Massive protests broke out after Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed constitutional changes that would have prevented the Karakalpakstan region from holding a referendum on secession. He has since backed away from the proposal, but imposed a monthlong curfew.
Uzbekistan’s “first daughter,” Gulnara Karimova is a diplomat, a ruthless businesswoman, and a pop singer nicknamed Googoosha. Marco Werman speaks with Natalia Antelava about her Twitter conversations with the daughter of Uzbekistan’s president.