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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9680

12 June 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/uzbekistan

11/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - In a press release published on Tuesday 10 June, the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU welcomed the release on parole of Mutabar Tadjubaeva, a human rights activist in Uzbekistan. Ms Tadjibaeva, who was released on 2 June, had been sentenced to 8 years' imprisonment for criticising the force used by the Uzbek authorities against demonstrations in Andijan in 2005. She will be able to travel abroad to receive the 2008 Martin Ennals Prize, the EU says....

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