QARSHI, Uzbekistan -- A student at a teacher-training university in southern Uzbekistan has been accused of stabbing four fellow students, killing one and injuring the other three.
The incident occurred at a mandatory cotton-picking site in the province of Qashqadaryo.
Officials in the Qashqadaryo regional health-care department told RFE/RL late on September 18 that the incident took place two days previously and was allegedly triggered by bullying.
It's the second deadly incident that has occurred in a cotton-picking area in Qashqadaryo this month.
A college student died in a cotton field on September 9 after she touched a live electrical wire.
For years, human rights watchdogs have accused Uzbek authorities of forcing schoolchildren and university students to pick cotton, one of the country's biggest exports.
The incident occurred at a mandatory cotton-picking site in the province of Qashqadaryo.
Officials in the Qashqadaryo regional health-care department told RFE/RL late on September 18 that the incident took place two days previously and was allegedly triggered by bullying.
It's the second deadly incident that has occurred in a cotton-picking area in Qashqadaryo this month.
A college student died in a cotton field on September 9 after she touched a live electrical wire.
For years, human rights watchdogs have accused Uzbek authorities of forcing schoolchildren and university students to pick cotton, one of the country's biggest exports.
