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Percy Balemans (X) 
Netherlands
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I found this article published in the International Herald Tribune: http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/06/opinion/edgill.php
The author, Allison Gill, who knows Umida personally, calls on the European Union to put pressure on Uzbekistan.
This inspired me to write to Dutch members of the European Parliament to ask them to look into this and make sure the... See more I found this article published in the International Herald Tribune: http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/06/opinion/edgill.php
The author, Allison Gill, who knows Umida personally, calls on the European Union to put pressure on Uzbekistan.
This inspired me to write to Dutch members of the European Parliament to ask them to look into this and make sure the EU will not ignore the fate of Umida and her colleagues. In my email, I referred to two press releases from Amnesty International to provide background information:
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGEUR620032007
is a recent press release about Umida's imprisonment
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGEUR620022007?open&of=ENG-UZB
is a press release from March about the human rightts situation in Uzbekistan in general
Maybe it helps if more people will write to members of the European Parliament? It's just a suggestion... ▲ Collapse
| | | | Ben Gaia
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| Percy Balemans (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 08:30
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Thank you for posting that, that's great news!
And I agree, you never know whether campaigning has helped or not, but it's always worth a try!
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| Good news, indeed, at least for Umida Niazova ... | May 8, 2007 |
... but in the euphoria over the suspension of her sentence, let's not overlook our many other interpreter and translator colleagues who continue to put their lives at risk just through doing what they do best: communicating!
It cannot be suggested that today's news is a victory for anything other than Politics - at the expense of human understanding and international communication.
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Ben Gaia
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Yes and note she had to condemn the activities of the human rights group she was working for to get released. Remember George Orwell and the rat in 1984?
| | | | Melzie
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| Great News ? | May 10, 2007 |
I am overjoyed that she is no longer in prison, however I find it very hard to believe that the statement she made was true to what she stands for. Her child needs her. I am greatly saddened for her as she knows far better than we, how her statement will be used to go against everyting she has been fighting for. My hope is that, after keeping her head down for a while, she will be able to leave the country, be with her family and continue her work.
| | | | Percy Balemans (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 08:30
TOPIC STARTER | Amnesty for Umida Niazova | Feb 7, 2008 |
I came across this article today: http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/02/05/uzbeki17984_txt.htm
Umida Niazova was amnestied on February 2, 2008. She is a human rights defender and independent journalist who regularly contributed to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and other new agencies. From 2005 to 2006, she worked as a translator for Human Rights Watch’s representative office in Uzbekistan. Previously, she had worked with such international NGOs as Freedom House and Internews.
On January 22, 2007, Niazova was arrested by the Uzbek authorities as she was returning to Tashkent from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. She was held incommunicado for four days, and faced politically motivated charges of smuggling and illegally crossing the border. She was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment on May 1, 2007. Niazova’s prison term was later commuted to a seven-year suspended sentence. Under the terms of her suspended sentence, Niazova had been obliged to report regularly to the neighborhood police, notify the authorities about any changes in her profession, and observe a 10:00 p.m. curfew.
| | | | mediamatrix (X)
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Good news, indeed.
Thanks for posting, Percy.
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