EU imposes arms embargo on Guinea
At the same time EU foreign ministers decided to lift sanctions on Uzbekistan, whose human rights record has attracted widespread criticism but which is strategically important for Nato’s operations in the war in neighbouring Afghanistan. The ministers announced their actions at a meeting in...
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- News Source: Financial Times | about 1 month agoExperts said the decision would help the EU forge strategic ties with Uzbekistan, which can provide a route to Afghanistan for military supplies and a new source of energy. The arms embargo was the last of a raft of EU sanctions imposed after Uzbek...
- News Source: The New York Times | about 1 month agoDespite concerns over human rights abuses in Uzbekistan , the European Union lifted its last remaining sanctions against that country’s government on Tuesday, an arms embargo imposed in 2005. The embargo was one of several measures taken against...
- News Source: Voice of America | about 1 month agoThe European Union has imposed an arms embargo on the West African country of Guinea. The decision was made in response to the killing of anti-government protesters last month by Guinea's security forces. The European Union has banned the transfer of...
- News Source: Financial Times | about 1 month agoAt the same time EU foreign ministers decided to lift sanctions on Uzbekistan, whose human rights record has attracted widespread criticism but which is strategically important for Nato’s operations in the war in neighbouring Afghanistan. The...
- News Source: BBC | about 1 month agoThe embargo was imposed in 2005, after Uzbek government troops killed more than 100 mainly unarmed opposition protesters in the city of Andijan. EU foreign ministers said the aim was to further encourage the Uzbek authorities to improve human rights.
- News Source: Seattle Times | about 1 month agoThe European Union on Tuesday dropped the last remaining sanctions against Uzbekistan imposed after a 2005 crackdown on an uprising. EU foreign ministers said they ended the arms embargo against the Uzbek government to encourage it to further improve...
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- Blog Source: www.makatilocal.comEU imposes arms embargo on Guinea. 27 October 2009 No Comment. Guinea soldiers arresting protesters (28 Sept 2009). The European Union has imposed an arms embargo on Guinea and sanctions against its military leaders. ...
- Blog Source: blog.taragana.comThe move comes days after West African leaders said they were placing an arms embargo on Guinea, where presidential guard troops opened fire on tens of thousands of demonstrators late last month. Iraq plans to buy weapons from Russia ...
- Blog Source: www.rnw.nlAs the European Union imposes an arms embargo on Guinea after last month's shooting of opposition protestors in the capital Conakry, rights group Human Rights Watch has said that at least 150 people w... ... has said that at least 150 people were
- Blog Source: www.huguenotcorsair.comWest African leaders have announced an arms embargo on Guinea following the Guinean military's recent massacre of civilian protesters. The most likely result: an uptick in arms smuggling into Guinea. posted by Duncan Kinder | 10:16 AM ...
- Blog Source: blog.taragana.comThe experts also called on Guinea to ensure that Ivorian diamonds don't infiltrate their own production, and they urged Liberia to investigate Liberian companies suspected of violating the embargo. ...
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