29/6/05

RUSSIA backs Uzbekistan leaders
BBC News – UK
Russia is to conduct joint military exercises with Uzbekistan, in a show
of support for Tashkent after a bloody government crackdown. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4633859.stm

US statement on welfare of Uzbekistan asylum-seekers in Kyrgyzstan
ReliefWeb (press release) – Geneva,Switzerland
… government of Kyrgyzstan’s promise to delay a decision on returning
29 Uzbek asylum-seekers now being held in the city of Osh to Uzbekistan,
pending careful …
www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-6DTLGA?OpenDocument

RUSSIA and Uzbekistan intensify bilateral relations
Viet Nam News Agency – Hanoi,Vietnam
… economic fields. Two-way trade turnover between Russia and Uzbekistan
has continuously increased, said President Putin. According …
www.vnagency.com.vn/NewsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=34&NEWS_ID=157077

AMID Western apathy, Uzbekistan can expect more violence
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
… and draws his donated sweater about himself more tightly as the wind
whips a gust of cold rain across the Karadarya River between Kyrgyzstan
and Uzbekistan. …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=16344

JOURNALISTS Targeted in Uzbekistan
The Moscow Times – Moscow,Russia
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — At least two reporters have been targeted in Uzbekistan
after the bloody suppression of last month’s uprising, an international
media …
www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/06/30/019.html

UZBEKISTAN points finger at West over May violence
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… The European Parliament and NATO have condemned Uzbekistan for using
indiscriminate force to end what Andizhan residents described as a peaceful
protest …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28600951.htm

MOSCOW hopes inquiry into Uzbekistan unrest will be transparent
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
THE HAGUE, June 28 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s foreign minister said Moscow
was counting on a parliamentary investigation in Uzbekistan into recent
unrest in the …
en.rian.ru/russia/20050628/40776901.html

UZBEKISTAN: the first Catholic bishop takes possession of his see …
AsiaNews.it – Italy
… In March, John Paul II elevated the missio sui iuris in Uzbekistan
to an apostolic administration. Tashkent (AsiaNews) — Christians …
www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=3600

RUSSIA want to be reliable friend to Uzbekistan – envoy
UzReport.com – Tashkent,Uzbekistan
Russia proved that the country wants to be reliable friend to the Uzbek
people by supporting position of Uzbekistan in solving Andijan conflict,
a Russian …
www.uzreport.com/E/index.cfm?sec=1&subsec=1&n_ID=17229

27/6/05

KYRGYZSTAN-UZBEKISTAN: UNHCR official urges Bishkek to honour …
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… They were taken from the [Uzbek] refugee camp in Jalal-Abad after official
requests from Uzbekistan”, Morjane said at a press conference. …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/a0fe0a58da8a0331311b98e493bc44d7.htm

RESEARCH and Markets : Unique Insight to the Asian …
Business Wire (press release) – San Francisco,CA,USA
… in Asia report: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to
their …
home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndm
ViewId=news_view&newsId=20050627005826&newsLang=en

UZBEK leader praises professionalism of journalists on Press Day
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
… editorially: Our state’s president, Islom Karimov, has sent his congratulations
on today’s Press Day in Uzbekistan. It says: First …
news.monstersandcritics.com/mediamonitor/article_1023767.php/
Uzbek_leader_praises_professionalism_of_journalists_on_Press_Day

LAVROV Says Militants Training Abroad for Attacks on Russia
The Moscow Times – Moscow,Russia
Terrorists, “with the participation of former Taliban and participants
of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan,” were training in Afghanistan and
across the …
www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/06/27/016.html

26/6/05

UK government under fire over aid to Uzbekistan
Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
MINISTERS have come under fire for increasing financial aid payments to
Uzbekistan despite the massacre of pro-democracy protesters by government
forces in the …
news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=705972005

UZBEKISTAN: VOICES FROM ANDIJON
Eurasianet – USA
Forty days have passed since the bloody events of May 13 in Andijon. The
40th day after a funeral is traditionally a time for grieving and remembrance.
…
www.eurasianet.org/departments/civilsociety/articles/pp062605.shtml

REFUGEE Crisis Escalates Between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
Journal of Turkish Weekly – Ankara,Turkey
Discord has arisen between the two Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan over the fate
of Uzbek refugees who fled to Kyrgyzstan after the incidents in May in
the city of …
www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=13523

WAR with Islamic Terrorism or Human Rights Abuse
Das Tor – Glendale,AZ,USA
… Uzbekistan has the largest population in Central Asia and a wealth
of natural resources and where, despite all of this, people are living
below the poverty …
www.dastoronline.com/news/2005/06/15/OpEd/War-
With.Islamic.Terrorism.Or.Human.Rights.Abuse-959429.shtml

