On September 13, 2024, the Commission on Refugee Status in Kazakhstan denied the asylum application of Karakalpak human rights defender Akylbek Muratbai (also known as Muratov). The Commission stated in its refusal: “The applicant has no reasonable fears of persecution on any grounds specified in the ‘criteria’ defining the concept of ‘refugee,’ as no facts […]
September 12, 2024 a crucial hearing was held by the Commission regarding the refugee status application of Karakalpak human rights defender Akylbek Muratbai (Muratov) in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The session lasted 20 minutes, after which officials said a decision would be made in the coming days. Muratbai has been detained in a pre-trial detention center in Almaty since February 15,
Freedom for Eurasia is extremely concerned about the health and safety of Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, who is currently being held in colony KIN-11. We urgently call on the Government of Uzbekistan to provide immediate and adequate medical treatment for Dauletmurat Tajimuratov and ensure that he serves his sentence in the special colony KIN-22, designated for former
On September 12, a crucial hearing will be held by the Commission regarding the refugee status application of Karakalpak human rights defender Akylbek Muratbai (Muratov) (@muratbaiman). Muratbai has been detained in a pre-trial detention center in Almaty, Kazakhstan, since February 15, 2024. His arrest followed an extradition request by the Uzbek authorities, who are persecuting him for posting clips
Freedom for Eurasia and 95 leading human rights and anticorruption NGOs called on the Department of Treasury and the State Department to reverse the declining use of Global Magnitsky sanctions and act on dozens of outstanding civil society recommendations.
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Freedom of Eurasia reports that Karakalpak activist Tleubike Yuldasheva, who is seeking asylum in Kazakhstan, has informed us that she has recently noticed surveillance near her residence. The surveillance was conducted from a car with Uzbek state license plates, specifically from the Karakalpakstan region. Yuldasheva also reported that a few days ago, five individuals—two Uzbek,
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