Uzbek Leader Scorns &#39;Revolutions&#39; as Nation Votes
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Uzbekistan voted on Sunday in a election that featured only parties loyal to autocratic President Islam Karimov, who said he would not tolerate &quot;revolutions&quot; such as those in Ukraine and Georgia.
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Voters in Slovenia, Serbia and Georgia&#39;s breakaway republic of Abkhazia cast ballots Sunday in elections for lawmakers and government leaders.
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Uzbekistan's authoritarian leader was sworn in for a third presidential term Wednesday, news reports said, despite a constitutional two-term limit.
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President Ilham Aliev, facing criticism about his treatment of opposition parties and the media, accused his political opponents Thursday of acting against national interests.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was greeted with protests Monday as he prepared to address university students and speak before the U.N. General Assembly.
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People in Uzbekistan vote in a presidential election widely expected to be won by incumbent Islam Karimov.
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Uzbekistan voted Sunday in a election that featured only parties loyal to autocratic President Islam Karimov, who said he would not tolerate "revolutions" such as those which shook Ukraine and Georgia.
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The opposition parties are crying foul, claiming that Mikheil Saakashvili has rigged the election. But his position looks secure
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Uzbekistan's parliamentary election on  Sunday fell significantly short of international standards  because it featured only parties loyal to President Islam  Karimov, Europe's main human rights body said on Monday.
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The leaders of Ukraine&#39;s  &quot;Orange Revolution&quot; have set aside their differences but face a  battle to win back voters disenchanted with progress since the  mass protests of 2004.
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Chechnya&#39;s new leader vowed on Monday to rebuild the shattered region and crush extremists, after winning an election condemned by rights groups as a stage-managed show and by Washington as seriously flawed.
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If there is one common concern that people in Uzbekistan share it is their president's silence.
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Uzbeks voted in a parliamentary election Sunday in which opposition groups were barred from running, sparking criticism from Europe's top election watchdog and a fierce defense from the country's authoritarian president, who insisted Uzbekistan has no "real" opposition.
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Uzbek officials said on Monday a weekend parliamentary election was free and fair, but opposition parties shut out of the poll called it a fraud and said the impoverished nation&#39;s patience was running out.
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MOSCOW : Russian President Vladimir Putin hit out at the West&#39;s &quot;double-standards&quot; amid a Cold-War-style dispute over Ukrainian elections, accusing it of fomenting &quot;permanent revolutions&quot; in Moscow&#39;s backyard.
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Rights groups strongly criticise the UN's cultural body for giving a prize to Uzbek President Karimov.
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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin for limiting voters' ability to elect deputies in the wake of the Beslan school killings, saying people were losing &quot;the right of choice&quot;.