Uzbekistan: Online dissidents silenced. Web sites that published articles
alleging corruption among high state officials in Uzbekistan and
forecasting President Islam Karimov's resignation have been cut off from
Uzbek web users.
Free expression is strictly controlled in Uzbekistan, which enjoys the
support as the key US ally in the region. The sites are still viewable from
outside the country and are reportedly based out of Russia and Kazakhstan.
Since then, numerous other sites have also popped up accusing Karimov of
failing health.
Uzbekistan at hub of regional tension. RFE commentary.
Human Rights in Tashkent, Eurasia.net commentary.
AP report via CNet.
Exploiting the "war on terrorism" to cover up human rights abuses, IWPR.
http://www.indexonline.org/indexindex/20030127_uzbekistan.shtml
