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Post by sevenofnine on Jul 4, 2022 11:09:41 GMT -5
WOW I think safe to say if your countrymen don't want join Russia you better listen to them Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev acknowledged on Sunday that people had been killed in largescale protests that led him to drop plans to curtail the autonomy of the country's Karakalpakstan province. The U-turn came after rare protests and clashes with authorities in the northwestern region on Friday that saw thousands of people take to the streets in protest and some demonstrators even tried to storm local government buildings in the region's capital, Nukus. "Unfortunately, there are fatalities among civilians and law enforcement officers," Mirziyoyev said in a speech in Karakalpakstan on Sunday. He did not specify the number of people killed. Friday's demonstration was sparked by draft amendments to the Uzbek constitution were published, which are expected to go to referendum in the coming months. Police said that "order had been restored" in the area taken over by the protest later on Friday. 'Thousands' reportedly wounded www.dw.com/en/uzbekistan-fatalities-reported-after-protests-in-karakalpakstan-province/a-62340514
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