Uzbekistan has detained more than 300 over deadly unrest, rights group says

Fourteen protesters and 4 legislation enforcement officers have been killed within the violence, the authorities have stated, blaming it on unspecified “overseas forces.” It was the deadliest unrest since 2005 within the Central Asian nation, a former Soviet republic.

Open Dialogue Basis (ODF), a European-based human rights group, stated greater than 300 of the 367 individuals who have been detained in the course of the unrest remained behind bars as of July 20.

ODF researcher Lyudmyla Kozlovska additionally stated dozens of individuals have been nonetheless lacking. The Uzbek Prosecutor Basic’s workplace this week dismissed a listing of lacking individuals printed by ODF as incorrect.

The authorities haven’t stated how many individuals remained in detention.

Following the protests, Mirziyoyev ordered his authorities to drop plans to revise Karakalpakstan’s authorized standing as a part of a constitutional reform.

On Thursday, the President reiterated the official stance on the unrest, telling a gathering of fellow Central Asia leaders that the unrest “confirmed the existence of damaging forces who’re attempting to derail our plans, sow chaos and instability in our area.”