On 14 November the Uzbek Supreme Court convicted 15 men for organizing protests in Andijan in May, during which government forces reportedly killed hundreds of civilians. The trial of the accused, who were described as Islamic terrorists, has been criticized for violating fair trial guarantees, including he reliance on confessions obtained through torture.
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