‘It Happens Every Day, to Everyone’: Street Harassment in Uzbekistan
A majority of girls in Uzbekistan have experienced some form of street harassment, from catcalls to physical assault.
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March 17, 2021
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The stories included in this text are real experiences of victims of street harassment in Uzbekistan. Their names have been changed for their safety.
For the past eight years, every time Nargiza boards public transportation she experiences an anxiety attack. She always makes sure that nobody stands behind her; she always plans an escape route. Nargiza was only 11 when a man assaulted her in a Tashkent bus. He managed to lay his hands all over her body before he was dragged out of the vehicle by other passengers.