October 19, 1994 — On 18 October the RFE/RL Uzbek Service learned from sources in the opposition Erk Democratic Party in Tashkent that six party activists are to be put on trial for treason on 25 October. Erk spokeswoman Dilarom Ishakova reported that she and five other Erk officials had been ordered to appear in court to answer charges of antigovernment activity similar to those applied to several Erk activists in 1992. Erk has been severely harassed by the Uzbek government since mid-1992 and has been banned since late 1993 when the government refused to allow the party to reregister.