Sanjar Umarov - arrested, tortured - Karimov suppresses Voices of Dissent

Leader of Sunshine Coalition Sanjar Umarov arrested in Tashkent
Arena (FreeUz.Org), Interviewed by Alexei Volosevich, 23.10.2005 Turkish Weekly


Sanjar Umarov gone missing in Tashkent 24/10/05 Tribun-uz


Biography of Sanjar Umarov. Sunshine Party Uzbekistan Website

Yesterday it also emerged that Sanjar Umarov, chairman of the opposition Sunshine Coalition, who was arrested on Sunday for alleged embezzlement, had shown signs of having been tortured in jail. His lawyer said that he saw Mr Umarov naked, swaying back and forth in his cell. "He threw all his clothes out into the feeding slot and didn't react to my words," Valery Krasilovsky told Associated Press.

Guradian story of Arrest. Story of Torture.


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