Usbekistan
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EU delegation visits Uzbekistan (11.12.2006)
(Quelle: RFE / RL) A European Union delegation has arrived in Tashkent for talks with Uzbek officials about a bloody government crackdown in May 2005 in the eastern city of Andijon and the human rights situation in the country.
EU renews Uzbekistan sanctions (13.11.2006)
(Quelle: BBC) The European Union has renewed sanctions against Uzbekistan, imposed after the 2005 killing of civilians by security forces in Andijan. EU foreign ministers agreed to extend an arms embargo and a travel ban for a number of top officials. But they did agree to resume low-level talks, acknowledging recent moves by Uzbek President Islam Karimov to address concerns over his policies.
Political purge in Uzbekistan (20.10.2006)
(Quelle: ISN) Almost a year-and-a-half after Uzbek government troops killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in Andijan, it once again assumed the appearance of an occupied city, amid President Islam Karimov’s purge of the regional governor. The president’s reliance on heavy-handed methods suggests that behind the façade of authoritarian control, the Karimov administration is nervous about its hold on power.
West wants to reopen dialogue with Uzbekistan: diplomats (31.08.2006)
(Quelle: Washington Post) The West is seeking ways to re-engage in dialogue with Uzbekistan, a strategic Central Asian state which has been in international isolation after a bloody government crackdown last year, diplomats said. Washington and Brussels suspended high-level contacts with Uzbekistan and accused it of using indiscriminate force to quash a revolt in the town of Andizhan in May 2005.
'Non-interference' in Uzbekistan (19.05.2006)
(Quelle: ISN) As Western countries marked the first anniversary of the violence in Andijon on 13 May with a renewed commitment to sanctions against the regime of Uzbek President Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan's state-controlled press lashed out at what it described as 'information aggression.' Uzbekistan's year-old 'information war' against the West is more than a mere reflection of strained ties and isolation. It is arguably an unabashed affirmation of national sovereignty over international standards of human rights and governance.
US calls for Uzbek killings probe (13.05.2006)
(Quelle: BBC) The US has said Uzbekistan still owes an explanation for the killing of civilians by soldiers in the city of Andijan on 13 May one year ago. The State Department repeated calls for an international inquiry into what relatives said was the machine gunning of a crowd without warning. The Uzbek government says troops were eliminating a dangerous group of Islamic extremists.
UN official says torture still used in Uzbekistan (10.04.2006)
(Quelle: RFE / RL) The UN's special rapporteur on torture, Manfred Nowak, has accused Uzbek law enforcement authorities of continuing to use torture. 'I think there is ample evidence that both police and other security forces have been and are continuing to systematically practice torture, in particular against dissidents or people who are opponents of the regime,' Nowak told RFE/RL on April 10.
UNHCR muss das Land verlassen (22.03.2006)
(Quelle: taz) Die usbekische Regierung hat das Flüchtlingshilfswerk UNHCR nach dessen Angaben aufgefordert, das Land binnen eines Monats zu verlassen. Die Behörden hätten dem UNHCR am Freitag mitgeteilt, dass es sein Büro in Taschkent schließen müsse, erklärte die UN-Organisation am Montag in Genf. Usbekistan wirft dem UN-Hochkommissariat für Flüchtlinge vor, Kriminelle und Terroristen zu schützen, indem es Deportationen usbekischer Asylsuchender aus Kirgisien ablehne.
EU concerned at opposition jailings in Uzbekistan (10.03.2006)
(Quelle: RFE/RL) In a March 10 statement, the EU presidency says it has 'learned with concern' about the March 6 conviction of Sanjar Umarov, head of the opposition Sunshine Uzbekistan coalition and the March 1 sentencing of Nodira Hidoyatova, the coalition's coordinator. Both were imprisoned for 10 years. … The statement also expresses 'grave concern' about the eight- year prison sentence given to Uzbek rights activist Mukhtabar Tojibaeva on March 6.
Another opposition leader given harsh sentence (06.03.2006)
(Quelle: RFE/RL) Sanjar Umarov, the leader of the 'Sunshine Uzbekistan' opposition coalition, was sentenced today to nearly 11 years in prison for economic crimes, including embezzlement, money laundering, and tax evasion. His supporters, however, say the case is politically motivated. The verdict comes just days after the Sunshine Coalition's coordinator, Nodira Hidoyatova, was sentenced to 10 years in jail on March 1.
