As expected, the appeal trial of an activist imprisoned for his alleged role in instigating last year's protests in Uzbekistan's Karakalpakstan autonomous republic ended with the conviction being upheld
As expected, the appeal trial of an activist imprisoned for his alleged role in instigating last year's protests in Uzbekistan's Karakalpakstan autonomous republic ended with the conviction being upheld
Two Uzbek regional government officials are facing a retrial and possibly harsher sentences for the sexual abuse of children under their care. The case has been an embarrassment for the government, which disbanded Soviet-era orphanages in favor of placing children in foster and adoptive families.
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