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Concern grows over Uzbek refugees in Central Asia
5 Jul 2005 A prominent Uzbek human rights activist who had sought refuge in Kazakhstan has been arrested and faces deportation back to Uzbekistan. The case mirrors the recent arrest of 29 Uzbek asylum seekers in Kyrgyzstan who are also under threat of forcible return. -
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. -
UNHCR welcomes relocation of Uzbek asylum seekers from border camp
6 Jun 2005 The UN refugee agency on Monday welcomed the Kyrgyz authorities' successful operation to relocate 467 Uzbek asylum seekers away from the makeshift border camp where they had been living since the violent crisis that erupted in the Uzbek town of Andijan on May 13. -
Kyrgyzstan assures UNHCR asylum seekers do not face deportation to Uzbekistan
3 Jun 2005 The government of Kyrgyzstan has reiterated its commitment to honour its international agreement that bans the forcible return of asylum seekers who fled violence in neighbouring Uzbekistan. -
UNHCR urges Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan to keep border open
17 May 2005 The UN refugee agency has appealed to both governments to keep their border open for possible new arrivals following the recent violence in Uzbekistan. Meanwhile, emergency supplies have arrived for 541 asylum seekers in the Kyrgyz border town of Jalal-Abad.