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31/7/05
UZBEKISTAN kicks US out of military base
Guardian Unlimited – UK
Uzbekistan has given the US six months to close its military base there,
in its first move to sever relations with its former sponsor. …
www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1540185,00.html
OUT of Uzbekistan
Times Online – UK
… from now, barring a major change of heart by the despotic President
Islam Karimov, US troops and materiel will withdraw from southern Uzbekistan,
and one of …
www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,542-1716466,00.html
UZBEKISTAN Cancels US Airbase Contract; Send Eviction Notice By …
All Headline News – USA
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (AHN) – The Uzbekistan government has cancelled a
Airbase contract with the US Government by sending a notice of eviction
by courier to …
www.allheadlinenews.com/cgi-bin/news/newsbrief.plx?id=2245625314&fa=1
US told to quit Uzbekistan base
Euronews.net – France
Uzbekistan is reported to have told the US it must leave a military base
that has served as a centre for American operations in Afghanistan. …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=302160&lng=1
US and Russia split over allies in Asia
Scotsman – United Kingdom
THE beginning of a United States-Russia divide in Central Asia has opened
with Uzbekistan’s announcement that it will close an American airbase
on its territory …
news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1710132005
30/7/05
UZBEKISTAN Terminates US Air Base Agreement
Voice of America – USA
Uzbek officials have formally terminated an agreement allowing the United
States to use an air base in southeastern Uzbekistan, ending a nearly
four-year-old …
www.voanews.com/english/2005-07-30-voa31.cfm
UZBEKISTAN Releases Kyrgyz Journalist
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague,Czech Republic
30 July 2005 (RFE/RL) — Kyrgyz officials said today that Uzbekistan has
released a Kyrgyz journalist detained earlier this month after he was
sent to report …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/07/9e4b53bb-cd4e-4c19-9d5d-2a69fd567c71.html
US Evicted From Uzbekistan Airbase
Voice of America – USA
American officials say Uzbekistan has given the United States formal notice
that it must leave an airbase that is a key link for military and humanitarian
…
www.voanews.com/english/2005-07-30-voa9.cfm
UZBEKISTAN Evicts US From Key Base
Islam Online – Doha,Qatar
CAIRO, July 30, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) — Uzbekistan has given the Bush
administration six months to evacuate aircraft, personnel and equipment
from Karshi …
www.islamonline.org/English/News/2005-07/30/article04.shtml
WASHINGTON Post: Uzbekistan Officially Demands US Evacuate …
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
By Cihan. Uzbekistan has officially demanded that the US evacuate the military
base in south of the country it has been claimed. …
www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20050730&hn=22378
29/7/05
UN names rights monitors for Sudan, Uzbekistan
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… July 29 (Reuters) – The UN’s top human rights body named two special
investigators for Africa’s conflict-torn Sudan and Central Asia’s Uzbekistan
on Friday …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L29524503.htm
440 Uzbekistan Refugees Leave for Romania
Guardian Unlimited – UK
… Andijan, killing hundreds. The asylum seekers had been living at a
UN-sponsored camp near the border with Uzbekistan. The Boeing …
www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5174685,00.html
BRITAIN, US and Russia in spat over Uzbekistan uprising
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
… the Uzbek refugees. But Russia blocked them on a point of order because
Uzbekistan wasn’t on the council’s agenda. “We don …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/
theworld/2005/July/theworld_July830.xml§ion=theworld
STATEMENT by The Congress of Democratic Uzbekistan
Central Asian and Southern Caucasus Freedom of Expression Network (CASCFEN) – Azerbaijan
In this regard, there have been also attempts to link The Congress of Democratic
Uzbekistan. Working Board of the The Congress of …
www.cascfen.org/news.php?nid=1323&cid=9
EBRD issues new strategy for Uzbekistan
Muslim Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan
The EBRD’s new two-year strategy for Uzbekistan concludes that while some
economic progress has been made since its last strategy for the Central
Asian …
www.muslimuzbekistan.com/eng/ennews/2005/07/ennews29072005_1.html
28/7/05
UN rights chief muzzled on Uzbekistan at UN meet
