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What we know about protests in Uzbekistan’s Karakalpakstan region
Summary by Ground News
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced that the status of the Republic of Karakalpakstan would remain unchanged. The announcement came after protests escalated over the weekend in and around the capital, Nukus. The protests followed the release of a draft constitutional referendum that would have extended presidential terms and revoked the republic's autonomy. KarakAlpakstan has a population of just under 2 million or a little over 5% of Uzbekistan's more than 36 million people.