The West's Torture farm - Uzbekistan

April 2005
It's one of the nastiest, most repressive dictatorships in Asia but its relationship with Washington has helped it avoid censor. Just how valuable an ally is Uzbekistan in the War on Terror?

Critics of the government risk being tortured to death, there's no freedom of speech and all opposition parties are banned. "This is not a government. It's a monster against its own people," laments Prof Mirsaidov. In the name of fighting Islamic terror, Uzbekistan has jailed thousands of members of Hiz-but-Tahrir. The problem is, many claim they are innocent and confessions are extracted under torture. But despite its appalling human rights record, few Western governments seem willing to criticise it. Uzbekistan is now regarded as a key ally in the War on Terror. It allows the US to use its airbases to support operations in Afghanistan and American agents are believed to have 'rendered' terrorist suspects to Uzbekistan to be tortured. However, there are growing fears that siding with this repressive regime to fight terrorism is counter productive. As former British Ambassador Craig Murray states: "Our short sighted policy in Asia is creating the terrorism we claim we are fighting."

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[noorkhurrami]

karimov is a killer and a bastard!!! that i know very well...

[Shippuuden4U]

this shits happening all because of karimov

[Saood84]

And we r creating terrorism that will one day come and hit us"

[jamestargetedindiv]

Agencies going after your family is a sign of fascism.

[guitarheroiv4]

thank you, you guys all know wuts up. salomm to all my uzbek fellows !

[avazhuja]

@significcunt i don't know if you trust this lier reporters who but life in Uzbekistan is more comfortable and exciting.They just show bad side of the country .Everywhere in the world goverment is big mafia .

[chelseaporn69]

my fathers country

[theafcancanadian]

I lived in Uzbekistan for 7 years. The state and all of its ministries are the most corrupted and ruled by dictatorship government on earth.. My right as foreigner, human has been violated on weekly bases by the police, by ministry by border services and public employs. I was asked for bribery for every action, for instance, renewing Visa, registries, personal and business operation, even paying taxes, imports, export, Police and traffic control police, you can buy and bend any low with $50.

[kunanbayev]

islamemes kafir kerimov

[fingerscarr]

@mchlpolak ....so komorov is a muslim ! ! ! !