Czech authorities detain Uzbek refugees

Czech authorities have been heavily criticised for detaining two Uzbek nationals near the city of Pilsen at the request of the government in Tashkent. According to the Radio Free Europe website, Omanullo Maqsudov and Zohid Mirzaev were detained on an Interpol warrant while crossing the Czech-German border on July 3. The Human Rights Watch bureau in Berlin has reacted strongly to the news, saying that the men have already been granted full refugee status in Germany and that their lives could be in danger should the Czech authorities return them to Uzbekistan.

Author: Coilin O'Connor