Author name: Freedom for Eurasia

of the USC Human Rights Advocacy Group and Freedom for Eurasia April 2023 This memorandum jointly submitted on behalf of the University of Southern California Human Rights Advocacy Group (USC HRAG) and Freedom for Eurasia summarizes concerns regarding Turkmenistan’s human rights record in advance of its upcoming Universal Periodic Review. In particular, the submission focuses […]

19 July 2023 Less than 10 days have passed since the presidential “elections” in Uzbekistan, when the special services resumed pressure on Karakalpak activists. On July 17, in the Karauzyak district, a search was made in the house of Bagdatbai Ismailov, the head of the informal Karakalpak Alpamys party, and his phone was confiscated for

December 19, 2022 According to reports from Nukus, on Monday, December 19, Karakalpak human rights activist Saadatdin Reimov was sentenced to 4 years in prison. The activist was arrested after the unrest on July 1-2. The details of the charge are unknown. According to unconfirmed reports, the verdict was passed under Article 159 part 1 of the Criminal

February 06, 2023 Today, the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan published more complete personal data and details of the charges against 39 residents of Karakalpakstan involved in this case. All of them are charged with organization or active participation in mass riots (Article 244, Part 3 of the Criminal Code). Seven defendants were additionally charged under

(Updated) This material was prepared as part of an investigation into the events in Karakalpakstan, organized by Freedom for Eurasia (Austria) with the participation of human rights activists from other countries. The review being published is a preliminary version of one of the sections of the report, which is scheduled for completion in April 2023. On some of the

We, the undersigned human rights organizations, urge Kyrgyzstani authorities to ensure strict compliance with due process and fair trial guarantees set out by national and international law  in the hearing of the charges brought against 27 critics of the Kempir-Abad border deal with Uzbekistan, including by ensuring transparency of the process and its results. We