Galima Bukharbaeva
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A family planning campaign that looks benign is marred by allegations of forced sterilisation on a wide scale.
Eyewitnesses tell how President Karimov’s soldiers finished off the injured as they lay bleeding, and then concealed the corpses.
IWPR reporter's eyewitness account of scenes of panic as armoured cars spray gunfire randomly into crowds of demonstrators.
Police officers suspected of fatal beatings are put on trial after public outrcy.
Uzbek analysts warn extension of Karimov presidency could derail the democratisation process.
Tashkent claims it is sealing the frontier in the interests of hygiene, but many believe it merely wants to stop imports from Kazakstan.
Government justifies border closure by accusing neighbouring states of economic aggression.
Kazak authorities come to defence of ethnic group attacked in media report.
Authorities accused of overplaying disagreement over appointment of “non-party” opposition figure to a senior role.