A decade of racial justice activism transformed politics but landmark reforms remain elusive
Cori Bush went from helping to lead an informal movement for racial justice to winning two terms as a congresswoman from Missouri, with an office decorated with photographs of families who lost loved ones to police violence. One picture is of Michael Brown.Brown’s death 10 years ago in Ferguson, Missouri, was a defining moment for America’s racial justice movement. It cast a global spotlight on longtime demands for reforms to systems subjecting millions of people to everything from economic discrimination to murder.Many activists like Bush went from proclaiming “Black Lives Matter” to running for seats in statehouses, city...
Uzbekistan holds parliamentary election without real opposition
Voters in Uzbekistan are choosing a new parliament in an election that features no real opposition to the Central Asian country’s strongman president, despite a recent overhaul of the electoral system and years of reform that have included economic liberalization and easing censorship.Shavkat Mirziyoyev retains a tight grip on power in the country of 37 million. Since taking office in 2016, he has enjoyed broad support for a slew of political and economic reforms that relaxed the harshly repressive policies of his predecessor, longtime dictatorial leader Ismail Karimov. Mirziyoyev has released some political prisoners, allowed the emergence of some...
Uzbekistan set to elect parliament loyal to president
TASHKENT (Reuters) -Uzbekistan votes in a parliamentary election on Sunday that, in the absence of opposition parties, is certain to produce a legislature loyal to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev despite constitutional reforms bringing some procedural changes.