Människorättsförsvarare är ständigt väldigt utsatta i Uzbekistan. Det tycker jag är väldans fel. Om du tycker det också kan du protestera mot det genom att skicka nedanstående meddelande till: [email protected] Skriv följande i ämnesraden: The case of the human rights defender and investigative journalist Mr Sid Yanyshev Tack på förhand! Your Excellency, On 28 June 2014, Shaykhanotursky district court of Tashkent condemned human rights defender and investigative journalist Mr Sid Yanyshev to a fine of 9,610,500 Uzbek sums (approximately 2,340 Euro) and to the confiscation of his camera, following an article he wrote about violations of property rights of Tashkent residents whose houses have been demolished. On 25 June 2014, Sid Yanyshev received a phone call from the Tashkent Department of the Ministry of Interior asking him to come for a meeting. He refused to do so without official summons. Twenty minutes after the phone conversation, he received a summons to come on 26 June 2014. During the interrogation on that day, Sid Yanyshev was presented with a number of complaints reportedly written by a group of citizens about alleged journalists interference in their relations with the city administration. The complaints are related to the publication of an article on 25 May 2014 in which Sid Yanyshev reported that several inhabitants had seen their houses demolished without being offered adequate compensation, which is contrary to Article 17 of the Uzbek Law On protection of private property and of rights of owners. Policemen informed the journalist that they were going to open a criminal case against him related to this publication, but they failed to provide him with information about legal reason for prosecution. The charges pending against him remained unknown at the time. On 28 June 2014, Shaykhanotursky district court of Tashkent found Sid Yanyshev guilty of violation of Article 165 (Engagement in activities without a license and other permits) and Article 184 (Production or storage, for the purpose of distribution, of materials, which represent a threat to public safety and to social order). He was condemned to the maximum fine and to the confiscation of his camera. Sid Yanyshev is going to appeal the court decision. I believe that the administrative conviction of Sid Yanyshev is directly related to his legitimate work as an independent journalist. I urge the authorities in Uzbekistan to: 1) Immediately drop all charges against independent journalist Sid Yanyshev as they were brought against him in relation to his peaceful and legitimate human rights work; 2) Guarantee in all circumstances that all human rights defenders in Uzbekistan are able to carry out their legitimate human rights activities without fear of reprisals and free of all restrictions, including judicial harassment. Yours Sincerely,
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 08:46:53 +0000
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