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| March 2006 |
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Nodira Khidoiatova is sentenced to 10 years in prison. |
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Mutabar Tojibaeva is sentenced to eight years in prison. |
6 |
Sanjar Umarov is sentenced to 14 years in prison. |
| 6 |
An Uzbek court orders the closure of Freedom House, a U.S. government-funded
human rights organization. |
| 6 |
The nongovernmental group Eurasia Foundation, facing charges that it had not
registered its office properly and had held unauthorized workshops, decides to
close its Tashkent office. |
| 17 |
The Uzbek Foreign Ministry orders UNHCR to close its office in Uzbekistan within
one month, claiming that it is no longer needed in the country. |
| April 2006 |
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A court orders the closure of the Andijan branch of Ezgulik. |
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Dadakhon Khasanov, a poet and singer who had written songs about the Andijan
events, is detained on charges of anti-government activities and preparing
written materials that threaten public order. He is released on bail. |
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The OSCE/ODIHR publishes a report calling for the first Andijan verdicts to be set
aside, citing concerns about the right to a fair trial. |
Portraits of human rights defenders from
Uzbekistan.
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