OCT. 7 2010 (The Conway Bulletin) — A reporter for U.S.-funded radio station Voice of America went on trial in Uzbekistan accused of slander and posing a threat to public order, news agencies quoted a local human rights group as saying. Reporter Abdumalik Boboyev faces up to eight years in jail.

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(News report from Issue No. 10, published on Oct. 7 2010)