2006 in Uzbekistan

none 2006 The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Uzbekistan. Incumbents President: Islam Karimov Prime Minister: Shavkat Mirziyoyev Events March March 20 - The UN's refugee agency, the UNHCR, says it has been ordered to leave Uzbekistan within one month.UNHCR 'expelled from Uzbekistan' BBC News 20 March 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4826278.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20061016174732/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4826278.stm 16 October 2006 live September September 21 - Komiljon Usmanov is on trial for "threatening Uzbekistan's constitutional order and public security," and is accused of allegedly leading the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization. Usmanov was sentenced in 2001 to 10 years in jail on similar charges, but was freed under an amnesty. He maintains his innocence.Alleged Islamist Leader On Trial In Uzbekistan www.rferl.org 22 September 2006 https://www.rferl.org/a/1071551.html https://web.archive.org/web/20190906204646/https://www.rferl.org/a/1071551.html 6 September 2019 live October October 16 - President Islam Karimov fires Saidullo Begaliev, Governor of Andijan, for "short-sighted policies" and "lack of attention to the people's needs" that led to the Andijan massacre in 2005. Karimov appoints Ahmad Usmonov as Begaliev's replacement.Uzbek President Blames Andijon Governor For 2005 Unrest www.rferl.org 16 October 2006 https://www.rferl.org/a/1072048.html https://web.archive.org/web/20210126150525/https://www.rferl.org/a/1072048.html 26 January 2021 live October 19 - An Uzbek military Antonov An-2 aircraft crashes near Tashkent killing all of the 15 people on board. The Uzbek Emergency Ministry says the pilots lost control of the plane while trying to land.Uzbekistan plane crash kills 15 BBC News 19 October 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6067436.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20061026091232/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6067436.stm 26 October 2006 live October 23 - The Initiative Group of Independent Rights Defenders in Uzbekistan demands the Karimov administration release political opposition leader Sanjar Umarov, calling the case against him "entirely fabricated." Uzbek authorities arrested Umarov in 2005.Uzbek Rights Group Calls For Release Of Oppositionist www.rferl.org 23 October 2006 https://www.rferl.org/a/1072229.html https://web.archive.org/web/20220927053624/https://www.rferl.org/a/1072229.html 27 September 2022 live November November 13 - The European Union has renewed diplomatic sanctions for Uzbekistan. The sanctions, which have been violated repeatedly by the governments of Britain and Germany, prohibit the sale of weapons to the Uzbek government and visits from EU officials to Uzbekistan or vice versa. The sanctions were originally implemented after the Uzbek government would not allow an international investigation into the terrorist uprising in Andijan.EU renews Uzbekistan sanctions BBC News 13 November 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6142956.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20140407102333/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6142956.stm 7 April 2014 live December December 14 - Uzbekistan nearly doubles the price of natural gas it sells to Kyrgyzstan from US$55 to US$100 (£51) per 1,000 cubic meters of gas amid growing tension between the two nations over alleged spying.Uzbekistan pushes up gas prices BBC News 14 December 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6180385.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20090930150738/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6180385.stm 30 September 2009 live References 2006 in Category:Years of the 21st century in Uzbekistan Category:2000s in Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Uzbekistan