Uzbekistan has detained more than 300 over deadly unrest, rights group says
Hundreds of people are still in detention in Uzbekistan after deadly unrest this month in the republic of Karakalpakstan over a proposal to strip the region of its autonomous status, a rights group said. Fourteen protesters and four law enforcement officers were killed in the violence, the authorities have said, blaming it on unspecified “foreign …
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Egypt Independent
July 24, 2022
