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Thursday, 09 February 2006
RIGHTS GROUP LOSES APPEAL TO CONTINUE WORK IN UZBEKISTAN
By empty (2/9/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
A Tashkent court on 7 February rejected Freedom House\'s appeal of an 11 January ruling suspending the organization\'s activities in Uzbekistan for six months, Freedom House reported in a press release the next day. Freedom House Executive Director Jennifer Windsor commented, \"It is clear from the Ministry of Justice\'s actions that the Uzbek government has no intention of tolerating international NGOs whose purpose is to circulate information about how genuine democratic societies operate.\" (RFE/RL).
A Tashkent court on 7 February rejected Freedom House\'s appeal of an 11 January ruling suspending the organization\'s activities in Uzbekistan for six months, Freedom House reported in a press release the next day. Freedom House Executive Director Jennifer Windsor commented, \"It is clear from the Ministry of Justice\'s actions that the Uzbek government has no intention of tolerating international NGOs whose purpose is to circulate information about how genuine democratic societies operate.\" (RFE/RL)