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
UNITED NATIONS, July 28 (Reuters) – The top UN human rights official was
barred on Thursday from raising the turmoil in Uzbekistan in the UN Security
Council …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N28302958.htm
KYRGYZSTAN might return 14 refugees to Uzbekistan
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
BISHKEK, July 28 (RIA Novosti, Yulia Orlova) – Kyrgyzstan is refusing to
give permission to evacuate 14 of the 29 Uzbek refugees who are being
held in a jail …
en.rian.ru/world/20050728/41006139.html
MEMBERS of 130th Headed to Uzbekistan
WOWK – Huntington,WV,USA
About 30 members of the Charleston-based 130th Airlift Wing are on their
way to Uzbekistan for a two-month stint. The National Guard …
wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=4254
UZBEKISTAN: Sentence passed in Tashkent
Muslim Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan
UZBEKISTAN, Tashkent. The Press Center of the Initiative-taking Group of
Independent Human Rights Activists of Uzbekistan reported …
www.muslimuzbekistan.com/eng/ennews/2005/07/ennews28072005_6.html
KYRGYZSTAN’S terms for US use of base
Hindu – Chennai,India
… The US also operates an airbase in Uzbekistan set up in the wake of
the 9/11 terrorist attacks to support the anti-Taliban military campaign
in Afghanistan. …
www.hindu.com/2005/07/28/stories/2005072807561500.htm
27/7/05
SUNSHINE Uzbekistan and Emergency Response
The Moscow Times – Russia
In his comment, Wilson made a series of unsupported and baseless assertions
regarding Uzbekistan’s Sunshine Coalition and its leader, Dr. Sanjar Umarov.
…
www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/07/28/009.html
CANADA may welcome refugees from Uzbekistan
Interfax.ru – Moscow,Russia
… Canadian authorities are discussing with the UN High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) the possibility of accepting refugees from Uzbekistan,
an official …
www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11354929
UZBEK Asylum Seekers in Kyrgyzstan to be Repatriated
Voice of America – USA
… the border to Kyrgyzstan amid the recent unrest in Andijan are being
resettled in third countries, rather than returned to Uzbekistan, where
international …
www.voanews.com/english/2005-07-27-voa46.cfm
RUMSFELD makes it to first base
Asia Times Online – Kowloon,Hong Kong
… US flights – Manas air base north of Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, where more
than 1,000 troops are stationed, and the Karshi-Khanabad air base in Uzbekistan,
with at …
www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/GG28Ag01.html
26/7/05
UZBEKISTAN’S window of opportunity
Open Democracy – London,UK
The massacre of peaceful demonstrators in the city of Andijan, Uzbekistan
on 13 May is a tragedy without end. No closure is possible …
www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-protest/uzbekistan_2703.jsp
UZBEKISTAN NOTEBOOK: THE EXPERIENCES OF A PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER
EurasiaNet – New York,NY,USA
At orientation in Philadelphia, I, along with 63 other Peace Corps trainees,
received little instruction about the intricacies of life in Uzbekistan.
…
www.eurasianet.org/departments/civilsociety/articles/eav072605a.shtml
UZBEKISTAN Convicts Top Bank Officials
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague,Czech Republic
26 July 2005 (RFE/RL) — Uzbekistan has tried and convicted in absentia
several former state bank officials for alleged economic crimes. …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/07/b82be1fd-fffb-40d1-b371-a10e2caa6ea0.html
RUMSFELD secures temporary deal in Central Asia
Christian Science Monitor – USA
… of US flights — Ganci air base north of Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], where
1,000 troops are stationed, and the Karshi-Khanabad air base in Uzbekistan
— as well as …
www.csmonitor.com/2005/0726/dailyUpdate.html
25/7/05
US Bases Are Focus on Rumsfeld’s Trip to Central Asia
Washington Post – United States
… tens of thousands of US flights — Ganci air base north of Bishkek,
where 1,000 troops are stationed, and the Karshi-Khanabad air base in
Uzbekistan — as well …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/25/AR2005072501549.html
UZBEKISTAN undertakes measures to prevent infectious diseases …
UzReport.com – Tashkent,Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is realising a complex of measures to prevent expansion of infectious
diseases from neighbouring countries, Deputy Health Minister and Head
State …
www.uzreport.com/E/index.cfm?sec=1&subsec=1&n_ID=17511
KYRGYZSTAN may send 12 Andijan refugees back to Uzbekistan
ReliefWeb (press release) – Geneva,Switzerland
