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Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Remain Worst of the Worst

Sunday, June 28th, 2009 @ 12:24 UTC

by Adil Nurmakov

Countries:: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Topics:: Politics
Languages:: English

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Musa reviews the “Worst of the Worst 2009″ report by Freedom House, which lists two Central Asian states - Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan - among the world’s most repressive societies.

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