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British American Tobacco pressured to withdraw from Uzbekistan 

British American Tobacco is facing pressure to withdraw from investments in the former USSR state of Uzbekistan following criticisms of the country's human rights record.

The move follows shortly after the UK government asked the company to fulfil the longstanding demand of campaigners by withdrawing from Burma following recent actions by the regime there. BAT has always argued that to withdraw from Burma would be counterproductive.

BAT has a joint venture in Uzbekistan with the regime of President Karimov, whose human rights record has been described as 'dire' by Amnesty International.

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