… elect Kurmanbek Bakiyev indicated Saturday that 12 refugees who fled
a massacre in the Uzbek city of Andijan would likely be returned to Uzbekistan,
while most …
www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SODA-6EM3F3?OpenDocument
22/7/05
REGIONAL Group Calls for Withdrawal of American Troops from …
Voice of America – USA
A regional group bringing together China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan is calling for the withdrawal of American troops
from …
www.voanews.com/english/NewsAnalysis/2005-07-22-voa22.cfm
PROTEST leader who fled massacre threatens to start bloody civil …
Times Online – UK
… Islam Karimov, the President of Uzbekistan, blamed the violence on
local and foreign Islamic extremists, including the Taleban, and named
Mr Parpiyev as the …
www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1704798,00.html
CENTRAL ASIA: Weekly news wrap
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… To the west in Uzbekistan, a prosecutor in that country on Monday demanded
the closure of the local branch of the international charity Internews,
for …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/8b25594323eb0a6e040fd2253d67d851.htm
UZBEKISTAN: Refugees want to return only if regime changes
ReliefWeb (press release) – Geneva,Switzerland
… They say they recently made an embroidered flag of Kyrgyzstan and sent
it to the president, asking him not to send them back to Uzbekistan. …
www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/JFUA-6EJ2X3?OpenDocument
WHAT will US reply to SCO offer of leaving Central Asia?
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
… Some time before, the Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan issued a statement
saying that the military airfield Khanabad had been provided to the Americans
only for …
en.rian.ru/articles/20050721/40946316.html
SEVERAL LEGAL PROCESS OVER MUSLIMS LASTS IN UZBEKISTAN
Muslim Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan
UZBEKISTAN, Tashkent. According to the press centre for the Working Group
of Independent Human Rights Activists of Uzbekistan two …
www.muslimuzbekistan.com/eng/ennews/2005/07/ennews20072005_8.html
UZBEKISTAN to supply 350m cubic gas to Kyrgyzstan in 2005
UzReport.com – Tashkent,Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan completed gas supply agreement, a head of Kyrgyzgas
said on Thursday in Bishkek. Igor Chudinov, director …
www.uzreport.com/E/index.cfm?sec=2&subsec=2&n_ID=17482
20/7/05
NEW reality in Uzbekistan
Washington Times – Washington,DC,USA
… May. The Uzbekistan government maintains 176 people were killed in
a clash between police and armed Islamic extremists. Independent …
washingtontimes.com/commentary/20050720-091740-2439r.htm
UZBEKISTAN Jails More Alleged Islamic Extremists
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
… Rights groups have long criticized the Uzbek government for cracking
down on Muslims, saying up to 6,000 people have been jailed in Uzbekistan
for alleged …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/07/87707651-155a-46c0-9346-c0b2243658ad.html
YOUTH OF UZBEKISTAN INTERESTED IN COOPERATION WITH AZERBAIJANI …
Azer Tag – Azerbaijan
On July 20, visiting the country, a group of members of Youth Social Movement
of Uzbekistan “Kamolot” has met vice-chairperson of Milli Majlis Govhar
…
www.azertag.com/en/index.shtml?language=english&catid=&news_year=
& news_month=&news_day=&newsid=124987&themes_viewing=&the
mes_page=&themeid=&news_page=
AUTHORITIES IN UZBEKISTAN SEEK TO STIFLE INDEPENDENT MEDIA OUTLETS
Eurasianet – USA
The trial of two employees of a Western non-governmental organization operating
in Uzbekistan appears to be part of a broader campaign by President Islam
…
www.eurasianet.org/departments/civilsociety/articles/eav072005.shtml
UZBEKISTAN government informed of the results of economic advance
Kazinform – Astana,Kazakhstan
TASKENT. July 20. KAZINFORM. /Rasul Bakhamov/ The Cabinet of ministers
of Uzbekistan convened on Tuesday to discuss the outcomes of the economic
development …
www.inform.kz/txt/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=131875
UZBEKISTAN Government determined priority economic tasks
Kazinform – Astana,Kazakhstan
TASKENT. July 20. KAZINFORM. /Rasul Bakhamov/ At the governmental session
of the Republic of Uzbekistan held July 19 on socio-economic development
of the …
www.inform.kz/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=131878
BELARUS head approves draft consular convention with Uzbekistan
UzReport.com – Tashkent,Uzbekistan
President of Belarus Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed a decree on approval
of a draft consular convention between Belarus and Uzbekistan on 19 July.
