Author name: Freedom for Eurasia

Tleubike Yuldasheva is a Karakalpak activist who has been engaged in human rights activism since at least 2013. In 2019 in Nukus, on Freedom Square, Yuldasheva and another Karakalpak activist Perizat Begzhanova, with their children, tried to hold a peaceful protest over the lack of support for poor families, single mothers and unemployment benefits. The […]

For decades, Uzbekistan has been notorious for its persecution of independent journalists and bloggers, despite President Mirziyoyev’s assertions of freedom of speech within the country. While official rhetoric may claim otherwise, the reality on the ground tells a different story. Recent reports from Freedom of Eurasia have shed light on the ongoing arrests of bloggers who dare

Karakalpak activists living abroad are facing sentences in Uzbekistan in absentia. This  information was provided to Freedom for Eurasia by activist Koshkarbai Toremuratov, who is currently seeking asylum in Poland. Toremuratov Koshkarbai has been sentenced by the Nukus city court to five years and one month in prison under articles 159(1) and 244¹ (3) para

Previously, the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan had scheduled the revision of human rights defender and lawyer Dauletmurat Tajimuratov’s case for April 22, 2024. However, since government bodies failed to respond to his prior requests, Tajimuratov requested the withdrawal of his revision complaint to gather more facts for his case. The Supreme Court granted Tajimuratov’s request

Zhumasapar Dadebaev, an ethnic Turkmen activist from Karakalpakstan, was abducted in January 2022 while seeking asylum in Turkey by Uzbek special forces. In 2023 he was charged with Article 150 – war propaganda, Article 153 – genocide, Article 155 Part 1 – terrorism,  Article 156 Part 2 – incitement of national or religious hatred by

Freedom for Eurasia has consistently raised concerns regarding situation of Saadatdin Reimov, a human rights activist from Karakalpakstan who has been unlawfully imprisoned since 2022. Our recent report underscores the severe mistreatment he faces in prison due to his and his family’s advocacy against human rights abuses, resulting in their unjust persecution and imprisonment. Despite