BUSH’S War Against Iraq Ruining America
VDARE.com – Warrenton,Virginia,USA
… in the name of democracy, while protecting Uzbek’s murderous dictator
Islam Karimov, described by Craig Murray, former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan
as “very …
vdare.com/roberts/050626_bush.htm

25/6/05

PHOTO album on Uzbekistan presented in Tashkent
UzReport.com – Tashkent,Uzbekistan
National international culture centre has hosted a presentation of photo
album “Uzbekistan — our common home”. The book contains …
www.uzreport.com/E/index.cfm?sec=5&subsec=5&n_ID=17205

LOCAL Kyrgyz urged to welcome Uzbek refugees – TV
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
… General Azimbek Beknazarov as saying that none of the Uzbek citizens
who came to Kyrgyzstan after the events in Andijon [eastern Uzbekistan]
would be deported. …
news.monstersandcritics.com/mediamonitor/article_1
022271.php/Local_Kyrgyz_urged_to_welcome_Uzbek_refugees_-_TV

US Support for Repression in Uzbekistan Belies Pro-Democracy …
Antiwar.com – Redwood City,CA,USA
… NATO for an international investigation of the May 13 massacre of hundreds
of civilians by the government of the former Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan
serves as …
www.antiwar.com/orig/zunes.php?articleid=6438

24/6/05

UZBEKISTAN: Independent international investigation needed into …
Amnesty International USA – USA
Amnesty International calls on the government of Uzbekistan to respond
positively to calls from the UN, the European Union (EU), the Organization
for Security …
www.amnestyusa.org/news/document.do?id=80256DD400782B848025702A00673B77

LAVROV: terrorists infiltrate Uzbekistan from Afghanistan
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
MOSCOW, June 24 (RIA Novosti) – Russian security agencies have information
that terrorists infiltrate the territory of Uzbekistan from Afghanistan.
…
en.rian.ru/world/20050624/40758121.html

SURVIVORS of Uzbekistan massacre may be sent home to torture, UN …
Globe and Mail – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
… may face an imminent risk of grave human-rights violations, including
torture and extrajudicial and summary executions, if returned to Uzbekistan,”
Ms. Arbour …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/
TPStory/LAC/20050624/KYRGYZ24/TPInternational/Asia

CENTRAL ASIA: Weekly news wrap
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
ANKARA, 24 June (IRIN) – Police in Uzbekistan’s capital on Tuesday dispersed
protestors holding a public meeting to mark 40 days – a tradition in Muslim
…
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/6fa5ddc79864210d388d3561a18e3c54.htm

23/6/05

UN Charges Uzbekistan With Post-Andijon Torture
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
Bishkek, 23 June 2005 (RFE/RL) — The UN’s special rapporteur on torture,
Manfred Nowak, accused Uzbekistan today of torture in the aftermath of
violent …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/06/b478ffa5-9143-4750-9680-9a523ef039c2.html

UZBEKISTAN: Locust invasion causes havoc in the south
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… months. The sources of these swarms are the reed beds along the shores
of lakes and river deltas in Kazakhstan, Russia and Uzbekistan. …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/f1812be01be1b9cb0b217d6aa13fdefa.htm

INDIA agreed to help Afghanistan bring power supply from …
Islamic Republic News Agency – Tehran,Iran
… rebuild its infrastructure, India today agreed to construct a 220 KV
double circuit transmission line to start power supply from Uzbekistan
to Kabul and a …
www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-16/0506230782174134.htm

UN experts deplore response of Uzbekistan to Andijan events
ReliefWeb (press release) – Geneva,Switzerland
We express our concern about allegations of human rights violations, particularly
torture, ill-treatment and arbitrary detention in Uzbekistan in connection
…
www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-6DMGDE?OpenDocument

CSTO to help Uzbekistan fight extremists
Xinhua – Beijing,China
MOSCOW, June 22 (Xinhuanet) — Members of the Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO) will help Uzbekistan combat extremist forces, which
instigated the …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/23/content_3122613.htm

UZBEKISTAN: Interview with leader of new opposition group …
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… into the deadly crackdown in the eastern city of Andijan last month,
a new local opposition group, Serkuyosh Uzbekistonim (Sunshine Uzbekistan)
has called for …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/f22d483541697754e99b650e9219a3c7.htm

