08.11.2006 кунлик архив

Persecution of journalists and human rights activists in Uzbekistan. A review

Persecution of dissenters in Uzbekistan became dramatically more intensive after the events in Andijan on May 13, 2005. The authorities began with driving foreign journalists out of the country. Once that was accomplished, they closed offices and bureaus of foreign media outlets and non-governmental organizations in Uzbekistan. Here is an outline of the persecution campaign from independent political scientist Tashpulat Yuldashev.