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– Uzbekistan releases its last remaining jailed journalists: Bobomurod Abdullaev and Hayot Nasriddinov (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News May 8, 2018

The journalists were arrested on charges of 'conspiracy to overthrow' the regime; Nasriddinov was acquitted of all charges, Abdullaev was found guilty of "extremism" and given a three-year suspended sentence.
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