THE General Public Prosecutor of Uzbekistan demands of Kyrgyzstan …
Akipress (subscription) – Bishkek,Kyrgyzstan
– The General Public Prosecutor of Uzbekistan send the petition to Kyrgyz
Government with the requirement to return 131 Uzbek citizens, located
at the …
www.akipress.com/_en_news.php?AKI=fef11e0229f561ac4feb09b28b612d04

COLLECTIVE Security Treaty members won’t meddle in Uzbekistan …
Interfax.ru – Moscow,Russia
June 22 (Interfax) – The Collective Security Treaty Organization member-states
do not intend to interfere in Uzbekistan’s internal affairs, said Russian
…
www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11314025

KYRGYZSTAN, Uzbekistan, Kuwait — now Layton
Standard-Examiner (subscription) – Ogden,UT,USA
… the troops. He recently performed in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan,
Kuwait, Iraq and Germany for military personnel. He also …
www2.standard.net/standard/54040/

21/6/05

UZBEKISTAN: OSCE Andijan report reaffirms need for inquiry
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has further underscored the need
for a full independent inquiry into what transpired in Andijan, Uzbekistan,
last month …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/5e9b24eed979fd5789cfac74c8393aa1.htm

UZBEKISTAN: Andijan residents “tortured”
ReliefWeb (press release) – Geneva,Switzerland
… Human rights activists in Uzbekistan now claim that investigators from
the Uzbek interior ministry in Tashkent and the Andijan police department
are guilty of …
www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SODA-6DL5FB?OpenDocument

CHINA against ‘external interference’ in Uzbekistan’s affairs …
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Tashkent, 21 June: China supports Uzbekistan’s fight against terrorism,
extremism and separatism, and opposes external interference in this country’s
affairs …
news.monstersandcritics.com/mediamonitor/article_1018051.php/
China_against_external_interference_in_Uzbekistans_affairs_-_envoy

PERSPECTIVES of arbitrations in Uzbekistan discussed
UzReport.com – Tashkent,Uzbekistan
Seminar in the Uzbek capital considered international experience and perspectives
of development of arbitrations in Uzbekistan on 20 June. …
www.uzreport.com/E/index.cfm?sec=1&subsec=1&n_ID=17157

UZBEKISTAN to buy grain from Ukraine
Agrimarket Consulting – Ukraine
According to Ukrainian Grain Association (UZA), Uzbekistan intends to buy
600,000 tonnes of grain from Ukraine, including 150,000 tonnes of feed
wheat, 250,000 …
www.agrimarket.info/showart.php?id=25900

20/6/05

UZBEKISTAN: NEW OSCE CALL FOR INDEPENDENT PROBE
AKI – Rome,Italy
… of a report from the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and
Human Rights” (ODIHR) containing a preliminary report on what happened
in Uzbekistan on 13 …
www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.178703068&par=0

MOD rules out Uzbek return
Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
BRITISH soldiers will not be sent back to Uzbekistan to train with the
central Asian republic’s military forces, the Ministry of Defence said
last night. …
thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=680562005

UZBEK crackdown is denounced
International Herald Tribune – France
The 55-nation organization also renewed its call for an international investigation
into the violence, which has strained Uzbekistan’s relationship with the
…
www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/21/news/uzbek.php

UZBEKISTAN imposes restrictions in Khanabad before Andijan events
UzReport.com – Tashkent,Uzbekistan
The release said that US mass media are reporting that Uzbekistan introduced
restrictions against American flights in Khanabad airbase, located in
Kashkadarya …
www.uzreport.com/E/index.cfm?sec=1&subsec=1&n_ID=17127

EURASIAN Youth Movement to picket the Uzbekistan Embassy
Kazinform – Astana,Kazakhstan
… KAZINFORM /Arnur Rakhymbekov/ – Tomorrow near the building of the Uzbekistan
Embassy in Moscow there is a rally of the Eurasian Youth Union, reports
Kazinform. …
www.inform.kz/txt/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=128007

UZBEK units received training in US
International Herald Tribune – France
… of soldiers and law enforcement officers in the Uzbek intelligence
service, military and the Ministry of Internal Affairs – Uzbekistan’s
national law …
www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/19/news/uzbek.php

18/6/05

UZBEKISTAN Denies Retaliatory Rules
Guardian Unlimited – UK
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) – Uzbekistan denied Saturday that restrictions
on an American base there were in retaliation for US criticism of the
government’s …
www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5084001,00.html

PRESSURE Uzbekistan on rights
Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA
By Mark Brzezinski | June 18, 2005. ACTUAL FIGURES on last month’s loss
of life from Uzbekistan’s crushing of an antigovernment demonstration
remain cloudy. …
www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/
articles/2005/06/18/pressure_uzbekistan_on_rights

