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Jul 3 7 tweets 7 min read
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Thread on #Uzbekistan
Very difficult to obtain information following the State of Emergency in #Karakalpakstan.

A reminder that the President has done a U-turn and won't now try to deprive the region of its autonomy.

GRAPHIC VIDEO
Last night many died, over 1,000 injured
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#Karakalpakstan capital #Nukus saw many deaths after riot police tried to break up a huge rally in the centre

In tactics identical to those seen in #Belarus + #Russia when confronted with domestic protests, armed police were this morning brutal arresting suspects
(unverified)
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#Nukus appears to be calm this evening, at least I've not seen reports of gatherings, which would be illegal under the new emergency measures

However, the #Uzbekistan riot police snatch squads continued their terror tactics on the streets throughout the day (unverified video)
4/
A couple more videos showing evidence of the #Uzbekistan snatch squads in action in #Karakalpakstan earlier today.

These videos are all unverified, but I checked the time stamps.
The President may have relented, but with this repression it doesn't augur well for the future
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#Nukus
#Karakalpakstan
#Uzbekistan
#SnatchSquads
Violent repressions continued throughout the day to find those involved in the mass protests on Saturday night.
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Local media report things will return to normal tomorrow - shops and kindergartens will open in the morning.

Soldiers injured in the clashes lie in a makeshift field hospital in #Nukus, #Karakalpakstan
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Traffic returned to the streets of #Nukus in the afternoon. Most roads damaged during the protests are already repaired.

Authorities keen to remove evidence of the troubles, that may have been a massacre in #Karakalpakstan

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Warning *GRAPHIC VIDEO*

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3/4 * GRAPHIC VIDEO *

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