January 2010 Archives

Le journaliste ouzbek Khayroullo Khamidov, commentateur sportif, poète et animateur d'une émission de radio très populaire, a été arrêté hier matin. Accusé de faire partie d'une organisation religieuse interdite, il doit comparaître dès demain devant un tribunal de Tachkent (capitale).

The Uzbek journalist Khayroullo Khamidov, sports commentator, poet and host of a radio show popular, was arrested yesterday morning. Accused of belonging to a banned religious organization, it should appear tomorrow before a court in Tashkent (the capital).
"The haste of the authorities is highly suspect, given their propensity to refer to all opponents and activists of civil society as 'extremist', responded Reporters Without Borders. Two weeks after five independent journalists have been summoned by prosecutors accountable for their professional activities, the autocratic government of Islam Karimov continues his offensive without fear of reactions from the international community. "