…
www.uzreport.com/E/index.cfm?sec=1&subsec=1&n_ID=17459
19/7/05
CHINESE specialists to explore Uzbekistan oil-gas fields
Kazinform – Astana,Kazakhstan
July 19. KAZINFORM. /Rasul Bakhamov/ A set of oil-gas fields located in
Andijan and Namangan oblasts of Uzbekistan will be explored by Chinese
experts. …
www.inform.kz/txt/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=131760
UZBEKISTAN and China strengthen economic cooperation
Viet Nam News Agency – Hanoi,Vietnam
Beijing (VNA) – Uzbekistan and China have signed dozens of documents with
the goal of boosting Chinese investment in Uzbekistan by 150 million USD,
according …
www.vnagency.com.vn/NewsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=34&NEWS_ID=159568
NEW EU Envoy A Familiar Face In The Region
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
… His appointment comes at a sensitive time following a popular revolt
last March in Kyrgyzstan and violence in Uzbekistan in May when police
and soldiers …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/07/d85d610a-9322-4c4f-953b-3e812b8834e6.html
EU Questions Almaty’s Bid For OSCE Presidency In 2009
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
… OSCE. The two sides also discussed regional issues in Central Asia,
including Uzbekistan, as well as bilateral economic cooperation. …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/07/9fb8a8d0-3755-401a-bdd3-d489a9f09fe2.html
18/7/05
UZBEKISTAN: Trial of US-based media NGO begins
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… “The other news for us was when the public prosecutor declared that
the representative office of Internews in Uzbekistan must be liquidated,
and I think it is …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/00f75379dba3626bc5bfbffe9a3de030.htm
CHINA, Uzbekistan Seek More Cooperation
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
… For his part, Uzbekistan’s First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Azimov
said Tashkent will provide preferential policy to Chinese investors. …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/07/3f7969f5-711a-4412-b82a-ce29774c6eb9.html
EU condemns Uzbekistan for failing to investigate alleged massacre …
Forbes – USA
‘The Council remains profoundly concerned about the situation in Uzbekistan
and condemns the Uzbek authorities’ refusal to allow an independent international
…
www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2005/07/18/afx2143178.html
SHANGHAI Cooperation Organization Flexes Political Muscle
Voice of America – USA
… bringing together China, Russia and several central Asian countries
has called for the withdrawal of American troops from bases in Uzbekistan
and Kyrgyzstan. …
www.voanews.com/english/2005-07-18-voa58.cfm
UPDATE 1: Sinopec to Invest $106M in Uzbek Fields
Forbes – USA
Chinese oil firm Sinopec plans to invest $106 million in exploration and
extraction in Uzbekistan, a senior official with the Uzbek state oil and
gas company …
www.forbes.com/business/services/feeds/ap/2005/07/18/ap2143453.html
17/7/05
C Asia nations rethink US presence
Aljazeera.net – Doha,Qatar
… reconsidered. A week earlier, neighbouring Uzbekistan, too, had given
warning shots to the US about its presence in this oil-rich country. …
english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A7A5EC54-C516-4618-A277-52CE6622BCC3.htm
16/7/05
PLIGHT of Uzbek riot refugees
BBC News – UK
By Ian MacWilliam. It has been two months since the protests in the city
of Andijan in eastern Uzbekistan. Since then, hundreds of …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4686749.stm
UZBEKISTAN AFTER ANDIJAN EVENTS: BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN
Muslim Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan
Two months have passed since thick information curtain closed down Uzbekistan.