Uzbek opposition leader on trial (30.01.2006)
(Quelle: BBC) An Uzbek opposition leader is expected to go on trial on Monday for alleged economic crimes. Sanjar Umarov, the Sunshine Uzbekistan leader, was arrested in October 2005 for embezzlement, a charge supporters say is politically motivated. He has been held incommunicado in one of Tashkent's prisons ever since.
Authorities reject UN accusations over Andijon trials (27.12.2005)
(Quelle: RFE/RL) More than 150 people have been convicted so far in Uzbekistan in connection with the mass violence in the eastern city of Andijon in May. Most of the trials have been held behind closed doors. Nevertheless, the Uzbek Prosecutor-General’s Office says the trials have been fair and calls the international community’s criticism unfounded. The statement comes after the United Nations' top human rights chief expressed concerns over unjust convictions.
UN human rights official cautions Uzbek Government on latest trials (23.12.2005)
(Quelle: UN News) The latest trials follows the November conviction of 15 men who were accused of crimes stemming from the violent protests in the Andijan last May that left hundreds of people dead at the hands of Government forces. “If the latest proceedings were anything like the trial that resulted in the conviction of the first 15 defendants last month, there is very good reason to worry,” said Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights “I once again urge the Government to abide scrupulously by the fair-trial standards Uzbekistan has freely accepted.”
UN expert on torture calls on Germany to prosecute Uzbek Interior Minister (19.12.2005)
(Quelle: UN News) A United Nations expert on torture has called on the German authorities to prosecute Uzbekistan’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Zokirjon Almatov, who is currently in Germany for treatment, after several survivors of torture filed a case against him in the German courts. The Special Rapporteur on torture of the UN Commission on Human Rights, Manfred Nowak, noted that his predecessor visited Uzbekistan in 2002 and concluded that torture is systematic in the former Soviet Central Asian country.
Uzbekistan allows Germany to maintain military base (11.12.2005)
(Quelle: RFE/RL) The Uzbek government said today that the agreement to extend operations at the base in Termez, southern Uzbekistan, was signed yesterday after Uzbek President Islam Karimov's meeting with German Deputy Defense Minister Friedbert Pflueger. The German Defense Ministry said the agreement is long-term and ensures Termez will remain a hub for its logistics for Afghanistan, including the evacuation of wounded.
EU criticizes Uzbekistan, Belarus, Turkmenistan (05.12.2005)
(Quelle: RFE / RL) The European Union today urged Uzbekistan, Belarus, and Turkmenistan to honor their OSCE commitments on human rights issues. EU spokesman Ian Pearson told an OSCE conference in Ljubljana that all three states are breaking the rules they accepted when joining the organization. Pearson referred to Uzbekistan's crackdown on an uprising in its eastern town of Andijon in May. The OSCE was allowed to send observers to the first trial of those arrested, but not to subsequent trials. Pearson renewed the EU's call for an international inquiry into the incident.
Uzbekistan expels NATO after Western criticism (24.11.2005)
(Quelle: ISN Security Watch) The Uzbek authorities’ decision to expel NATO troops from its territory by 1 January is being viewed as a direct reaction to an EU arms embargo and Western criticism of the government’s brutal crackdown in May on demonstrators in the city of Andijan. The Uzbek government has said the alliance could no longer use Uzbek airspace or bases for operations in neighboring Afghanistan, effective at the beginning of the year. NATO sources told ISN Security Watch that the Uzbek government several days ago asked five European NATO members states - Belgium, Britain, Germany, Spain, and France - to cease all operations in Uzbekistan.
No more help on Afghanistan (23.11.2005)
(Quelle: Washington Post) Uzbekistan has told NATO allies they can no longer use its territory or airspace to support peacekeeping missions in neighboring Afghanistan - an apparent retaliatory move against a West critical of the former Soviet republic's human rights record, alliance officials said Wednesday. … The NATO officials said, however, that alternatives would be found and the mission would not be hurt.
EU details arms embargo against Uzbekistan (15.11.2005)
(Quelle: ISN) The EU has imposed sanctions on Uzbekistan following the Uzbek authorities’ refusal to allow an international investigation into the government’s brutal response to demonstrations in the city of Andijan in May. The government of the 25-nation bloc on Monday voted to impose an arms embargo on Uzbekistan and to ban 12 Uzbek officials from traveling to EU countries. The sanctions will remain in place for one year, at which time they will be reviewed.
Uzbek opposition lauds sanctions (04.10.2005)
(Quelle: BBC) Opposition groups in Uzbekistan say they are encouraged by the European Union's decision to bring sanctions against the Central Asian country. The EU has said it will ban weapons exports to Uzbekistan, and will also refuse visas to certain officials. The move is in response to Uzbekistan's refusal to allow an independent investigation into unrest in Andijan.