UZBEKISTAN Christian Teacher Jailed After Church Raid
BosNewsLife – Budapest,Hungary
… Plain clothes police stormed the building of the Bethany Church, which
is has been prevented from registration by Uzbekistan’s authorities, church
sources and …
www.bosnewslife.com/index.php?$3df6975745f556
002184169dafd41e04//list.news=803/1&country=280

UZBEKISTAN denies restrictions on US air base retaliation for …
570 News – Kitchener,Ontario,Canada
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) – Uzbekistan denied Saturday restrictions on
a US base are in retaliation for criticism of the government’s response
to last month’s …
www.680news.com/news/international/article.jsp?content=w061857A

UZBEK refugees urge UN head, Kyrgyz leader to probe extradition of …
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Uzbek refugees in Kyrgyzstan have urged the UN and Kyrgyz government to
investigate the extradition in early June of four refugees to Uzbekistan.
…
news.monstersandcritics.com/mediamonitor/article_1015924.php/Uzbek_
refugees_urge_UN_head_Kyrgyz_leader_to_probe_extradition_of_four_people

UZBEK 17/6/05

UZBEKISTAN: One imprisoned, one fined, six more to follow
Forum 18 – Oslo,Norway
… They were found guilty of expounding the meaning of Biblical texts
to people and punished under Article 241 of Uzbekistan’s code of administrative
offences …
www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=588

MOSCOW AND WASHINGTON PURSUE DIVERGING POLICIES IN UZBEKISTAN …
Eurasia Daily Monitor – Washington,DC,USA
But following violent unrest in eastern Uzbekistan, Moscow and Washington
seem to differ over how to maintain stability in the vast, restive area
ruled by …
jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2369904

UZBEK Ministries in Crackdown Received US Aid
New York Times – New York,NY,USA
… The United States has worked closely with Uzbekistan, a corrupt and
autocratic state with a chilling human rights record, in the fight against
international …
www.nytimes.com/2005/06/18/international/asia/18uzbekistan.html

THE Statement of The Democratic Congress of Uzbekistan
Central Asian and Southern Caucasus Freedom of Expression Network (CASCFEN) – Azerbaijan
DCU, Washington, 17.06.2005 — After the bloodshed in Andijan the relationship
between the US and Uzbekistan is fundamentally changing. …
www.cascfen.org/news.php?nid=1242&cid=9

16/6/05

UZBEKISTAN restricts US flights over its territory in response to …
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
Moscow, June 16 (RIA Novosti, Pyotr Goncharov) – Authorities in the Central
Asian republic of Uzbekistan have banned nighttime flights of US military
planes …
en.rian.ru/world/20050616/40535701.html

OFFICIAL probe says 176 died in Uzbekistan unrest last month
Forbes – USA
TASHKENT (AFX) – Uzbek legal officials said 176 people died in shooting
during a demonstration in the eastern city of Andijan last month, a figure
dismissed by …
www.forbes.com/work/feeds/afx/2005/06/16/afx2097426.html

KYRGYZSTAN-UZBEKISTAN: Pressure on Uzbek asylum seekers continues
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… province of Jalal-abad. There are fears the youths were trying to coerce
the asylum seekers to return to Uzbekistan. “A group of …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/9b919a989c568801c5bbafb207485555.htm

UZBEKISTAN restricts US airbase activities
ISN – Zurich,Switzerland
ISN SECURITY WATCH (16/06/05) – US activities at the Karshi-Khanabad (K2)
airbase in Uzbekistan have been curtailed by Uzbek President Islam Karimov
in …
www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=11494

HELSINKI Rights Group Activists Deported From Uzbekistan for …
MOSNEWS – Russia
The police detained the organization’s activists, nationals from Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Uzbekistan and Russia, near Andijan late at night. …
www.mosnews.com/news/2005/06/16/hrgroupuzbekistan.shtml

15/6/05

BALANCING act on Uzbekistan: Which way will Washington lean?
International Herald Tribune – France
WASHINGTON Uzbekistan’s bloody crushing of a prison break and antigovernment
protest has forced the Bush administration into a complicated balancing
act …
www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/15/news/uzbek.php

UZBEKISTAN: International Human Rights Group Detained
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Belarusian citizen). Yakubov is also the chair of the Human Rights
Society of Uzbekistan. The driver is Abdurzai Dezhuraev. Human …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/5822632af4c4c448ca8c838ca533a34d.htm