After the start of Andijan events, the authorities …
www.muslimuzbekistan.com/eng/ennews/2005/07/ennews16072005a1.html
15/7/05
REPORTER tells of Uzbek harassment
Science Daily (press release) – USA
Uzbek opposition leaders reportedly unite (June 29, 2005) — Uzbekistan’s
opposition leaders have joined hands to oppose the regime of President
Islam Karimov …
www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article
=UPI-1-20050715-12591400-bc-uzbekistan-journalist.xml
RUSSIA Rejects Bullying Accusation by US
Guardian Unlimited – UK
… led by China and Russia, last week called on the US to set a date for
withdrawing forces from bases in the former Soviet republics of Uzbekistan
and Kyrgyzstan …
www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5144272,00.html
IS Russia Helping Tashkent Clean Up After Andijon
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
… press release of 5 July, the criminal charges followed “a year of harassment
and ‘fishing expeditions’ by various branches of Uzbekistan’s investigatory
organs …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/7/892B3212-52F2-4E91-B68E-74EAC613BDB8.html
EU praises Kazakhstan over Uzbek dissident
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… The European Union has welcomed Kazakhstan’s refusal to hand an Uzbek
human rights activist who witnessed a bloody government crackdown in Uzbekistan
back to …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15539711.htm
14/7/05
UZBEKISTAN: No progress for arrested Pentecostal
Forum 18 – Oslo,Norway
… Despite the numerous raids and court cases against religious believers
across Uzbekistan, Ismailov categorically denied that the authorities
have launched a …
www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=606
ROUND table considers microfinancing in Uzbekistan
UzReport.com – Tashkent,Uzbekistan
UN Development Programme hosted a round table on development of microfinancing
in Uzbekistan on 12 July. Representatives of ministries …
www.uzreport.com/E/index.cfm?sec=1&subsec=3&n_ID=17396
KAZAKHSTAN: Astana lauded for release of Uzbek rights defender
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Shamsudinov. He faced extradition back to Uzbekistan, which accused
the leading activist of terrorism and spreading false information. …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/832605b50fae6a02e7722254cc071058.htm
JOURNALISTS Say Harassment Against Independent Media On Rise
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
… Bobojonov says the IWPR has had to suspend its activities in Uzbekistan.
Prague … crime. “I’ve been outside Uzbekistan since 27 June. …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/07/e7b24fcd-c3b4-4747-89ae-fb163fff23cb.html
14/7/05
UZBEKISTAN says Andijan death toll rises to 187
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
TASHKENT: The official death toll from bloodshed in the Uzbek city of Andijan
has risen to 187 from 176, an Uzbek official said on Wednesday after a
US report …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_14-7-2005_pg4_24
UZBEKISTAN says Andizhan death toll rose to 187
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… “The revised official death toll now stands at 187 people,” Svetlana
Artykova, spokeswoman for Uzbekistan’s Prosecutor General, told Reuters.
…
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L13132565.htm
US May Cut Uzbekistan Aid Over Andijon Inquiry
Baku Today – Baku,Azerbaijan
The Bush administration indicated Wednesday it may again cut US aid to
Uzbekistan over that government’s refusal to allow an international inquiry
into the …
www.bakutoday.net/view.php?d=14061
US AND NATO SECURITY AID TO UZBEKISTAN COMES UNDER SCRUTINY
Eurasianet – USA
Despite the woeful rights record of President Islam Karimov’s administration,
Uzbekistan has been one of the top recipients of US security assistance
in …
www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav071305.shtml
US confronts a dilemma in its ties with Uzbekistan
Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA
WASHINGTON — US authorities have quietly agreed to begin the process of
interviewing survivors of a bloody government crackdown in Uzbekistan
for possible …
www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/07/14
/us_confronts_a_dilemma_in_its_ties_with_uzbekistan
13/7/05
UZBEKISTAN military committed `grave’ violations, UN says
Taipei Times – Taipei,Taiwan
Witness testimony strongly suggests that Uzbekistan’s military and security
forces committed serious human-rights violations when they fired on protesters
in …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/07/13/2003263336
ANDIZHAN toll heavier than Uzbekistan claim-UN
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
GENEVA, July 12 (Reuters) – UN human rights investigators said on Tuesday
that the toll from a government crackdown in Uzbekistan in mid-May may
be “possibly …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L12615178.htm
IS Uzbekistan Headed for Regime Change?
