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Cruel but Quite Usual....

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  1. People & Power investigates the terrifying plights of Uzbek exiles....

    Thousands of Uzbeks have fled abroad - a few to Europe or the US, the majority to neighbouring countries in Central Asia. Mostly practising Muslims, they seek sanctuary from the violence and a chance to live in peace.

    Instead, as Simon Ostrovsky reports, many of them face arrest and deportation back to a country where brutal repression is an everyday occurrence.....

    http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/peopleandpower/2011/03/2011331101737911390.html

    Posted 1 year ago on 02 Apr 2011 13:59 #
  2. the main reason for the exile is as stated in the news..."The former Soviet state of Uzbekistan has become an important ally for both the US and NATO; its border with Afghanistan providing an invaluable supply route for the West's war on the Taliban"

    Posted 1 year ago on 02 Apr 2011 14:02 #
  3. So no wonder Gilani paid them a visit ;-)

    Posted 1 year ago on 02 Apr 2011 14:12 #

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