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Rights defender and family beaten in Kyrgyzstan

A number of unidentified assailants viciously beat Ulugbek Azimov and two of his family members, after an alleged traffic incident in central Bishkek. The investigation should lead to identification and prosecution of the assailants and should examine all possible motives for the assault, including Azimov’s human rights work, Human Rights Watch said.

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Group calls for end to website block in Kyrgyzstan

Reporters Without Borders calls for an end to Kyrgyzstan’s 13-month-old blocking of Ferghana news website and urges the Kyrgyz judicial system to overturn last week’s court decision dismissing Ferghana’s attempt to get the blocking declared illegal.

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Ambassador pledges to address Askarov case

A CPJ delegation met with Muktar Djumaliyev yesterday to discuss the findings of a new report that documents the flawed judicial process that led to journalist Azimjon Askarov's 2010 conviction.

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