UZBEKISTAN Restricts US Military Flights From Its Soil
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News. A US Defense Department spokesman says Uzbekistan has restricted
American military flights from its soil in recent weeks. …
www.voanews.com/english/2005-06-15-voa59.cfm

KYRGYZSTAN-UZBEKISTAN: UN human rights team to investigate Andijan …
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… for Human Rights (OHCHR) is to begin its investigation into reports
of human rights violations during last month’s violence in Andijan, Uzbekistan,
after which …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/eb8eb43b70e50b3438810c4b07126624.htm

SEARCHING for answers to the Uzbekistan ambush
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
KARA DARYA, Kyrgyzstan – (KRT) – By late afternoon May 13, talks had stalled
between Uzbekistan authorities and armed demonstrators inside a government
…
www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/11899527.ht

US Shifts Flights Out of Uzbekistan
Washington Post – Washington,DC,USA
Confronted by new restrictions on use of a critical air base in Uzbekistan,
the US military has shifted key operations out of the Central Asian republic
…
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/14/AR2005061401695.html

US Hints at Penalties for Uzbekistan over Andijon Inquiry
Voice of America – USA
The Bush administration is raising the prospect of new aid cuts or other
punitive steps against Uzbekistan, if it is not responsive to calls for
an …
www.voanews.com/english/2005-06-14-voa57.cfm

US Maps Pressure Campaign on Uzbekistan
Washington Post – Washington,DC,USA
WASHINGTON — Denying any Pentagon foot-dragging, the Bush administration
says it is organizing international pressure on Uzbekistan to treat its
people more …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/14/AR2005061401052.html

US urges Uzbekistan to investigate events in Andijon
Xinhua – Beijing,China
WASHINGTON, June 14 (Xinhuanet) — The United States urged the government
of Uzbekistan on Tuesday to allow an international investigation of the
events in the …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/15/content_3085988.htm

KYRGYZSTAN-UZBEKISTAN: Uzbek asylum seekers face coercion to …
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Five days earlier, Kyrgyz local officials reportedly deported four
of the asylum seekers back to Uzbekistan, an act which drew sharp criticism
from both …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/20b75151397d98801af975615b51ac6d.htm

13/6/05

UKRAINE Troop Leader Accused of Smuggling
Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA
KIEV, Ukraine — Authorities arrested the former head of Ukraine’s peacekeeping
troops in Iraq on charges of smuggling, prosecutors said Monday. …
www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap
-ukraine-iraq,0,1262940.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

FRANCE, Ukraine sign several economic agreements
Xinhua – Beijing,China
PARIS, June 13 (Xinhuanet) — France and Ukraine signed on Monday here
several economic agreements, notably in the field of defense at the meeting
between …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/14/content_3081140.htm

THERE Is No Problem Between Turkey & Ukraine, Yushchenko
Turkish Press – Plymouth,MI,USA
ISTANBUL (AA) – There are not any problem between Turkey and Ukraine, Ukrainian
President Viktor Yushchenko said on Wednesday. Making …
www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=46789

UKRAINE Takes Step to Void Privatization
Forbes – USA
Ukraine’s government took a first step toward seizing another major asset
owned by the son-in-law of former president Leonid Kuchma, the tycoon’s
lawyers said …
www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2005/06/13/ap2089130.htm

EU Foreign Ministers Threaten Possible Sanctions Against …
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
13 June 2005 — European Union foreign ministers today threatened Uzbekistan
with possible sanctions if Tashkent continues to block an international
inquiry …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/06/7339bf0a-0e78-4d50-be26-2767280b722d.html

US policy under test in Uzbekistan
Washington Times – Washington,DC,USA
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Jun. … But the United States is also considering
taking Uzbekistan to the United Nations for a human rights investigation,
the report said. …
washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050613-125027-7201r.htm

EU threatens Uzbekistan with partial suspension of cooperation …
Islamic Republic News Agency – Tehran,Iran
The European Union said Monday it will keep under review the case for a
partial suspension of cooperation mechanisms between the EU and Uzbekistan
that will …
www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0506131347215822.htm

OUTSIDE View: Islamists in Uzbekistan
Washington Times – Washington,DC,USA
… A correct forecast for the future of Uzbekistan and the rest of Central
Asia largely depends on whether we can answer these questions correctly.
…
washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050610-032532-1678r.htm

SWEDEN reconsiders Uzbekistan base
The Local – Sweden
Sweden is searching for an alternative to stationing soldiers in Uzbekistan,
a country charged with violating its citizens’ rights, following scathing
…
www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=1595&date=20050613

