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Foreign broadcasting suddenly interrupted in Uzbekistan
06:08 13.05.2005 |
Former USSR
A number of foreign channels' live broadcasts, including that of Russian NTV, were suddenly interrupted in Uzbekistan, replacing NTV news with music videos and CNN with Uzbek cultural programs.
Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan close borders with Uzbekistan because of unrest
05:58 13.05.2005 |
Former USSR
Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan on Friday closed their borders with Uzbekistan following violent protests in an eastern Uzbek city that left at least nine people dead.
Uzbek official says man killed at Israeli carried only mock-ups of explosives
05:52 13.05.2005 |
Former USSR
A man carrying mock-ups of explosives was shot to death by police outside the Israeli Embassy in Uzbekistan's capital Friday, a senior police official said.
Former Uzbek prisoner says all 23 Islamic businessmen on trial were freed in unrest
04:57 13.05.2005 |
Former USSR
A man who was among 23 Islamic businessmen jailed pending their trial on extremism charges in eastern Uzbekistan said Friday that all were freed from prison overnight.
Protesters demand government resignation in Uzbekistan
04:43 13.05.2005 |
Former USSR
Thousands of protesters have gathered in Andizhan, a city in Uzbekistan's northeast, opposite the local administration building demanding the government's resignation. A group of gunmen broke into the local correctional labor camp and attempted to seize the administrative building and the National Security Service, according to an official from the...
