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Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is currently announcing his decision not to proceed with the constitutional reform that would eliminate the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan's right to secede from Uzbekistan through a referendum. The proposed change has sparked outrage among the ethnic Karakalpak majority, with neighboring Kazakhstan also expressing concern. In a round-table discussion, one speaker, Rustem Matekov, warned that the day of the referendum would mark "the funeral of the people of the Republic of Karakalpakstan."
Friday, 1 July, 2022