RFE/RL: Prominent Uzbek journalist released after 17 years in prisonBy Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Published Feb. 22, 2017 at 5:26 pm (FILES) Uzbek human rights defenders hold posters during their rally in Tashkent, Dec. 20, 2007. Photo by AFPA prominent journalist and political prisoner in Uzbekistan has been released after spending 17 years in prison.Read more here.