31/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - 'The EU strongly condemns the murder of Alisher Saipov, the Kyrgyz journalist and human rights defender of Uzbek origin, in Kyrgyzstan on October 24,' notes a statement issued by the Portuguese presidency. Saipov was highly critical of Uzbekistan, where he was murdered in the southern region of Osh in which most of the population is Uzbeki. The Portuguese presidency statement explains: 'The EU firmly believes in the importance of freedom of expression, of the...