New reports on Andijan human rights abuses as trial begins (20.09.2005)
(Quelle: Irinnews) Two new reports reveal clear instances of human rights abuses in the southern Uzbek city of Andijan as the trial of 15 men accused of plotting the May rebellion began in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, on Tuesday. … Prosecutor Anvar Nabiyev said Western aid groups, human rights organisations and foreign media had launched an information war against the Uzbek government, accusing them of bias and of having planned the events in Andijan, along with militant Islamic groups.
OSCE Secretary General visits Tashkent, calls for stronger ties with Uzbekistan (29.07.2005)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut stressed the need to strengthen the relationship between the Organization and Uzbekistan in talks here with President Islam Karimov and Foreign Minister Elyer Ganiyev on Thursday. Concluding his first visit to a participating State in the Central Asian region, the Secretary General said: 'The OSCE's primary concern is to maximize the impact of its assistance on Uzbekistan's capacity to uphold its OSCE commitments and to improve the lives of its citizens'.
EU again condemns Uzbekistan (18.07.2005)
(Quelle: RFE/RL) The European Union today renewed its condemnation of Uzbek authorities for failing to open an independent international investigation into the killings in Andijon in May. British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the EU foreign ministers remained concerned about the situation in Uzbekistan.
UN demand over Uzbek killings (12.07.2005)
(Quelle: BBC) The United Nations has issued a scathing report on the killings in the Uzbek town of Andijan in May. According to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the violence could even have amounted to a 'mass killing'. The UN also reiterated a call for an independent inquiry into the incident - a request that the Uzbek authorities have so far refused.
OSCE urges Uzbek shooting inquiry (20.06.2005)
(Quelle: BBC) Europe's security body has renewed calls for an independent inquiry into last month's crackdown on protesters in the Uzbek city of Andijan. The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said the investigation was needed to get a 'full picture' of what happened on 13 May. ... There are still disputed versions of what happened in Andijan, with the Uzbek government insisting that the eastern city saw an attempt by radical Islamists to seize power.
Uzbek activists held in new sweep (30.05.2005)
(Quelle: BBC) Armed police have arrested 28 people planning to hold a protest rally in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, as part of a continuing crackdown on dissent. The officers raided an apartment before dawn, taking away the owner, well-known opposition figure Vasilia Innoyatova, and 27 others. The group had been planning to hold a small rally to protest about the killings in Andijan two weeks ago. Hundreds reportedly died when troops fired on an anti-government protest.
Uzbek government rebuffs US senators (30.05.2005)
(Quelle: ISN Security Watch) The Uzbek authorities refused to meet over the weekend with three US senators who were in Tashkent to push for an investigation into the government’s bloody crackdown against an uprising two weeks ago. …“Without an international investigation, it will be very difficult to move forward and have the relationship that we would like to have,” Graham said. McCain called for the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in Europe to lead the inquiry.
China backs Uzbekistan, splitting with U.S. on crackdown (25.05.2005)
(Quelle: New York Times) The government of China offered unequivocal support on Tuesday for President Islam A. Karimov of Uzbekistan, who is facing international criticism for the crackdown against a prison break and antigovernment rally in the northeastern city of Andijon earlier this month. The support came amid fresh signs that the scale of violence exceeded what the Uzbek authorities have described, and as residents of Andijon and rights groups warned that roundups had begun inside Uzbekistan in an effort to squelch dissent.
EU droht Usbekistan mit Konsequenzen (23.05.2005)
(Quelle: NZZ) Die EU hat Usbekistan mit Konsequenzen gedroht, sollte Präsident Karimow eine unabhängige Untersuchung der gewaltsamen Zwischenfälle weiterhin verweigern. Dies geht aus einer Erklärung hervor, welche die EU-Aussenminister am Montag in Brüssel verabschiedeten. … Stimme Usbekistan einer internationalen Untersuchung nicht zu, behalte sich die EU weitere Schritte vor.
Karimow verweigert UN-Untersuchung der Unruhen in Andischan (21.05.2005)
(Quelle: Die Welt) Karimow habe in einem Gespräch mit UN-Generalsekretär Kofi Annan erklärt, der Besuch von Diplomaten und Journalisten am Mittwoch in Andischan sei ausreichend, zitierte die russische Nachrichtenagentur Interfax die UN-Hochkommissarin für Menschenrechte, Luise Arbour, am Freitag. Der Kurzbesuch war vom usbekischen Sicherheitsdienst streng überwacht worden, eigene Nachforschungen waren nicht möglich.