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Still waiting to bury their dead

Posted by londonerk on May 16, 2006

On 13 May, a tiny group of people stood, holding banners, a few feet away from the Kyrgyz border with Uzbekistan.

"Islam Karimov is a dictator", "We will never forget Andijan,"

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US calls for Uzbek killings probe

Posted by londonerk on May 13, 2006

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.

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West urged to punish Uzbekistan

Posted by londonerk on May 11, 2006

Human Rights Watch has called on the international community to hold Uzbekistan to account over its violent crackdown in Andijan a year ago.

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Timeline: Uzbekistan

Posted by londonerk on April 29, 2006

2005 Troops open fire on demonstrators. Eyewitnesses report deaths of hundreds of protesters.

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Uzbek protest: Your reaction

Posted by londonerk on April 24, 2006

We are Muslims, but not extremists. Calling protestors radical groups is a just tool for Karimov because he can do anything with these "Islamic extremists"

Eson, Tashkent

You can watch or listen BBC's "Talking Point" and read more on what world thinks about Andijan events by clicking here…

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Uzbek soldiers ’shot civilians’

Posted by londonerk on April 21, 2006

An Uzbek woman says she saw government troops open fire on unarmed civilians during protests in Andijan in May.

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Uzbeks jail more over Andijan

Posted by londonerk on April 21, 2006

More than 40 people have been jailed in Uzbekistan over the bloody uprising in the eastern town of Andijan last May

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Uzbek court tries rights activist

Posted by londonerk on April 21, 2006

Uzbek human rights activist Saidjahan Zainabiddinov, who witnessed last May's bloodshed in the eastern city of Andijan, has been put on trial.

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How the Andijan killings unfolded

Posted by londonerk on April 21, 2006

Hundreds of people are thought to have died when violence erupted in the Uzbek city of Andijan on Friday 13 May. The BBC News website has compiled this account of how events unfolded, based on media reports, eyewitnesses and official statements.

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