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UNHCR reiterates concern over 15 detained Uzbeks
3 Aug 2005 The UN refugee agency continues to work with the Kyrgyz authorities for the release of the Uzbeks still in detention in western Kyrgyzstan. Twelve of them have been recognised as refugees while three are undergoing status determination. Eleven have been accepted for resettlement in Europe. -
Uzbek refugees set to fly from Kyrgyzstan to Romania
28 Jul 2005 UN refugee agency chief António Guterres has welcomed Romania's decision to temporarily accept a group of Uzbek refugees now in Kyrgyzstan, and assured Romania that UNHCR will transfer them to permanent resettlement countries as soon as possible. -
UNHCR airlifts Uzbek refugees to Kyrgyz capital as Uzbek troops demand return of 12
27 Jul 2005 The UN refugee agency has started the humanitarian airlift of 455 Uzbek refugees from western Kyrgyzstan to Bishkek amid intensified pressure from Uzbekistan for the return of 12 among the group. -
UNHCR welcomes Kazakhstan's release of Uzbek activist
12 Jul 2005 The Kazakh authorities today released Lutfullo Shamsuddinov, a prominent Uzbek human rights activist, to UNHCR protection. Uzbekistan was calling for the extradition of the recognised refugee, who is now on his way to resettlement in a third country. -
Uzbek asylum seekers need urgent resettlement, says UNHCR
1 Jul 2005 The UN refugee agency has held an emergency meeting in Geneva, appealing to resettlement countries to accept 456 Uzbek asylum seekers in Kyrgyzstan. Among them are 29 detainees who face possible deportation and more than 100 demanded by the Uzbek government. -
Morjane offers Kyrgyzstan support to protect Uzbek asylum seekers
27 Jun 2005 UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner, Kamel Morjane, has ended his mission to Kyrgyzstan, where he told senior officials he would accelerate the refugee status determination procedure. He condemned forcible returns to Uzbekistan and raised the possibility of resettlement to a third country. -
Kyrgyz visit for Assistant High Commissioner to help Uzbek asylum seekers
24 Jun 2005 The UN refugee agency's Assistant High Commissioner, Kamel Morjane, is travelling to Kyrgyzstan to seek an acceptable solution to the precarious situation of some 450 Uzbek asylum seekers in the country, including 29 men facing possible deportation. -
Don't force more Uzbek asylum seekers home from Kyrgyzstan, urge UN agencies for refugees, human rights
23 Jun 2005 The UN High Commissioners for human rights and for refugees have appealed to the Kyrgyz government to allow all Uzbek asylum seekers in the country to be properly screened to determine if they are refugees and to ensure their protection under international refugee and human rights law. -
UNHCR urges Kyrgyzstan to stop security forces deporting Uzbeks
10 Jun 2005 The UN refugee agency has expressed shock at the deportation of four Uzbek men and urged the Kyrgyz authorities to halt further deportations of Uzbek asylum seekers until they have gone through proper procedures to determine whether or not they are refugees.