Author name: Freedom for Eurasia

Uzbekistan: Urgent. Risk of Prolonged Detention for Tajimuratov

Freedom for Eurasia urgently calls on the international community to bring immediate attention to the case of Karakalpak political prisoner, lawyer, and journalist Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, amid alarming reports that the Uzbek authorities are seeking to keep him imprisoned for longer by initiating new criminal proceedings against him. Dauletmurat Tajimuratov was sentenced in 2023 to 16 years […]

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“We Are Asking for Him to Survive”: Maria Tajimuratova Appeals for Her Brother Dauletmurat Tajimuratov’s Life

Freedom for Eurasia shares a video appeal by Maria Tajimuratova, the sister of Karakalpak political prisoner, lawyer, and journalist Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, who was sentenced in Uzbekistan to 16 years of imprisonment. In her appeal, Maria Tajimuratova directly addressed the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, as well as Saida Mirziyoyeva, who oversees the Republic

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Uzbekistan: Lawyer and Human Rights Defender Dauletmurat Tajimuratov To Be Moved To Harsher Prison Section

Freedom for Eurasia has received information from the family regarding the deteriorating situation of Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, a Karakalpak lawyer, journalist, and human rights defender who is currently serving a 16-year prison sentence in Navoi Prison Colony No. 11 in Uzbekistan. Dauletmurat Tajimuratov was arrested in July 2022 following his peaceful activism during protests against proposed

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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

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CPJ, partners call on Kyrgyzstan to implement UN working group demands and free journalist Tajibek kyzy

New York, January 30, 2026—Ahead of a February 2 decision by Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court on whether to consider reopening the case of imprisoned journalist Makhabat Tajibek kyzy, TKTK press freedom and human rights organizations urge Kyrgyzstan authorities to fully comply with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s favorable opinion and release Tajibek kyzy

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Uzbekistan: Serious Torture Allegations by Convicted Prisoner Demand Immediate Investigation

20.01.2025 Uzbek authorities must initiate an investigation into allegations of torture against convict Abdullaev Nozimjon Bakhodirovich during his pre-trial detention by the State Security Service of Uzbekistan and bring those responsible to justice, a group of human rights organizations said in a statement today. Uzbek authorities must also ensure that Abdullaev receives appropriate treatment at

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