Andijon after the Uzbek government's crackdown 15 July 2005 -- A Russian human rights group today accused authorities in Russia of arresting and torturing 14 people of Uzbek origin following a request by Uzbek officials related to violence in eastern Uzbekistan in mid-May.
15 July 2005 -- Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi said today in Kazakhstan's capital that Beijing wants to further develop trade relations throughout Central Asia.
The Uzbek opposition says more than 700 died in the Andijon events On 25 July, a criminal trial against two local employees of the U.S.-based nongovernmental organization Internews will begin in Tashkent. The two employees are accused of "conspiracy to engage in production of videos and publications of informational materials without the necessary licenses." According to the organization's press release of 5 July, the criminal charges followed "a year of harassment and 'fishing expeditions' by various branches of Uzbekistan's investigatory organs." If convicted they could spend six months behind bars, according to Reporters Without Frontiers.
General Richard Myers (file photo) 15 July 2005 (RFE/RL) -- The United States' top military officer has accused China and Russia of "trying to bully" smaller Central Asian countries that host U.S. troops.
Harassment and intimidation of independent journalists has increased following the Andijon bloodshed in May. This according to Qudrat Bobojonov and Tolqin Qorayev, two correspondents from the London-based Institute of War and Peace Reporting (IWPR). Qorayev was arrested last June and sentenced to a jail term, and was only released after pressure from the international community. Bobojonov says the IWPR has had to suspend its activities in Uzbekistan.
14 July 2005 (RFE/RL) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a Caspian anti-terrorism conference aboard a Russian naval vessel today.
Uzbek refugees in Kyrgyzstan (file photo) 14 July 2005 (RFE/RL) -- An international human rights watchdog is praising Kazakhstan's decision not to extradite a prominent dissident to Uzbekistan and urged other Central Asian states to also resist Uzbek pressure.
The U.S. wants more than a passing glance at Andijon Washington, 13 July 2005 (RFE/RL) -- The United States said today that the level of its aid to Uzbekistan this year could be affected by how Tashkent responds to Washington's call for an independent international investigation into the bloodshed at Andijon.
Those who fled to Kyrgyzstan could face torture if returned to Uzbekistan The UN says witness testimony strongly suggests Uzbekistan's security forces committed serious human rights violations by firing on unarmed demonstrators in the eastern town of Andijon two months ago. The Uzbek government says fewer than 200 were killed when authorities suppressed the Andijon uprising on 13 May. Authorities claim most of those killed were either armed terrorists or security troops fired upon by gunmen. But human rights groups have maintained that up to 750 died and that most were unarmed civilians. A report released yesterday by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour says an international investigation needs to be carried out "promptly" inside Uzbekistan.
The aftermath of the Andijon crackdown (file photo) 12 July 2005 -- United Nations human rights investigators today reiterated that the death toll from an Uzbek military crackdown in May could be higher by several hundred more people than Uzbek officials say.
12 July 2005 (RFE/RL) -- The United Nations refugee agency today said that Kazakhstan has released an Uzbek rights activist who was arrested last week following an Uzbek deportation request.
U.S. troops in Kyrgyzstan (file photo) 12 July 2005 (RFE/RL) -- A Chinese official says the United States should respect calls to set dates for pulling U.S. troops from Central Asia.
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