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ALERT - UZBEKISTAN

28 August 2009

New abuse of jailed dissident

SOURCE: Human Rights Watch

Family visits threatened after relatives publicize mistreatment

(Human Rights Watch/IFEX) - (New York, August 27, 2009) - Uzbek authorities
should promptly investigate new allegations of abuse against a political
prisoner, Yusuf Jumaev, and ensure that his family is permitted regular
visits, Human Rights Watch said today. more…