Uzbekistan: British MPs Pursue Blair’s Vow To Keep Pressure On Karimov

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has vowed to "keep up the pressure" on the government in Uzbekistan until it improves its human-rights performance. Blair's remark came on the eve of the first anniversary of President Islam Karimov's violent crackdown in the eastern Uzbek city of Andijon. A meeting of EU foreign ministers today in Brussels could provide the Blair government a chance to rally support for such a policy. But British advocates of justice for Andijon's victims are concerned that the pledges will fade as Andijon disappears from the headlines.

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