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Concern for activist arrested in Kyrgystan
24 June 10 - From Amnesty International:
Kyrgyz authorities should ensure that a detained human rights activist is allowed to exercise his full due process rights and should take immediate measures for his safety. Read
The truth in numbers, not politics
22 June 10 - This year marks 15 years since the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BH) ended. IPS spoke with Mirsad Tokaca about his Regional Documentation Centre and its work to document the crimes committed during the four year bloody conflict. Read
Desperate refugees on Kyrgyz-Uzbek border
22 June 10 - The government of Uzbekistan says it has taken in over 80,000 refugees fleeing ethnic clashes in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan, but cannot allow any more into the country for now. Read
Council calls for inquiry into Krygyz violence
19 June 10 - From the Voice of Russia:
The UN Council on Human Rights urged the Kyrgyz government to conduct "full and transparent investigation" into the ethnic clashes in the south of the country. Read
Swiss plan to gag refugees
19 June 10 - Only two years after its last revision, the Swiss Asylum Act is about to be ’reformed’ again. The changes include a gag order on political activism for asylum-seekers and a modification of the concept of a refugee. Read
Ethnic problems at root of Kyrgyzstan violence
17 June 10 - As rioting engulfs the southern part of Kyrgyzstan, Stephen Aris,a Switzerland-based expert on Central Asia tells swissinfo.ch about the bloody history behind the latest violence. Read
Kidnapped in Europe for sexual slavery
15 June 10 - Jana Kohut, who was trapped by a network of human traffickers when she was studying in Slovenia, was one of several young women who recounted her ordeal as a sex slave to the Human Rights Council last week. Read
Max Goldi finally returns home
14 June 10 - Swiss detainee Max Göldi has arrived in Switzerland after an eventful day in which Bern and Tripoli signed an accord to end their two-year diplomatic dispute. Read
Kyrgystan: deaths rise in violent unrest
12 June 10 - From Radio Free Europe:
Unrest has continued in the Kyrgyz city of Osh, where at least 49 people are now reported to have been killed and more than 650 others injured in reported fighting between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbek groups. Read
Swiss hostage in Libya freed
11 June 10 - From swissinfo.ch
Max Göldi, the Swiss businessman detained in Libya since July 2008, has been released from jail. Read
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