Greetings, dear countrymen!
I send this announcement with the sole purpose of informing you that I am returning to Uzbekistan. As you know, the Birdamlik movement was formed on October 10, 2004. Today it is officially registered in the US, Norway, and Sweden, and branches exist in Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan as well as in the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan.
Unfortunately, up until now the movement has never been able to hold a group meeting in Uzbekistan. The movement had planned to have a meeting in December 2008, but because of the continuous pressure placed on our members, we had to cancel the meeting as it seemed too dangerous at the time. This pressure on our members has not since let up. I find it essential, therefore, that I, in my capacity as Birdamlik movement leader, fight side-by-side with our members during these difficult times.
I was not forced to return to Uzbekistan and there are no other factors for this other than what I outlined above. I chose this path of my own free will. Today I return to the Homeland with various plans and intentions, and I don’t know how officials are going to react to my return. Maybe they will arrest me under various pretexts. Maybe when I touch the ground of my Homeland, when I breathe in its air, my rights will not be trampled, and no legal action will be taken against the continuation of my political activity.
On October 16, as I hold my ticket to Tashkent in my hand, I know that I go not only out of yearning for Uzbekistan, but out of obligation to my comrades in my capacity as leader.
Respectfully,
Bahodir Xasan (Choriev)
October 14, 2009
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