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Uzbek Rights Defender in Andijan Detained |
2005-05-24 |
![]() Zaynabitdinov has been prominently quoted by international media condemning the crackdown and has said the death toll in Andijan could be as many as 1,000 or more far above government claims that 169 people died. Uzbek President Islam Karimov has rejected international calls for an independent investigation. "The Uzbek government should release (Zaynabitdinov) immediately pending an independent review of any charges against him," said Holly Cartner, a director for New York-based Human Rights Watch. |
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