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May 14, 2005
Uzbekistan and torture
Speakers such as Naomi Klein and Seymour Hersh have been linking issues of media and war so I think it's relevant to point readers toward the repression that is happening in Uzbekistan today with over 200 dead protesters. Uzbekistan is of course a valued ally of the U.S. in the 'war against terror' - they have particular expertise in torture, such as immersing prisoners in boiling water. There's a lot of talk here of coalitions and linking media reform with other issues of social justice - I'm working on a larger, reflective, piece on that - and hope readers won't mind the slightly tangential link. For those who want a specific media angle, there's word that "A group of foreign journalists was detained earlier today and told to leave the city immediately."
Posted by andrew at May 14, 2005 03:22 PM