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Uzbekistan: Religious Restrictions

Written byNathan Hamm
Posted 28 December 2006 3:20 GMT

Alisher reports that the new governor of the Andijon province, the site of the 2005 protests and massacre, has imposed new restrictions on Islamic religious practice, including requirements that all restaurants serve alcohol and that children and teenagers not be admitted to mosques for public prayers.

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