Mutabar TadjibaevaRasul Tadjibaev, Mutabar Tadjibaeva’s brother, has released the following open statement after finally being allowed to see Mutabar on 10 August 2007. The last time he had seen her was 9 January 2007.
Open statement
Today, 10 August, at 2 p.m., I met with my sister, Mutabar Tadjibaeva. The last time that I saw Mutabar was in January 2007.
The meeting lasted for 2 hours. Her health is deteriorating. She has problems with her kidneys and heart and is suffering from rheumatism. As before, she said that she will fight until the end for her release; she considers herself to be guilty of nothing.
On 25th August it is Mutabar Tadjibaeva’s birthday. She is the leader of “Plammenoe Serdtse” (Fiery Hearts Club) and participant of the civil movement “Human Rights Alliance of Uzbekistan”. Mutabar has asked that congratulations should be sent to Islam Karimov personally as no letters are getting through to her.
Mutabar also declared that she is always with all political prisoners of Uzbekistan, and calls on them all to hold out until the victorious end, not to surrender or yield, and appeals to them with the slogan: “We are right and therefore we will win!”.
Press-centre of the civil movement “Human Rights Alliance of Uzbekistan”
10 August 2007
If you wish to send birthday messages to Mutabar Tadjibaeva via President Islam Karimov please send them to:
President of Uzbekistan,
Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov,
ul. Uzbekistanskaya 43, Rezidentsia prezidenta,
700163 Tashkent,
Republic of Uzbekistan Fax: +998 71 133 1395325
E-mail: presidents_office@press-service.uz