Journal of Turkish Weekly – Ankara,Turkey
And this week, a major essay in the British journal “Jane’s Intelligence
Review” argues that “Uzbekistan is now spiraling irretrievably towards
violent regime …
www.turkishweekly.net/comments.php?id=1501
CRACKDOWN in Uzbekistan Reopens Longstanding Debate on US Military …
New York Times – New York,NY,USA
… The debate has been renewed since ministries in Uzbekistan that received
American aid were involved in a lethal crackdown on a prison break and
demonstration …
www.nytimes.com/2005/07/13/international/europe/13military.html
STABILIZE Central Asia
The Japan Times – Japan
… So in 2001, Russia and China, along with Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
and Uzbekistan, founded the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). …
www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/geted.pl5?ed20050713a1.htm
10/7/05
UZBEKISTAN on Course Toward Market Reforms
Korea Times – Seoul,South Korea
By Kim Yun-seek. I was in Tashkent May 10-24 to accompany President Roh
Moo-hyun during his state visit to Uzbekistan and proceed with my official
duties. …
times.hankooki.com/lpage/special/200507/kt2005071022134111440.htm
INTERNATIONAL Probe of Andijan Bloodbath to Start in Uzbekistan
MOSNEWS – Russia
… However the international committee only features delegates from India,
Iran, China, Pakistan, Russia and Uzbekistan’s neighboring countries,
Interfax adds. …
www.mosnews.com/news/2005/07/10/uzbekinvestigation.shtml
9/7/05
UZBEK refugees prefer life with scorpions to home
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
… dust, scorpions and poisonous spiders. But they shudder at the thought
of returning to their native Uzbekistan. More than 500 Uzbeks …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_10-7-2005_pg4_19
SCO Calls on US: Pull out From Central Asia
Kavkaz Center – Istanbul,Turkey
… The coalition have been employing the bases in the territories of SCO
members Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan since the Afghanistan war led by the
coalition forces …
kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2005/07/09/3932.shtml
8/7/05
UZBEKISTAN steps up pressure on US to close base
Hindu – Chennai,India
MOSCOW: Uzbekistan is stepping up pressure on the United States to withdraw
its air base set up in the Central Asian country for operations in neighbouring
…
www.hindu.com/2005/07/09/stories/2005070900251500.htm
INTERNEWS staffers face criminal charges in Uzbekistan
International Journalist’s Network – USA
Two Internews Uzbekistan staff members are facing criminal charges for
allegedly producing informational videos and publications without the
necessary licenses …
www.ijnet.org/FE_Article/newsarticle.asp?UILang=1&CId=303100&CIdLang=1
RUSSIA, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Expand Energy Cooperation
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
… agreement on the development of the Kandym block of gas and condensate
deposits and the Khauzak and Shady fields in the Bukhara-Khiva region
of Uzbekistan. …
en.rian.ru/articles/20050708/40868529.html
‘20 sentenced for religious extremism in Uzbekistan’
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
TASHKENT: A court in the Uzbek capital has sentenced 20 men to prison terms
of between five and 17∏ years on charges of extremism and participation
in last …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_9-7-2005_pg4_15
UZBEKISTAN to reassess presence of US base with Afghan border
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
TASHKENT: Uzbekistan will reassess Washington’s use of an airbase close
to its border with Afghanistan due to the changed situation there and
payment …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_8-7-2005_pg7_45
UZBEKISTAN reconsiders US air base
Globe and Mail – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Tashkent, Uzbekistan — Uzbekistan indicated on Thursday that it was reconsidering
the future of the US air base in this Central Asian nation. …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGA
M.20050707.wuzbek0707/BNStory/International/
URGENT: Uzbekistan on prospects for US military contingent at …
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
TASHKENT, July 7 (RIA Novosti) – The Uzbek Foreign Ministry has clarified
Tashkent’s position on prospects for the continued presence of an American
military …
en.rian.ru/world/20050707/40866033.html
OSCE Tashkent Centre trains Uzbekistan’s civil society …
ReliefWeb (press release) – Geneva,Switzerland
TASHKENT, 7 July 2005 – Twenty-five members of civil society organizations
from all over Uzbekistan are taking part in a training programme on the
role of …
www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-6E3E5J?OpenDocument
UZBEKISTAN to reassess US airbase due to the changed Afghanistan …
