(ANSA-AFP) – TASHKENT, 03 JUL – Uzbekistan ignites where “victims, civilians and military” are recorded, during a wave of protests in the west of the country, in the autonomous region of Karakalpakstan, where Massive riots occurred in reaction to constitutional reform. “Unfortunately, there are casualties among civilians and law enforcement officers,” Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said during a speech in Karakalpakstan that was broadcast by his press service on Telegram.
Uzbekistan yesterday enacted a month-long state of emergency in the western region, where a major outcry erupted on Friday over proposed constitutional changes that would weaken the region’s status. Since then Mirziyoyev has pledged to withdraw the amendments affecting the region from the constitutional reform which is expected to be submitted to a referendum in the coming months. (ANSA-AFP).
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