Last Karakalpak Activist Sought by Uzbekistan Leaves Kazakhstan Following International Advocacy
On 3 February 2026, the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law, which handled the case of Rasul Zhumaniyazov as well as the cases of other Karakalpak detainees in Kazakhstan, reported that Zhumaniyazov had departed Kazakhstan for a third safe country. For an extended period, Zhumaniyazov faced the risk of extradition from Kazakhstan at the request of Uzbekistan, as part […]