News and Comment New Hudjum Campaign Hits Eastern Uzbekistan
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News: It started during the morning of April 22 at bazaars in the eastern Uzbek cities of Kokand and Margilan. Members of Uzbekistan's National Security Service (SNB) in civilian clothes made their way through the crowds and forced women wearing head scarves to remove them. The SNB were back on April 23 just to ensure everyone understood this new "hudjum" was policy, not a one-day event. One woman said she…
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