![]() That group is headed by political analyst Anvar Nazirov and journalist Davronbek Tozhialiyev, who have said they are unsettled by some of the symbolism adopted at the march. We had calculated that around 3,000 Tashkent residents might take part in the event,” Mollah told Eurasianet.ĭespite an official injunction against the march in 2016, around 200 people in the city nonetheless took the risk of holding the event, without any apparent adverse consequences.īut there is also a movement of people opposed to the Immortal Regiment. And so they cannot provide security for the Immortal Regiment event. “The mayor’s office says that on May 9 all the city police will be deployed at various events. The main promoter of the Immortal Regiment in Tashkent this year is a 19-year-old student called Amir Mollah. The main reason is presumed to be the government’s dislike of the idea of independently organized assemblies by the general public, but there is a political aspect to the reluctance as well. The largest event has typically occurred in Moscow, but smaller similar marches have taken place all over Russia and in many other countries.īut Uzbek authorities have resisted hosting the country's own version of the march for the third year running. Participants in the event hold up picture portraits of those who fought in the war and march in a mass gesture of commemoration. The Immortal March is a relatively recent tradition that appeared in Russia and is now eagerly promoted by the Kremlin. Instead of processions, the day is mainly marked with visits to surviving World War II veterans. ![]() ![]() In Uzbekistan, the holiday is celebrated as the Day of Memory and Honor. The mayor’s office in the capital of Uzbekistan has risked drawing the ire of some veterans by denying permission for an Immortal Regiment march during this year’s May 9 World War II victory celebrations. A crowd holding an unauthorized Immortal Regiment march in Tashkent in 2016. ![]()
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