Please write a polite letter on your personal or institutional
letterhead requesting that Yusif Ruzimuradov be released--or copy the
one below--and mail to President Islam Abduganievch Karimov (postage
90¢) and the Uzbek Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency
Shavkat S. Khamrakulov (postage 41¢).
[Date]
His Excellency Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov
Prezidentu Respubliki Uzbekistan
700163 g. Tashkent
ul. Uzbekistanskaya, 43
Rezidentsia prezidenta
Uzbekistan
Your Excellency,
I
am writing to express serious concern over the continued imprisonment
of the journalist Yusif Ruzimuradov. I understand that Mr. Ruzimuradov
was convicted in 1999 under dubious circumstances, including
allegations by the defendant and lead witnesses of coerced testimony
and torture. I fear that Mr. Ruzimuradov's trial was unfair and that he
is being held merely for exercising his right to free expression. I am
especially worried for his safety in prison, where he has sustained
numerous injuries. I therefore urge the Uzbek government to reconsider
Mr. Ruzimuradov's case and in a spirit of humanity order his immediate
and unconditional release.
Sincerely,
[Your name and signature]
Cc:
H.E. Shavkat S. Khamrakulov
Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary
1746 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
Fax (202) 293-6804
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