Author name: Freedom for Eurasia

Freedom for Eurasia is deeply alarmed by the ongoing mistreatment in Uzbekistan’s KIN-11 colony of Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, a Karakalpak human rights defender who was imprisoned for sixteen years for exercising his fundamental rights for freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Uzbekistan’s KIN-11 colony. Reports indicate severe human rights violations, forced labor, physical abuse, and inhumane detention […]

Zhetkerbai Abdramanov, a Karakalpak activist has been subjected to severe human rights violations, including an unlawful extradition, politically motivated charges, and violations of due process. His court hearings are scheduled to begin on March 13, 2025, in Nukus, raising serious concerns about the fairness of the proceedings. Abdramanov worked as a laborer in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan over the

Freedom for Eurasia expresses deep concern over the recent amendments to Kyrgyzstan’s Code of Offenses that recriminalize libel and insult laws, which took effect on February 10. This development represents a significant regression for freedom of expression and media independence in the country. The reintroduction of fines for defamation and insult, amounting to 65,000 som

Freedom For Eurasia is deeply alarmed by the recent reports of two deaths in custody and one case of severe injury following police detention in Uzbekistan. These disturbing incidents follow a pattern of suspicious deaths in detention facilities that has persisted in Uzbekistan for decades. According to reports, 21-year-old Muhammadkadir Pulatov died on February 14

Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, a Karakalpak human rights defender, was unlawfully sentenced to 16 years in prison in connection with the Nukus events of July 1-2, 2022. He is currently serving his sentence at KIN-11 in the Navoi Region of Uzbekistan. Freedom for Eurasia has repeatedly published disturbing reports of torture, threats, and cruel treatment that Tajimuratov

Freedom for Eurasia is concerned about the videos and photos of brutal torture and beating of detainees circulated on social media on February 16, 2025. In these videos Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security (GKNB) officers brutally assault and torture a male detainee who was later identified as Nurbek Asanov. It was reported that this