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Journalists hunted down for sources, assaulted and arrested

Police searched the homes of two Ukrainian journalists and seized their equipment this month, while authorities have cracked down on other critical journalists in an escalation of press freedom violations since presidential elections in February 2010, report the Kiev-based Institute of Mass Information (IMI) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

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Uzbekistan: Freed Activist’s Condition Highlights Harsh Treatment

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (November 30, 2009) - Uzbek political opposition leader Sanjar Umarov's release from prison earlier this month is a positive development, but

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