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Kazakhstan: UNHCR extremely concerned at detention of Uzbek refugee
5 Jul 2005 -
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. -
Kyrgyzstan: Resettlement countries meeting in Geneva on Uzbek asylum seekers
1 Jul 2005 -
UNHCR calls for urgent resettlement of Uzbek asylum seekers in Kyrgyzstan
1 Jul 2005 -
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. -
Assistant High Commissioner Morjane pledges international support for Kyrgyzstan's continued protection of Uzbek asylum seekers
27 Jun 2005 -
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. -
Kyrgyzstan: Assistant HC to visit, seek solution for Uzbeks
24 Jun 2005 -
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.