Author name: Freedom for Eurasia

Freedom for Eurasia has received information that on July 23, 2024, the Committee of National Security of Kazakhstan arrested another Karakalpak, Hamdullaev Azizbek, who resides permanently in Almaty. Currently, there are no details about the arrest. However, according to Azizbek’s relatives, the arrest is related to his TikTok channel, where he posted videos about Karakalpakstan’s […]

Tomorrow, July 23, 2024 at 11 AM, the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan in Tashkent will review the revision appeal of Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, a Karakalpak human rights defender and lawyer. Tajimuratov was convicted for events on July 1-2 in Karakalpakstan following his arrest due to his opposition to proposed constitutional amendments that would undermine Karakalpakstan’s rights

Today marks Aqylbek Muratbay’s birthday, which he unfortunately spends in unlawful detention at Almaty’s pre-trial detention center number 18, Kazakhstan. Aqylbek has been detained until February 15, 2025, while Kazakh authorities consider his asylum application. Muratbay’s arrest was based on an extradition request by Uzbekistan, which has fabricated charges against him due to his human rights

On July 8, Dauletmurat Tajimuratov was transferred from a prison to a maximum-security colony within the same penal institution No. 11 in Navoi. Although both facilities are in the same area and have one director, they are separated by a wall. Tajimuratov was sentenced to 16 years in the strict-regime colony, with the first two

The undersigned international human rights organisations express profound alarm at the recent approval of a new law by Oliy Majilis, the lower chamber of Uzbekistan’s Parliament, concerning the legal status of foreign citizens and stateless individuals. These amendments represent a flagrant violation of international standards on freedom of expression and pose a serious risk of