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May 2008

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Uzbekistan Still Persecuting Andijaners

13.05.2008 The Uzbek government continues to persecute people believed to have ties to the 2005 Andijan massacre, when state security forces killed hundreds in an attempt to quell anti-government protests, says a new report from a human rights monitor.

Image: Some Uzbeks who fled after the massacre are once again leaving their homes for fear of government repression. © SandS / Eurasianet (Open Society Institute)

Country Guide: Uzbekistan

Andijan Massacre Linked to Local Power Struggle

Mothers Making a Difference

12.05.2008 Fatima Ahmed from Sudan, Yanar Mohammed from Iraq, and Robitalia Moreno D�az and Mar�a del Rosario Moreno D�az from Colombia all link their experience of motherhood to their drive to work for social justice.

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From: MADRE
Related topics/regions: [Colombia] [Iraq] [Sudan] [Peace] [Conflict] [Activism] [Gender] [Refugees] [Agriculture]

Image: A Sudanese woman and her daughter. © Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)

Perspectives Magazine: Gender Matters

Guantanamo Cell Tours U.S.

Experiencing a Guantanamo cell, in Miami.

10.05.2008 NEW YORK, May 9 (OneWorld) - A human rights watchdog has launched a unique nationwide campaign to pressure the Bush administration to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay.