Accessibility links

Breaking News

Uzbekistan Seeks To Close Another U.S. Group


(RFE/RL) July 5, 2006 -- The Uzbek authorities are seeking the closure of a U.S.-based aid group, the Washington-based Urban Institute.


If it is closed down, it would be the latest in a series of foreign nongovernmental organizations and media forced out of Uzbekistan.


In a statement posted on the Internet, the Justice Ministry accused the Urban Institute of violating Uzbek legislation.


It is now up to a court in the capital, Tashkent, to decide whether the group should close its office in the country.


(AP)

RFE/RL Central Asia Report

RFE/RL Central Asia Report


SUBSCRIBE For regular news and analysis on all five Central Asian countries by e-mail, subscribe to "RFE/RL Central Asia Report."

RFE/RL has been declared an "undesirable organization" by the Russian government.

If you are in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine and hold a Russian passport or are a stateless person residing permanently in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine, please note that you could face fines or imprisonment for sharing, liking, commenting on, or saving our content, or for contacting us.

To find out more, click here.

XS
SM
MD
LG