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Uzbekistan
Mirziyoyev strengthens security roles for close entourage

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. © Sergei Bobylev/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

Since his re-election in 2021, the Uzbek president has dished out roles for members of his inner circle within the newly formed security services, as well as in the SGB intelligence agency. [...]

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