In Bed With a Dictator’s Daughter — Again
Even as Swedish telecom TeliaSonera emphatically denied bribing Gulnara Karimova, the company was busy negotiating another...
Corruptistan: Uzbekistan
How The President’s Daughter Controlled The Telecom Industry
Gulnara Karimova, the elder daughter of Uzbek President Islam Karimov, has been accused of taking bribes for allowing...
A Love Story Turned Bad
She was a president's daughter, a virtual princess, who married a successful businessman and went to Harvard but she ended a...
Following Gulnara’s Money
The money Gulnara Karimova squeezed from telecom companies ended up in hedge funds, banks and opulent real estate‏.
The Prodigal Daughter
Since her divorce and return to Uzbekistan in 2001 Gulnara Karimova, the elder daughter of President Islam Karimov, has received some US$1 billion worth of shares and payments from mobile phone companies in exchange for her influence.
The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has obtained records showing how the president’s daughter wielded her familial power, applied pressure to major companies, and obtained her mass wealth.
The Billion Dollar Payoff
Gulnara Karimova squeezed more than US$1 billion worth of payments and ownership shares out of international telecom-related...
Timeline of the Deal
Between 2007 and 2010, TeliaSonera, a telecom giant owned in part by the Swedish and Finnish governments, paid at least $381...
Source Documents
Gulnara Karimova squeezed more than US$1 billion worth of payments and ownership shares out of international telecom-related...
Country Profile
Human Rights Abuses in a Corrupt System
Under President Islam Karimov, in power since 1989, Uzbekistan has boasted of steady economic growth based on exports like cotton, gas and gold. But the political system is highly authoritarian, and its human rights record widely decried.
Meet the Karimovs
Under President Islam Karimov, in power since 1989, Uzbekistan has boasted of steady economic growth based on exports like cotton, gas and gold. But the political system is highly authoritarian, and its human rights record widely decried.
What Enables Corruption?
Under President Islam Karimov, in power since 1989, Uzbekistan has boasted of steady economic growth based on exports like cotton, gas and gold. But the political system is highly authoritarian, and its human rights record widely decried.
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