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Originally Posted by BBKing
Uzbekistan - nasty Stalinist dictatorship, disappearances, secret police, lack of press freedom, no democracy. Friend of the USA, of course, so that's out
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Ah, Uzbekistan. The (now former) British Ambassador to Uzbekistan spoke out quite strongly & openly about the awful human rights' abuses which take place there (including boiling "dissidents" alive). He was, of course, removed from his job (can't upset our "friends").
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3743052.stm
He's now standing against Jack Straw in Blackburn.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1439384,00.html