\, acknowledged for the first time the existence of a blacklist agai
nst former prisoners\, their social contacts\, and extended family.The "Oq
lanmagan – The Unexonerated\," a documentary produced by the Oxus Society
for Central Asian Affairs with the Uzbek video artist Umida Akhmedova and
Citylab Productions\, is one of the first attempts to tell the story of mo
re than 18\,000 people formerly designated as “extremists” by the previous
government of Uzbekistan. \;This event will feature a screening of th
e film followed by a discussion with \;Noah Tucker\, Oxus Society seni
or researcher\, and the film’s producer.Organizers:- \; \; \;&
nbsp\; \; \; \; \; \; Central Asian and the Caucasus I
nitiative (CACI)- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&
nbsp\; Central Asia and the Caucasus Student Union (CACSU)Lunch will be pr
ovided.
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SUMMARY:Citizenship in Perspective: Documentary Film 'Oqlanmagan – Unexoner
ated'
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Moynihan Institute’s Central Asia and t
he Caucasus Initiative presents a \;political prisoners’ talk in
the documentary film "Oqlanmagan – Unexonerated."
During
the “perestroika” period in the 1980s the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
experienced a revival of national and Islamic identity\; \;both becam
e a core of pro-democracy resistance to Soviet rule. Despite publicly embr
acing democracy\, the former president of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov saw&nbs
p\;both movements as a threat to his continued power. Following Karimov’s
death in 2016\, his successor\, Shavkat Mirziyoyev\, acknowledged for the
first time the existence of a blacklist against former prisoners\, their s
ocial contacts\, and extended family.
The "Oqlanmagan – T
he Unexonerated\," a documentary produced by the Oxus Society for Central
Asian Affairs with the Uzbek video artist Umida Akhmedova and Citylab Prod
uctions\, is one of the first attempts to tell the story of more than 18\,
000 people formerly designated as “extremists” by the previous government
of Uzbekistan. \;This event will feature a screening of the film follo
wed by a discussion with \;Noah Tucker\, Oxus Society senior researche
r\, and the film’s producer.
Organizers:
- \; \; \; \; \; \;&n
bsp\; \; \; Central Asian and the Caucasus Initiative (CACI)
- \; \; \; \; \; \;&
nbsp\; \; \; Central Asia and the Caucasus Student Union (CACSU)
Lunch will be provided.
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