On air at 1100GMT: Urunboy Usmonov - a month in captivity
| 09:45 UK time, Wednesday, 13 July 2011
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It's now a month since the ±«Óãtv reporter Urunboy Usmonov was imprisoned in by the security services.
The authorities have charged him with association with the banned Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir. The ±«Óãtv says the allegation is unfounded.
His family have been allowed to visit him and are concerned about his health, saying he looked frail and lost weight. His wife Malohat Abduazimova, said she hardly recognised her husband. Urunboy suffers from diabetes and has a heart condition.
has joined the campaign to demand his release. John Dalhuisen, the Deputy Director for Europe and Central Asia said,
"......the charges against Urunboy Usmonov have been fabricated purely as punishment for his journalistic work and for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression,"
There have also been other
Fortune in Harare posts on facebook.com/worldhaveyoursay
l hope he will be released soon and continue reporting stories that the government doesn't want us to hear.
Cletus in Zambia sends this message
Please release him: he has done nothing wrong to be detained, he was only doing his job.
As we have done since he was captured, we'll be reading your messages of support for Urunboy. But we'll also hear from his friends and colleagues, some who have visited him inside prison, and find out what efforts are underway to try and secure his release.
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