Uzbekistan: Dissident Freed but Unjust Conviction Intact

Uzbek authorities released the dissident Yusuf Jumaev from prison on May 19, 2011. (New York) - Uzbek authorities released the dissident Yusuf Jumaev from prison on May 19, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. Jumaev, a civic activist, poet, and prominent government critic, was imprisoned in April 2008, following a conviction on politically motivated charges, and was ill-treated in prison. read more

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