Forbes – USA
TASHKENT (AFX) – Uzbekistan intends to reassess the US’s use of Khanabad
airbase, close to its border with Afghanistan, due to the changed situation
in …
www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/07/07/afx2128866.html
6/7/05
US will withdraw troops from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan at …
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
MOSCOW, July 6 (RIA Novosti) – The United States could withdraw its military
bases from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan at the request of these republics
rather then …
en.rian.ru/world/20050706/40856432.html
US media group face charges in Uzbekistan
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
TASHKENT: Authorities in tightly controlled Uzbekistan have filed criminal
charges against a former director and another employee of a US-based media
rights …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_7-7-2005_pg4_18
UZBEKISTAN achieve significant progress on gender equality – UNFPA
UzReport.com – Tashkent,Uzbekistan
A significant progress has been achieved with regard to gender equality
and empowerment of women in Uzbekistan, a press release of United Nations
Population …
www.uzreport.com/E/index.cfm?sec=1&subsec=1&n_ID=17310
US has “grave concerns” over Kazakh refugee arrest
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… In Tashkent, a spokesman for Uzbekistan’s National Security Services,
Olimjon Turakulov, said Shamsudinov was wanted on terrorism charges and
for “spreading …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L06232868.htm
5/7/05
KYRGYZSTAN-UZBEKISTAN: Focus on Andijan asylum seekers
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… the majority of Uzbek exiles in the camp, preferred not to give her
name fearing that Uzbek security forces may trace her relatives in Uzbekistan
and persecute …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/0da0ee0f45d0f4e6e595ed275a60f760.htm
UZBEKISTAN: Pressure on international NGOs and independent media …
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… communist republics. Internews is the latest Western organisation to
have come under pressure recently in Uzbekistan. Last year …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/b699bef04ccf03295b016ba5cc4453a1.htm
TIMETABLE urged for US to pull out of Central Asia
Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA
… The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which groups Russia, China,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, urged a deadline be
set for withdrawal …
www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/
07/06/timetable_urged_for_us_to_pull_out_of_central_asia
IRANIAN Immigrant Produces Movie About Omar Khayyam
Voice of America – USA
… Using fabulous ancient palaces and exotic locales in Uzbekistan, the
movie The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam , brings audiences to the
splendor of 11th …
www.voanews.com/english/2005-07-05-voa38.cfm
RFE/RL Deplores Attack Against Reporter, Calls For End To …
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
(Washington, DC — July 5, 2005) RFE/RL’s reporter in Gulistan, Uzbekistan
(120 km south of the capital Tashkent), Ms. Lobar Qaynarova, remains in
the hospital …
www.rferl.org/releases/2005/07/348-050705.asp
4/7/05
PRESIDENT of Uzbekistan arrives in Kazakh capital
UzReport.com – Tashkent,Uzbekistan
President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov arrived in Astana (Kazakhstan) on
Monday to participate in the summit of heads of states of the Shanghai
Cooperation …
www.uzreport.com/E/index.cfm?sec=1&subsec=1&n_ID=17280
UZBEKISTAN: Andijan Policeman’s Account
Journal of Turkish Weekly – Ankara,Turkey
… eventually. “When there is a complete change of power in Uzbekistan,
we will find out the whole truth about Andijan,” he said. …
www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=14294
UZBEKISTAN Pediatricians Help Aceh Kids Too
Indonesia-Relief.Org (press release) – Jakarta,Indonesia
Banda Aceh, Indonesia-Relief — Five volunteer physicians from Uzbekistan
are currently in Indonesia, caring for hundreds of suffering children
who struggle to …
www.indonesia-relief.org/mod.php?mod=publisher&op=viewarticle&cid=4&artid=1333
UZBEKISTAN: ANDIJAN RESIDENTS “TORTURED”
Muslim Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan
… 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.muslimuzbekistan.com/eng/ennews/2005/07/ennews04072005a2.html
POLITICAL neighbours rally around Uzbekistan
Globe and Mail – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
… Members of the group have closed ranks around Uzbekistan in the days
before the meeting, declaring their support for Mr. Karimov and his bloody
crackdown on …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/
