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Mutabar Tadjibayeva writes «last open letter to president»
On 7 December, famous human rights activist Mutabar Tadjibayeva, which has been in detention for two months, wrote her fourth and “last open letter” to President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov.
“Mr. President! I no longer believe you. To prove this, I announce an ongoing hunger strike. The Civil Society movement, founded by me, can live without me!” – this is how Tadjibayeva’s letter starts.
Imprisoned human rights activist Mutabar Tadjibayeva wrote “her last open letter to Karimov” and declared a hunger-strike
Prominent human rights activist Mutabar Tadjibayeva from the Ferghana Valley went on a hunger-strike in jail on December 7, her lawyer Dilafruz Nurmatova told Arena (http://www.freeuz.org).
Imprisoned two months ago, Tadjibayeva wrote her fourth and “last open letter” to President Islam Karimov that same day.
“Mr. President! I no longer trust you and call a hunger-strike by way of proof. Movement Civil Society I’ve founded can do without me,” the human rights activist wrote.
Prominent human rights activist Mutabar Tadjibayeva arrested in Tashkent
Mutabar Tadjibayeva is leader of the “Fiery Hearts Club” in the city of Ferghana and one of the organizers of popular movement Civil Society. The authorities harass the human rights activist for her political convictions.
On the night on October 8 Tadjibayeva was booked on a flight to Dublin where an international conference for defense of human rights activists was planned.
Human rights activist Mutabar Tadjibayeva goes on a hunger strike
Tadjibayeva was arrested on the eve of departure for an international conference of human rights activists in Ireland. She had told journalists on October 7 that she was leaving for Tashkent that very evening.