UZBEKISTAN Tests US Policy Goals
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
… WASHINGTON — In its struggle with Islamic extremism, the United States
has had few better friends than President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan,
who has …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-u
suzbek13jun13,0,447658.story?coll=la-home-headlines

AFGHANISTAN Denies Involvement In Uzbekistan Unrest
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
… officials have rejected allegations reported in Russian media that
Islamic militants based in Afghanistan were responsible for the recent
unrest in Uzbekistan. …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/06/3bca9302-45a3-4699-a5a6-7470528bbd6f.html

THE Voice of America to resume broadcasts to Uzbekistan
Central Asian and Southern Caucasus Freedom of Expression Network (CASCFEN) – Azerbaijan
Freeuz.org, Tashkent, 12.06.2005 — The Voice of America (VoA) will resume
broadcasts to Uzbekistan since June 12, 2005 the press-service of radio
station …
www.cascfen.org/news.php?nid=1223&cid=9

12/6/05

UZBEKISTAN under “information attack” – Islam Karimov
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
… “Today, when Uzbekistan is under information attack, your position
based on weighted approach and deep understanding of the situation is
very important for us …
en.rian.ru/world/20050611/40508395.html

UZBEKISTAN: US SHARPENS CALL FOR INDEPENDENT PROBE OF ANDIJON …
Eurasianet – USA
… a letter sent by six US senators — including four from Bush’s Republican
Party — urging the administration to reconsider its relationship with
Uzbekistan. …
www.eurasianet.org/departments/civilsociety/articles/pp061105.shtml

10/6/05

UZBEKISTAN Faces New Turmoil as Refugees Sent Back
MOSNEWS – Russia
New unrest broke out in Uzbekistan, with demonstrators facing off against
riot police at a round-the-clock rally outside the house of an arrested
dissident …
www.mosnews.com/news/2005/06/10/andijannewarrests.shtml

WASHINGTON Ponders UN Action on Uzbekistan
Voice of America – USA
The Bush administration said Thursday it may seek action at the United
Nations to prod Uzbekistan’s government into heeding calls for an international
…
www.voanews.com/english/2005-06-09-voa73.cfm

RUSSIA, NATO Split Over Uzbekistan
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
10 June 2005 — Divisions have emerged between Russia and NATO over the
recent unrest in Uzbekistan, with Russia opposing NATO-backed calls for
an …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/06/4684a4f9-a442-4981-92b8-5f666f2f50e4.html

VOA to Resume Radio Broadcasts to Uzbekistan
Voice of America – USA
PRESS RELEASE – Washington, DC, June 10, 2005 — The Voice of America will
resume its radio broadcasts to the Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan
on June 12. …
www.voanews.com/english/About/2005-06-10-voa64.cfm

SAUDI Arabia on top with undoing of Uzbekistan
Zee News – Noida,India
Riyadh, June 10: It was Saudi Arabia who topped Group A, one point clear
of South Korea after a 3-0 win over Uzbekistan. Inspirational …
www.zeenews.com/links/articles.asp?ssid=90&aid=221942&newsid=SPO

UZBEKISTAN skips NATO meet as Russia resists probe
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BRUSSELS, June 9 (Reuters) – Uzbekistan declined to send its defence minister
to a NATO ministerial meeting on Thursday, and a NATO official said the
alliance …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L09662389.htm

UZBEKISTAN: Rights Defenders Targeted After Massacre
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… “The international community must intervene to stop this campaign and
ensure the safety of human rights activists in Uzbekistan.”. …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/03f3237b830bfb6c67d53a757793ecbd.htm

US Discusses Policies Toward Uzbekistan After Andijan Violence
All American Patriots (press release) – Taeby,NA,Sweden
Washington — Uzbekistan owes its citizens and the international community
an independent, transparent and credible investigation into the May 13
violence by …
www.allamericanpatriots.com/m-news+article+storyid-11286.html

WAS Andijon Uzbekistan’s Tiananmen Square
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
… Square. The bloodshed in Andijon, Uzbekistan took place scant weeks
ago. … future. Nothing of the sort was, or is, evident in Uzbekistan.
…
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/6/57159E5B-6B14-4C0B-88F6-F895A26D39B7.html

6 Senators Urge Reassessment of Ties With Uzbekistan Ruler
New York Times – New York,NY,USA
… United States senators urged the Bush administration on Wednesday to
reconsider its relationship with the authoritarian government in Uzbekistan,
saying close …
www.nytimes.com/2005/06/09/international/europe/09uzbek.html

INVESTMENT in Uzbekistan unaffected by Andizhan – Uzbek ambassador …
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
… councils. “This was another confirmation that investors are ready to
engage Uzbekistan economically and politically,” he said. He …
en.rian.ru/world/20050608/40490974.html

