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19 December 1996 -- IMF suspends $185 million standby loan to Uzbekistan because Tashkent failed to meet inflation-reduction targets

11 November 1996 -- HRW press release says Hasan Mirsaidov, son of Uzbek dissident Shakrullo Mirsaidov, is abducted, beaten, blindfolded, handcuffed, and held 12 hours before being released

19 September 1996 -- Draft law on political parties published, draft prohibits establishment of parties based on religious or ethnic lines, and those advocating war or the subversion of the constitutional order, military or law enforcement, foreigners and stateless people prohibited from joining parties, any party wishing to register must have 3,000 members in at least eight of the provinces

7 September 1996 -- Uzbekistan's Human Rights Society holds congress in Tashkent, HRS formed in 1992 but never officially registered, chairman is Abdumannob Pulat

22 August 1996 -- "Finansovoye Izvestiya" reports Uzbek government orders halt to all operations involving cash withdrawals unless permission has been given, report says Uzbek Treasury faces $700 million tax shortfall

6 July 1996 -- "Novoye Slovo" cites President Karimov as saying next task of his government is to institute reform measures in human rights, says active opposition parties, Western press, and observance of citizen's rights are essential to the continued development of Uzbekistan

4 March 1996 -- Ministry of Extraordinary Situations created, First Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Jurabekov appointed minister

22 February 1996 -- "Rossiskaya Gazeta" reports Russian embassy in Tashkent issues between 130-150 citizen certificates daily, more than 170,000 in last few years, says about 500,000 have left Uzbekistan for Russia