Author name: Freedom for Eurasia

Chris Rickleton for Freedom For Eurasia Jenish Aidarov takes cover at the side of a road during intense clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in April 2021. Photo credit Jenish Aidarov In April 2021, when war broke out at Kyrgyzstan’s frontier with Tajikistan, Jenish Aidarov was among the first journalists on the scene, taking cover by […]

OMCT and FIDH Host Side Event: Repressive Trends Threatening Human Rights Defenders in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia The original Helsinki Act, more formally the Helsinki Final Act,  signed on August 1, 1975, by 35 countries, including the U.S., Canada, and most European nations, to reduce tensions during the Cold War. It established principles for

Chris Rickleton and Beiimbet Moldagali  for Freedom for Eurasia Family members and neighbor (far right) of Alimnur Turganbay outside their house on August 4, 2025, in the village of Uzynagash near Almaty, Kazakhstan. Photo by Chris Rickleton As Alimnur Turganbay was preparing to set off for Kazakhstan’s Kalzhat–Dulata border crossing with China, he let his oldest daughter Riza

Freedom for Eurasia expresses its ongoing concern regarding the case of Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, a Karakalpak human rights defender and lawyer, who remains in detention in Uzbekistan under conditions that raise serious human rights concerns. We note that a joint communication sent by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders; the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention;

At Freedom For Eurasia, we are deeply troubled by recent actions in Kyrgyzstan that threaten freedom of expression and appear to promote self-censorship among journalists, activists, and everyday citizens. These actions include a harsh new draft media law, a restrictive court order against an independent journalist, and the potential closure of the independent broadcaster April