By Abdumomun Mamairov in Jalalabad

Kyrgyz government seems to be unable to stop the growth of popular support for Hizb-ut-Tahrir in the south.

MUSLIMS marched to call for change in a country in chaos.

With relatives in Pakistan struggling to cope with their country's state of turmoil, protesters took to Chalvey High Street today (Saturday) to denounce the leadership of president General Pervez Musharraf.

There have already been two protests held by local people outside the Pakistani Consulate in Rusholme and a much larger demonstration will be held tomorrow.

A suspected Islamic extremist has reportedly died while being tortured in Uzbek custody.

Uzbek rights activist Surat Ikramov told RFE/RL's Uzbek Service today that Fitrat Salohiddinov had died of torture while in prison in the eastern city of Andijon. It is not known when he died, but Ikramov said the prisoner's body was taken to his family in the capital, Tashkent, on November 12.

Despite great oppression at the hands of the tyrant Islam Karimov, the dictator of Uzbekistan, this BBC Newsnight feature shows that the party's following in Uzbekistan and neighbouring Kyrgystan continues to grow. The oppressive political regimes in central Asia has meant that the appeal for the restoration of the Islamic Caliphate has become widespread particularly in the Fergana Valley. The documentary features the political work of women members.

Hizb-ut-Tehrir has sent communiques to the Election Commission of Pakistan, conveying its serious reservations and objections over the holding of presidential election on October 06 "against the injunctions of law, morality and Islam".

A significant 'Islamisation' of the politics of the Arab world is taking place, the implications of which we are only beginning to understand.

Sitting in the best bar in Jerusalem about four months ago (it's called Sira, in case you're interested), I entered into conversation with a tall, ginger-haired young man who turned out to be a member of the Swedish contingent in the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH). Our conversation ranged over the trials and tribulations of the life of a member of TIPH, the very large amounts of money he seemed to be making, and the merits of Jerusalem when compared with other cities in the region.