News Agency HARAKAT - 24 April 2010

• 01:20Dilmurod Sayyid, the journalist and activist of "Ezgulik", was moved back to the Navoiy prison

  The member of Human Rights Society "Ezgulik" Dilmurod Sayyid, who has tuberculosis, was brought back to 64/49 facility in Navoiy from the facility 64/18 in Tashkent belonging to the department of the execution of punishment of Ministry of Internal Affairs. He’s been having treatment in "Sungorod" since December 12 of the last year and the criminal matters of the High Court still haven’t examined his case. As his advocate, member of the Central Control of Uzbekista...

• 23:36Abdurahim Polat's predictions are proved one more to be the truth: Bakiev denied the resignation statement

  In one of the news dated 17 of April, we quoted words of the "Birlik" Party chairman Abdurahim Polat regarding Kyrgyzistan events: "So, the consideration of Kyrgyzstan’s events as the coup will be continued. Kurmanbek Bakiev will remain as a current lawful president. One should not forget that he has enough reason to deny the existing so-called statement." As 4 days passes, this predictions became true. Russian news agency ITAR-TASS reports that Kurmanbek Bakiev had a press conference ...

• 15:21Our neighbor wants to solve the problems with us through International Court

  Yesterday, Tajikistan Parliament’s chairman of International Affairs, Public Unions and Information Committee, Olimjon Salimzoda said to Fergana.ru agency that Tajiks see the only way of solving their issue with Uzbekistan, who is holding the railroad cars full of goods belonging to Tajikistan. This way is International Court. As Olimjon Salimzoda says, they did not do this earlier only because of the neighborhood aspects of this matter. Tajikistan railroad cars held in Uzbekistan consist no...

• 17:20Abdurahim Pulat: Resignation statement of Kurmanbek Bakiev has no lawful power

  Announced by Kirghiz and Kazakh official state news agencies, supposedly the original of the hand written in Russian language resignation statement by Kyrgyzistan President Kurmanbek Bakiev is not true. Maybe it is, but does it have any lawful power? No, of course. First of all, the state language of Kyrgyzstan is Kyrgyz language. Second of all, it does not match any modern state principals that the president of the country who was been elected by the nation is writing the resignation statem...

• 13:40"Birlik" activists in Swedish Parliament

  Yesterday, "Birlik" Party vice-chairman Pulat Ohun and the Party activist Anvar Karim had two important meetings at the Swedish Parliament - Rigstag. The first meeting was with the Swedish delegation's vice-chairman deputy in the European Organization for Security and Cooperation, Tone Tingsrad. The meeting's main subjects were the social-political situation in Uzbekistan, activities of "Birlik" party as the main oppositional organization under the pressure of dictatorship regime of presi...

• 07:33The Road to Recovery in Kyrgyzstan - dialogue and compromises (Statement of the "Birlik" Party, Uzbekistan, April 15, 2010)

  What happened in Kyrgyzstan is a dangerous precedent and a threat to the development of democratic processes in all Central Asia. Similar events in Azerbaijan and Tajikistan in the early 90s of the last century, illegitimate coming to power of the Popular Front of Azerbaijan and the United Tajik Opposition in their countries, promote Azerbaijan and Tajikistan’s entering to long-term undemocratic regimes. Is it not a lesson for Kyrgyzstan? Moreover, the political situation in Kyrgyzstan after the...

• 21:34The Congress approved the Uzbek soldiers' training in the US. The democratic opposition must applaud it

  It is known from announced US Congress documents related with 2010 budget that US reestablished, after Andijan events, "International Military Study and Training" program for Uzbekistan in this year. These documents were signed by president Obama in December of 2009 and became a law. On the basis of the documentation, Congress does not make limitations on training Uzbek soldiers in US. Recently the Senate's subcommittee has approved the appropriate proposals. "Our relationship was limite...

• 22:47US Army General David Petraeus came to Tashkent and left

  As we informed yesterday, Commander of the U.S. Central Command David Petraeus, during his yesterday visit in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, said that he would visit Tashkent too. As it is known now, he arrived to Tashkent today, and left it the same day. This news was distributed by gazeta.uz website based on the information obtained from US embassy in Tashkent. David Peterius met with President of Uzbekistan Islam Karim and the meeting consisted of the discussions of interested questions fr...

• 02:15United States' Army General will visit Tashkent

  Today, in Astana, Kazakistan, United States' Army General David Peterius attended official meetings and answered some questions where he mentioned the visit to Tashkent. Repeatedly stating his lack of desire for a military base in Uzbeksitan, US Army General said, “Because of the growing number of USA and NATO soldiers in Afganistan territory, we have to widen the transit routes and Uzbekistan plays the important role.”

• 22:50What is the reason of UN’s General Secretary visit to Tashkent?

  There is no official informational about this event. The state's official news agency UzA distributed some information about Paun Gi Mun's visit to Karakalpakstan and his plan to stop by at Tashkent. After this they forgot about the guest. Information Agency "Jahon" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs just informed the public of the welcome speech given early morning at 7:15 in the Russian language by Islam Karim to UN's General Secretary Paun Gi Mun. From this it is obvious they met a day ear...