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A single narrative, investigative report into the relationship between the West and Uzbekistan, one of the US’ key allies in the War on Terror.
Fri 15th August, 7.30pm Price: £8.00
Followed by Q&A with director Michael Andersen
Andijan: A Massacre Foretold is a single narrative, investigative report into the relationship between the West and Uzbekistan, one of the US’ key allies in the War on Terror. The relationship was called into question when Uzbek troops fired on a crowd of peaceful demonstrators in the Eastern town of Andijan and began to cover the incident up.
The soldiers then confiscated all the cameras and mobile phones from those that fled the area. With no footage of the massacre, estimates of the death toll have ranged from 300 to 5000 - many of them women and children. Western governments in particular, were loath to bring attention to their embarrassing ally in the War on Terror and the story was buried.
Beginning with the time prior to the massacre, the investigation looks at why Europeans were willing to look the other way, even though experts were warning about the regime’s abysmal human rights record and systemic use of torture.
Speaker(s): |
Director Michael Andersen | talks |
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Date and Time: |
15 August 2008 at 7:30 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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Venue: |
Frontline Club |
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Tickets: |
£8.00 |
Available from: |
http://www.frontlineclub.com |
Additional Information: |
Frontline is a media club that uniquely combines eating, drinking and thinking. A three-minute walk from Paddington Station, spread over three stripped wooden floors, it has a private clubroom for members, and a restaurant and forum space open to the public. |
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