Author name: Freedom for Eurasia

University administration uses power to limit freedom of speech. Recently, Freedom of Eurasia received a series of videos, likely shot in June 2023, that shed light on some concerning events. The footage shows the meeting between students and a teacher, probably after information about the student’s initiative to organize a peaceful assembly on the anniversary […]

Freedom of Eurasia received videos of meetings for district state authorities led by Amanbai Orynbaev, who’s in charge of the Supreme Council in Karakalpakstan and joined by representatives of the state security service and akims (heads) of each district. In this video, we’ve seen a message shared by administrative authority and their coercive tactics aimed

According to Karakalpak sources, on September 13, 2023, two Karakalpak activists, the leader of the Karakalpak diaspora in Almaty, Koshkarbay Toremuratov, and the Karakalpak oppositionist, Zhangeldy Zhaksymbetov, were released from the pre-trial detention center in Almaty. Karakalpak activist Raisa Khudaibergenova was released from Almaty pre-trial detention on September 15, 2023. They were detained in Kazakhstan

August 03, 2023 According to Karakalpak sources, on August 1, a former officer of the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan, Salamat Orazbayev, was sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest under Article 202.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Uzbekistan (inducement to participate in the activities of illegal non-governmental non-profit organizations

The record of the interrogation of the former head of Karakalpakstan is of interest, although it reflects the official point of view. At the same time, on some points, he differs significantly from the testimony of the current head of Karakalpakstan and the main defendant in the case of unrest, Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov. Witness interrogation protocol.