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his foreign journalism service. He prepared nearly 1000 news stories per year. In
2012 Mr. Abdukarimov was awarded the National Prize “Oltin qalam” in the
nomination “For the best articles on Uzbekistan published in the foreign mass
media”(10; 11; 12).
On the eve of elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan held on
March 29, 2015, the “Тüкiyenin sesi” (“The Voice of Turkey”) international radio
broadcasted the air show on the topic of socio-political and socio-economic
reforms in Uzbekistan, and their outcomes(12). The experts from the Center for
International Strategy and Security Research of Turkey participated in the show.
It is worth mentioning that the shows produced by the “Тüкiyenin sesi”
international radio, which is a part of the “TRT” State Television and Radio
Company, are also aired to a number of foreign countries beyond Turkey.
During the air program the experts have scrutinized the topic of
parliamentary elections conducted in December 2014 in Uzbekistan. They have
emphasized that the elections were held in line with standards of democracy,
transparency and fairness. Also, it is worth a special mentioning that the Turkish
experts believed that the presidential elections then due on March 29, 2015 would
take place in correspondence with the same principles.
Apart from the journalism materials analyzed above, some works by foreign
experts cannot either be sidelined here.
The book named “Uzbekistan between the Past and the Future” by the
Russian expert on Middle Asia and Caucasus and historian scholar Zurab Todua
(goes by the journalistic penname – Vakhtang Sheliya) is also a piece of work with
a peculiar significance(2, 76).
The book offers the analytical thoughts on Uzbekistan’s history, geographic
location and security issues. In particular, the author of the book focuses on how
the religious extremism and terrorism stand as a serious danger – the acute problem
which knows no borders.
For many years Mr. Todua served as a scientific fellow at the Moscow-based
Institute of Religion and Politics. He has authored over 10 books about various
conflicts, political and military confrontations on the CIS space.
The negative articles. The print media in some countries of the West,
particularly, the U.S.-based “The New York Times” newspaper and the German
“Der Spiegel” magazine are characterized in publishing the one-sided, non-
objective and sponsored articles. For example, in its December 2013 issue the “The
New York Times” placed a story that has criticized the alleged engagement of
children in Uzbekistan in forced labor. While the “Der Spiegel” alleges that the
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2012 Mr. Abdukarimov was awarded the National Prize “Oltin qalam” in the
nomination “For the best articles on Uzbekistan published in the foreign mass
media”(10; 11; 12).
On the eve of elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan held on
March 29, 2015, the “Тüкiyenin sesi” (“The Voice of Turkey”) international radio
broadcasted the air show on the topic of socio-political and socio-economic
reforms in Uzbekistan, and their outcomes(12). The experts from the Center for
International Strategy and Security Research of Turkey participated in the show.
It is worth mentioning that the shows produced by the “Тüкiyenin sesi”
international radio, which is a part of the “TRT” State Television and Radio
Company, are also aired to a number of foreign countries beyond Turkey.
During the air program the experts have scrutinized the topic of
parliamentary elections conducted in December 2014 in Uzbekistan. They have
emphasized that the elections were held in line with standards of democracy,
transparency and fairness. Also, it is worth a special mentioning that the Turkish
experts believed that the presidential elections then due on March 29, 2015 would
take place in correspondence with the same principles.
Apart from the journalism materials analyzed above, some works by foreign
experts cannot either be sidelined here.
The book named “Uzbekistan between the Past and the Future” by the
Russian expert on Middle Asia and Caucasus and historian scholar Zurab Todua
(goes by the journalistic penname – Vakhtang Sheliya) is also a piece of work with
a peculiar significance(2, 76).
The book offers the analytical thoughts on Uzbekistan’s history, geographic
location and security issues. In particular, the author of the book focuses on how
the religious extremism and terrorism stand as a serious danger – the acute problem
which knows no borders.
For many years Mr. Todua served as a scientific fellow at the Moscow-based
Institute of Religion and Politics. He has authored over 10 books about various
conflicts, political and military confrontations on the CIS space.
The negative articles. The print media in some countries of the West,
particularly, the U.S.-based “The New York Times” newspaper and the German
“Der Spiegel” magazine are characterized in publishing the one-sided, non-
objective and sponsored articles. For example, in its December 2013 issue the “The
New York Times” placed a story that has criticized the alleged engagement of
children in Uzbekistan in forced labor. While the “Der Spiegel” alleges that the
www.journal.fledu.uz 145
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