Uzbekistan: Rigged Elections in a Surreal Land
Uzbekistan: Rigged Elections in a Surreal Land
Author(s): David LewisSubject(s): Politics
Published by: Transitions Online
Keywords: international media; journalists; elections; Islam Karimov; Akmal Said; human rights; controversial legislation; Government restrictions; Islamist groups; radicalism
Summary/Abstract: Uzbekistan’s leader is playing out a charade misnamed democracy. The longer the elite plays, the more violent the result will be, the International Crisis Group warns.
Journal: Transitions Online
- Issue Year: 2005
- Issue No: 01/04
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English
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