UZBEKISTAN: Focus on Andijan following May unrest
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… force against unarmed people, describes government efforts to silence
witnesses and places the events against the background of Uzbekistan’s
worsening human …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/f8e260726f2e9ec0a56a99c3d6d8ab70.htm

WERE Islamists Really Involved in the Events in Uzbekistan?
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
… A correct forecast for the future of Uzbekistan and the rest of Central
Asia largely depends on whether we can answer these questions correctly.
…
en.rian.ru/articles/20050608/40492652.html

SIGNS OF TROUBLE CONTINUE TO SURFACE IN UZBEKISTAN
Eurasianet – USA
Signs of instability continue to surface in Uzbekistan amid government
efforts to tighten control over society in the aftermath of the Andijan
events. …
www.eurasianet.org/departments/civilsociety/articles/eav060405.shtml

7/6/05

HUMAN Rights Watch calls for inquiry into Uzbekistan events
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
… Rights Watch (HRW), headquartered in New York, came up with the demand
to look into the recent events in Andijan and to impose sanctions against
Uzbekistan. …
en.rian.ru/world/20050607/40486090.html

IWPR Contributor Arrested in Uzbekistan, Press Release, IWPR
Journal of Turkish Weekly – Ankara,Turkey
An independent Uzbek journalist has been arrested in southern Uzbekistan,
in what may be part of a government backlash following the recent killings
in Andijan …
www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=12182

UZBEKISTAN: TRAVEL ADVICE UPDATED
Harold Doan and Associates (press release) – Rocklin,CA,USA
The Foreign Office today revised its travel advice for Uzbekistan to reflect
the latest assessment of the situation. We advise against …
www.harolddoan.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3434

UZBEKISTAN: US Should Press for Investigation of Andijan Massacre
Human Rights Watch – USA
The events that unfolded in Andijan, Uzbekistan on 13 May were a tragedy
of yet unknown proportions. We believe that the United …
hrw.org/english/docs/2005/06/06/usint11091.htm

UZBEKISTAN: ICRC still waiting for access to injured and arrested
ICRC (press release) – Geneva,Switzerland
Geneva (ICRC) — Three weeks after the violence in the Uzbek part of Ferghana
Valley, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) still has
no access …
www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/6D5AN4?OpenDocument

6/6/05

ISRAEL withdraws embassy staff from Uzbekistan
Aljazeera.com – London,UK
Some 13 non-essential staff have been withdrawn by Israel from its embassy
in Uzbekistan in response to a “specific terrorist threat” against an
Israeli target …
www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=8562

TURKMENISTAN-UZBEKISTAN: Cross border movement remains problematic
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Tallimarjan’s 10,000 inhabitants, living on the boundary dividing Uzbekistan
and Turkmenistan, struggle with a variety of issues following border demarcation
…
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/fd9151c982fcebdde35505fc9815d757.htm

SAUDI Arabia v Uzbekistan
AsianHandicap.com – Tiverton,Devon,UK
… On the other hand, Uzbekistan will try to get atleast a draw out of
this one, and hope that Korea beat Kuwait in the other fixture so that
they would have an …
www.asianhandicap.com/Bruger/Tip.asp?Id=20510&Bruger=Threepwood

HOLDING Tashkent’s Hand
Yahoo News – USA
President Bush declined to personally condemn the Uzbekistan government’s
brutal crackdown on protesters in the eastern city of Andijan—which left
anywhere …
news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20050606/cm_thenation/133171/nc:742

YOUNG revolutionaries of the world unite
Hindu – Chennai,India
… In Uzbekistan, meanwhile, a few dozen Tashkent students switched their
lights off together in a synchronised show of defiance last week — a
small gesture of …
www.hindu.com/2005/06/07/stories/2005060704751400.htm

5/6/05

KYRGYZ, Uzbek Foreign Ministers Discuss Andijon Refugees
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
… Uzbek foreign ministers met on 4 June to discuss the fate of refugees
who have sought asylum in Kyrgyzstan after recent violence in Uzbekistan’s
eastern city …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/06/2fbadb8f-af9b-4f3b-aa37-6c558dfd32ea.html

Google Alert for: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/06/content_3050132.htm
Zarqawi’s capture won’t stop uproar In Iraq: Iraqi FM
Xinhua – Beijing,China
BEIJING, June 6 — Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari says the uproar in Iraq will continue even if al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is captured. …

