"Uzbeks from Ivanovo" get temporary asylum

On March 10, 2009 Federal migration service of Russia in Ivanovskaya oblast decided to grant asylum to thirteen "Uzbeks from Ivanovo". This event has become one of the concluding actions of the never-ending fight for the freedom of fourteen Uzbeks who were detained in Ivanovo (Russia) in June, 2005.

The fact that temporary asylum was granted to the Uzbeks is a very important precedent when Russia carries out a non-material part of the decision of European Court. It's also important that the decision was taken on the low level – by the territorial organ of FMS of Russia. It indicates that the mechanisms of the international defense become part of Russian system of granting asylum.

HRC Memorial hopes that it won't take long to organize the departure of the Uzbeks from Russia. People searching for asylum were many times illegally removed from Russia. So it still has sense to be alarmed about the destiny of thirteen Uzbeks.

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