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January 14, 2006
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Zilhaj 13, 1426
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Uzbekistan suspends NGO
TASHKENT, Jan 13: Uzbek authorities have suspended the activities of a US non-governmental organization (NGO) for six months for breaking Uzbek law, the head of the group’s Tashkent office said on Friday.
The office of Freedom House was closed by a court ruling after the Uzbek justice ministry accused the organisation of unlawfully providing free Internet access to Uzbek human rights activists.—AFP
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