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January 25, 2008

Uzbekistan: Belly-Dancing Girlfriend Of Former British Envoy Exposes Brutal Regime

by Gulnoza Saidazimova, RFELR, Czech Republic - The 26-year-old tells her life story in post-Soviet Uzbekistan. It includes surviving a drug-addict father, two rapes, and a stint as a Tashkent stripper before meeting British Ambassador Craig Murray, who left his wife to take her back to London with him.

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