Protest in Uzbekistan region over constitution reform
Protest in Uzbekistan region over constitution reform Reforms would extend presidential terms from five to seven years. Benefit authoritarian leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev. protesters took to the streets in an autonomous republic. Police in Uzbekistan said protesters took to the streets in an autonomous republic Friday due to a “misinterpretation” of constitutional reforms expected to go to referendum in the near future. Spontaneous protests are both exceptionally rare and illegal in ex-Soviet Uzbekistan, the most p