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Uzbekistan: Andijan witness sentenced for conspiring with terrorists

Feb 16, 2006

On 5 January, an Uzbek court sentenced a human rights activist to seven years in prison on charges of conspiring with terrorists, defaming the state, and religious extremism, after he briefed foreign media about the Government crackdown on protests in Andijan last...

Russian Federation/CIS: Increased restrictions on NGOs in the name of fighting terrorism

Feb 16, 2006

In Russia, on 10 January, President Putin signed a bill imposing new restrictions on NGOs. The bill, justified as necessary to fight terrorism and extremism, will come into force on 17 April, three months after it was published in the official journal. In Kyrgyzstan,...

Russian Federation: Lower House passes a new anti-terrorism bill

Feb 16, 2006

After President Putin issued a decree establishing a new anti-terrorism body headed by the Director of the Federal Security Service on 16 February, the Russian lower House of Parliament subsequently approved a new anti-terrorism bill to give effect to the decree. The...

Italy: Judge issues European arrest warrant for CIA agents

Feb 16, 2006

On 23 December 2005, a judge issued a European arrest warrant against 22 CIA agents for allegedly abducting an Egyptian terrorist suspect. On 22 January, the Italian Foreign Minister forwarded to the US authorities a request for legal assistance. The CIA agents may be...

Switzerland: Draft bill on the maintenance of internal security

Feb 16, 2006

On 2 February, the Justice and Police Minister proposed a new draft bill on the maintenance of internal security, which would give the police greater search and surveillance powers, and would allow the Minister to prohibit activities which directly or indirectly...