Uzbekistan says to act against foreign NGOs (Reuters)

[Eugene]

Uzbekistan says to act against foreign NGOs
07 Feb 2007 14:55:07 GMT
Source: Reuters

TASHKENT, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Uzbekistan said on Wednesday it would take
"measures" against the handful of foreign charities and media outlets still
operating in the Central Asian state because they were in breach of the law.

Uzbekistan became increasingly hostile to Western-funded organisations after
Washington and Europe criticised the way it quelled a riot in the town of Andizhan
in May 2005, described by witnesses as a massacre by government troops.

Uzbekistan's Justice Ministry said around 10 foreign organisations, including New
York-based Human Rights Watch, had not yet submitted detailed reports on their
activities and funding as required by the law.

"Despite the fact that the heads of these representative offices were duly warned
in written form, respective reports have not been submitted to date," the ministry
said on the official Web site www.press-uz.info.

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