We have to defend the rights that were won by our ancestors and which the current government is trying to take away.

It was a tactic to avoid the rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution. The government has been trying to avoid scrutiny of the facts.

A majority government could provide a lot of extra momentum for a currency that's already in favor. We could see a gain of 5 percent fairly quickly.

We are concerned and remain concerned that the (Uzbek) government is trying to silence human rights activists and media [with] intimidation as well as arrests. I think our views on freedom of speech are well known, so these are very troubling matters, very concerning for us.

We say to the Israeli government that we are a peaceful nation but we want our rights.

I'm not trying to be the bad person; I'm just trying to fight for my rights.