Andizhan Massacre, 2005 - Islam in Central Asia (sitios de interés)
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On May 13, 2005, Uzbek soldiers fired into a crowd of protesters in Andizhan. Casualties were estimated at over 1,000, and many were buried in mass graves. The protesters were marching for the freedom of 23 businessmen who had been tried for "extremism, fundamentalism and separatism" and accused of being members of an anti-govenment Islamist terrorist organization. A group of protesters broke into the jail where the businessmen were being held early on the morning of the 13th and took over a government building.
The following day, approximately 600 more were killed in attempts to leave Uzbekistan.
(Source: Wikipedia)