http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/02/21/russias-stranglehold-on-human-rights-groups/ The largest network of Foreign Policy blogs Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:08:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/02/21/russias-stranglehold-on-human-rights-groups/#comment-1907 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:29:14 +0000 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/02/21/russias-stranglehold-on-human-rights-groups/#comment-1907 In a mirror image to old Mother Russia, Uzbekistan has now banned a representative from Human Rights Watch from entering the country, stripping him of accreditation and then notifying him while he was abroad that he would not be allowed back in. While the EU has gradually eased sanctions against the nation, human rights campaigners have noted several deeply alarming incidents, including the imprisonment of journalists and political opponents and a 2005 massacre in which hundreds of protesters were gunned down. AlertNet.org/Reuters (7/25) In a mirror image to old Mother Russia, Uzbekistan has now banned a representative from Human Rights Watch from entering the country, stripping him of accreditation and then notifying him while he was abroad that he would not be allowed back in. While the EU has gradually eased sanctions against the nation, human rights campaigners have noted several deeply alarming incidents, including the imprisonment of journalists and political opponents and a 2005 massacre in which hundreds of protesters were gunned down. AlertNet.org/Reuters (7/25)

]]> http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/02/21/russias-stranglehold-on-human-rights-groups/#comment-1159 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:37:33 +0000 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/02/21/russias-stranglehold-on-human-rights-groups/#comment-1159 i love reading your blog, such interesting posts! i love reading your blog, such interesting posts!

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