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Freedom for Eurasia: US Pause on Foreign Bribery Enforcement And Disbanding Anti-Kleptocracy Task Forces Will Fuel Corruption Worlwide; Risks Are Especially High in Central Asia

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Freedom for Eurasia (FfE) expresses deep concern regarding the U.S. government’s reported pause on enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and disband the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative and KleptoCapture Task Force which proved their value in huge corruption cases. This decision is expected to significantly weaken efforts to combat corruption globally […]

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Akylbek Muratbai was released from Kazakh detention

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Akylbek Muratbai (Muratov), a leader of the Karakalpak diaspora in Kazakhstan, has been released after a year of unjust detention in Almaty on a false extradition request from Uzbekistan. His case is yet another example of the transnational repression employed by the Uzbek regime to silence dissent and suppress the Karakalpak people. The struggle does not end

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Freedom for Eurasia Condemns Tajikistan’s Obstruction of OSCE Election Observation Mission

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vienna, Austria – Freedom for Eurasia (FfE) strongly condemns the Tajik government’s failure to provide the necessary accreditation and conditions for the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to conduct its parliamentary election observation mission. This forced cancellation is deeply regrettable, highlighting the regime’s blatant disregard for international standards

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Karakalpak activist abducted in Moscow airport Zhetkerbai Abdramanov Transferred from Tashkent SGB to Nukus

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January 28, 2025 – Abdramanov’s Lawyers have confirmed to Freedom for Eurasia that Zhetkerbai Abdramanov, a Karakalpak activist, has been transferred to the pre-trial detention center of the State Security Service of Uzbekistan (SIZO SGB) in Nukus. Today, his legal representatives were contacted by an investigator and informed about upcoming interrogation and investigative measures involving

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Freedom For Eurasia Condemns Kyrgyz Officials Participation in Lukashenko’s Sham Election; Calls for Sanctions

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vienna, Austria – January 26, 2025 – Freedom For Eurasia (FFE) strongly condemns the participation of Kyrgyz officials in the January 26, 2025, Belarusian presidential election, widely recognized as a sham election designed to maintain the authoritarian rule of Alexander Lukashenko. The presence of Kyrgyz representatives was en effort to lend an

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Indira Muratova, Wife of Karakalpak Activist Akylbek Muratov Harassed by Detention Officers in Kazakhstan

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Indira Muratova, the wife of Karakalpak political prisoner Akylbek Muratbai (Muratov), has come forward with troubling allegations of harassment by a detention center officer when she visits her husband. Muratbai, a prominent activist, has been held in pre-trial detention in Almaty for over 11 months. According to Indira, during her visits in November and December

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