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Uzbek Journalist Mutabar Tajibayeva Is Missing
The following item comes from the website of IFEX (International Freedom of Expression Exchange): "According to information sent by Ozod Ovoz (Free Voice), a newly-established organisation that promotes freedom of speech in Uzbekistan, journalist Mutabar Tajibayeva has been missing since 6 December 2002.
"Tajibayeva was summoned to the Altyaryk District Court on 6 December but never turned up at the court. The next day, the Ferghana Provincial Office of Internal Affairs announced the launch of a search to locate the journalist. Tajibayeva and her daughter's whereabouts are currently unknown. There are fears that they may be forcibly detained by an Uzbek militia group.
"According to other sources ... Tajibayeva has been involved in monitoring human rights violations in Ferghana Province. She is also a contributor to the Institute for War and Peace Reporting's (IWPR) publications, reporting on issues such as women's rights violations and the increasing number of suicides by women in Uzbekistan. The journalist also heads the Ferghana-based human rights group "Ut uraklar" ("Fiery Hearts"), an unregistered organisation.
"Tajibayeva had planned to organise a public demonstration in front of the Uzbek Parliament building on 8 December to protest "constitutional rights violations". She aimed to attract international attention to the human rights situation in Uzbekistan...more
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