Andijan

Over the past four months since the unrest in Andijan,

Uz news is never good... 2005

Over the past four months since the unrest in Andijan,

Wanderlustress: 2005

America was unceremoniously given the bum’s rush by Uzbekistan after it criticized the massacre of peaceful protesters in Andijan in 2005, although this provided convenient cover for the Uzbeks to placate Russia and sign some lucrative energy deals.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Thoughts on the Revolution (?) in Kyrgyzstan 2010

In cities such as Andijan, Namangan and Kokand, all located in the Ferghana Valley, many restaurants and cafes are empty during daylight hours because thousands are fasting.

EurasiaNet 2008

In cities such as Andijan, Namangan and Kokand, all located in the Ferghana Valley, many restaurants and cafes are empty during daylight hours because thousands are fasting.

EurasiaNet 2008

Germany leases an airbase on the Afghan border at Termez and granted one of the architects of Andijan, the former interior minister Zohir Almatov, a visa for medical treatment in Hanover, just days before Almatov topped the list of names subjected to a visa ban.

Uzbekistan: Looking in the other direction | Editorial 2012

In 2005, government forces opened fire on protesters, most of them unarmed, in the eastern city of Andijan, killing hundreds.

Steve Swerdlow: Some Straight Talk for a Washington Visitor Steve Swerdlow 2011

The arms embargo was imposed in 2005 in response to a massacre which saw jeep-mounted Uzbek soldiers fire high-calibre machine guns into a crowd of civilians in the market town of Andijan, killing at least 187 people.

Thursday news 2009

Since the May 2005 government massacre of hundreds of people, most of them unarmed, in the eastern city of Andijan, Uzbek authorities have made it increasingly difficult to investigate torture.

Human Rights Watch: Uzbekistan: Detainees Tortured, Lawyers Silenced Human Rights Watch 2011

Nearly a decade after a special rapporteur found that torture in Uzbekistan was widespread and systemic, and nearly seven years after the massacre in Andijan, the plight of civil society activists continues to worsen.

Uzbekistan: Looking in the other direction | Editorial 2012