Sadriddin Ashurov

Sadriddin Ashurov, an RFE/RL correspondent who traveled to Andijon on 11 July with the foreign diplomats, said he was not allowed to interview anyone in the city except those who had been hand-picked by the authorities.The report says there is an "urgent need" for neighboring countries to stop deporting Uzbek asylum seekers and Andijon witnesses back to Uzbekistan because they face the risk of torture.

"I wanted to talk with ordinary people in Andijon, but I couldn't," Ashurov said.