LAC/20050704/MASSACRE04/TPInternational/TopStories
3/7/05
UZBEKISTAN: OPPOSITION FIGURE APPEALS FOR DEMOCRATIZATION AID
Eurasianet – USA
… Uzbek opposition figure, Muhammad Solih, is urging the United States
and the European Union to expand their support for democracy activists
in Uzbekistan. …
www.eurasianet.org/departments/civilsociety/articles/pp070305.shtml
SCO heads to meet in Astana this week
UzReport.com – Tashkent,Uzbekistan
Leaders of China, Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan
will hold two-day summit to discuss further improvement of cooperation
among …
www.uzreport.com/E/index.cfm?sec=1&subsec=1&n_ID=17267
2/7/05
UN presses the West to grant asylum to Uzbeks
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
… travelled to Kyrgyzstan to press the case of some 450 Uzbek refugees
there, amid signs that some of them might be deported to Uzbekistan and
mistreated in …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_2-7-2005_pg4_21
US warns of possible terror attacks in Uzbekistan
Asharq Alawsat – London,UK
Tashkent, Uzbekistan— The United States on Saturday again warned of possible
terror attacks against Americans in Uzbekistan, even as a departure order
for …
aawsat.com/english/news.asp?id=662§ion=1
CHRISTIAN Tortured by Police in Uzbekistan
ChristianToday – London,UK
A Pentecostal Christian from Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan,
has been tortured by police since his arrest on June 14, according to
Forum 18. …
www.christiantoday.com/news/missions/chris
tian.tortured.by.police.in.uzbekistan/406.htm
1/7/05
RUSSIAN support for Uzbekistan
Hindu – Chennai,India
MOSCOW: Russia has expressed strong support for Uzbekistan over foreign-inspired
uprising in Andizhan last month and pledged more economic and military
aid to …
www.hindu.com/2005/07/02/stories/2005070200471900.htm
UZBEKISTAN: Shanghai Group Should Condemn Massacre
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… China, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization should condemn the Andijan
massacre committed by government forces of its member state Uzbekistan,
Human Rights …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/e4ca0f1b561c4062b8f329b91c7cbffa.htm
KYRGYZSTAN: Uzbek Asylum Seekers Need Refuge
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… After fleeing the May 13 massacre in Andijan, Uzbek asylum seekers
in Kyrgyzstan now face the danger of unlawfully being sent back to Uzbekistan,
where they …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/b9b5360f9422e91b1fbbb2fdf6b1fe96.htm
HU eager to assert influence in Central Asia
The Standard – Hong Kong
… top the agenda when the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which groups
China and Russia with the Central Asian states of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,
Tajikistan …
www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GG02Ad07.html
OPPOSITION asks US to push for inquiry
Washington Times – Washington,DC,USA
The United States should end its use of a military base in Uzbekistan if
the country’s authoritarian president does not agree to an international
inquiry into …
washingtontimes.com/world/20050702-120220-4984r.htm
RUSSIA plays Uzbekistan blame game
Asia Times Online – Kowloon,Hong Kong
… Karimov has taken advantage of his visit to Moscow to make it clear
he views the May uprising in Uzbekistan’s eastern city of Andijan as an
“operation” planned …
www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/GG01Ag01.html
NAZARBAYEV: Uzbekistan does not pose threat to Kazakhstan
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
ASTANA, June 30 (RIA Novosti) – The threat to Kazakhstan is not originating
from Uzbekistan itself, but from terrorists who penetrate Uzbekistan from
other …
en.rian.ru/world/20050630/40824467.html
UZBEKISTAN: IS THE COUNTRY HEADED FOR REGIME CHANGE?
Eurasianet – USA
… any form of compromise. On the other hand, the people of Uzbekistan
do not want to put up with this system any more. So really the …
www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/pp063005.shtml
DAEWOO founder Kim faces fraud charges
Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA
… of the working man in South Korea for taking chances by launching huge
projects in developing countries, such as making cars in Uzbekistan —
where there is a …
www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/0
7/01/daewoo_founder_kim_faces_fraud_charges
UNHCR appeals for several countries to take Uzbek refugees from …
CBC News – Canada
… is appealing urgently to several countries to take Uzbek refugees from
Kyrgyzstan because of fears they could be forced to return to Uzbekistan,
a senior UNHCR …
www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050630/w063048.html
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