3/6/05

US govt warns of threats against its interests in Uzbekistan
Forbes – USA
WASHINGTON (AFX) – The US warned yesterday of possible attacks against
its interests in Uzbekistan, urging Americans to avoid all non-essential
travel there. …
www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/06/03/afx2073262.html

RUSSIA claims Taliban and Chechen role in Uzbekistan unrest
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
VLADIVOSTOK: The Taliban, Chechen rebels and extremists from the Islamic
Movement of Uzbekistan played a role in an insurrection last month in
Uzbekistan that …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_3-6-2005_pg4_8

UZBEKISTAN To Allow Foreign Monitoring Of Unrest Probe
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
2 June 2005 — Uzbekistan’s foreign minister says the government welcomes
foreign monitoring of its own probe into last month’s deadly violence
in eastern …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/06/77a3a440-a8bc-4702-896b-f89b06cd5638.html

THE Plight Of Sovereignty In Uzbekistan
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
… now, to continue to consider him a viable statesman, would be an error
for which the world will pay sooner or later in the form of an explosion
in Uzbekistan. …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/06/9f47b0f5-6e02-4809-a813-0953872d5866.html

KOREA Soccer Squad to Compete Against Uzbekistan Friday
Chosun Ilbo – Seoul,South Korea
South Korea’s national soccer team under head coach, Jo Bonfrere, will
fight against home team Uzbekistan in Tashkent Friday night to secure
its ticket to …
english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200506/200506030003.html

2/6/05

UZBEKISTAN Crackdown Puts Bush Democracy Doctrine to Test
FOX News – USA
… Case in point: the cautious US reaction to a violent government crackdown
on protesters in Uzbekistan (search) that is believed to have ended in
the deaths of …

www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,158344,00.html

UZBEKISTAN: Poverty fuels food insecurity in south
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Since Uzbekistan became independent in 1991, staple foods, including
bread, have become more expensive each year and people are buying less
flour than in …

www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/bb1646f22f0e2d62da6cae65253a16ad.htm

EXPECTED Balsam wool production in Uzbekistan up to 1, 15 mln. …
Kazinform – Astana,Kazakhstan
TASHKENT. June 1. KAZINFORM /Rasul Bakhamov/ — In 2005 in Uzbekistan Balsam
wool production is expected to be 1, 15 mln. tons. …

www.inform.kz/txt/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=125477

AFTER Non-Franchised Andijan Uprising East Closes Ranks
Al-Jazeerah.info – Dalton,GA,USA
… Suleiman Demirel and others met with the leaders of newly independent
Turkic speaking Central Asian Republics (CARs) like Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan,
Turkmenistan …

www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion%20editorials/2005%20Opinion%20Editorials/
June/1%20o/After%20NonFranchised%20Andijan%20Uprising%20East%20
Closes%20Ranks%20By%20K%20Gajendra%20Singh.htm

CONFERENCE on perspectives of Uzbekistan’s economic development …
UzReport.com – Tashkent,Uzbekistan
Professors and teachers of the higher educational facilities of Uzbekistan,
as well as representatives of international financial organisations and
media …

www.uzreport.com/E/index.cfm?sec=2&subsec=2&n_ID=16927

1/6/05

UZBEKISTAN: Government clampdown intensifies
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
“The authorities have increased pressure on rights groups and opposition
party members in Uzbekistan over the past few days,” Surat Ikramov, head
of the local …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/c7cdfde6d44819ba22464efb4e62fd8d.htm

UZBEKISTAN: A POLICY PROVING GROUND FOR WASHINGTON
Eurasianet – USA
The Andijan events in Uzbekistan have sharpened the debate among policy
makers in Washington over whether American support for Uzbek President
Islam Karimov …
www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav053105a.shtml

CABLE TV censorship is introduced in Uzbekistan
Ferghana.ru – Moscow,Russia
Suspension of Russian TV news during and in the wake of the events in Andizhan
on May 13 throughout Uzbekistan was not the last move on the part of the
…
enews.ferghana.ru/detail.php?id=10179750488.181,1757,359851

ISLAMISM, UZBEKISTAN, AND US INTERESTS
Muslim Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan
… House to dismiss the opposition as ŒIslamic extremists’ and Œterrorists’
is despicable.” — Craig Murray, former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan (Salih).
…
www.muslimuzbekistan.com/eng/ennews/2005/05/ennews30052005a2.html

ACTIVISTS Say Tashkent Cracking Down Further On Dissent Since …
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
By Bruce Pannier. Scores of opposition activists and rights campaigners
have been reportedly arrested in the past two days in Uzbekistan. …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/5/2CA92B8F-A27D-4B1A-9BBA-D21B7E3AD53C.html