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Freedom for Eurasia Calls on Germany to Protect Tajik Activist from Imminent Deportation and Persecution

Dilmurod Ergashev, a prominent Tajik activist and vocal government critic arrested, faces deportation from Germany to Tajikistan, where he risks severe persecution. Human rights organizations are urgently appealing to the German government and international bodies to halt his deportation and reconsider Germany’s policies on political asylum cases Date: October 31, 2024 Berlin, Germany — Freedom […]

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Election Results in Uzbekistan. No Karakalpak Party Emerges

Uzbekistan’s 2024 parliamentary elections, held on October 27. The election filled all 150 seats in the Legislative Chamber using a mixed system of both single-member constituencies and proportional representation. Each of the five political parties on the ballot is aligned with the government showing absence of meaningful competition. While Mirziyoyev promised reforms aimed to foster

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Letter of appeal by Karakalpak political prisoner Akylbek Muratbai (Muratov)

Freedom for Eurasia is publishing a letter from Akylbek Muratbai (Muratov), a Karakalpak human rights activist, which was intended to be presented on October 9, 2024, during a side event focused on repression in Karakalpakstan. This event was organized by Freedom for Eurasia as part of the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference. Akylbek Muratbai (Muratov)

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Kyrgyzstan: Drop charges against 11 journalists and human rights defenders

The criminal charges against journalists and human rights defenders are a textbook example of retaliation against investigative journalism and reporting on high-level corruption. 09.10.2024 As proceedings against 11 independent journalists and human rights defenders (HRDs) in Kyrgyzstan near conclusion, Amnesty International, Araminta, ARTICLE 19, Association for Human Rights in Central Asia, Civil Rights Defenders, International

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Statement by the Ambassador Michael G. Kozak, Head of the U.S. Delegation. Warsaw Human Dimension Conference. Closing Session, October 11, 2024

Ambassador Michael G. Kozak, Head of the United States Delegation at the WHDC. Credit: U.S. Mission to the OSCE Warsaw, October 11, 2024 On behalf of the Delegation of the United States, I wish to express sincere appreciation to the Maltese Chairpersonship for its leadership in convening this conference, and to ODIHR for organizing it. 

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When the State Becomes Prey: Understanding State Capture

Leila Seiitbek The concept of “state capture,” initially applied to the post-Soviet transition, has evolved to encompass a broader range of phenomena where powerful private interests exert undue influence over state institutions. Early research focused on newly privatized industries in transitional economies, where influential business figures leveraged illicit payments to secure favorable regulatory environments and

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