Author name: Freedom for Eurasia

In January 2024 authorities of Uzbekistan have put a 35-year-old activist from the Kanlykul district of Karakalpakstan, Zhetkerbai Abdramanov on the wanted list. In December 2023, he was charged in absentia under Art. 159 part 1 (Encroachments on the constitutional order) and 244-1 (Dissemination of materials that threaten public safety) of the Criminal Code of […]

Freedom for Eurasia has received distressing information regarding the persecution of another activist from Karakalpakstan, Atabaev Kadambai. Kadambai, who has disabilities and is wheelchair bound, is facing charges related to administering the Facebook group “Pensioners Party of Uzbekistan.” He is also a supporter of Karakalpakstan sovereignity. According to Kadambai, on February 11, 2024 district police

On April 3, 2024 Almaty police arrested another Karakalpak activist, 43 year old Utambetov Rinat. So far it is known that he was arrested at the request of Uzbekistan and that Uzbek authorities opened a criminal case against him on charges of encroachment on the consitutional system of the Republic of Uzbekistan (article 159 of

Kazakh human rights defender Galym Ageleuov, director of the human rights organization “Liberty”, who investigated the protests in Karakalpakstan on 1-2 July with Freedom for Eurasia, has been prohibited from entering Uzbekistan in 2023. Ageleuov, as an expert of Freedom for Eurasia, visited Karakalpakstan in 2022 to meet with the families of those who were

On March 26, 2024, Rasul Jumaniyazov, an activist from Karakalpakstan, was arrested by Kazakh law enforcement authorities. Jumaniyazov is known for his advocacy for Karakalpakstan’s sovereignty, which he expressed through his engagement on social media platforms. Regrettably, his outspoken stance has made him a target for persecution by authorities. He has openly criticized the Uzbekistan

Freedom for Eurasia received judicial decisions regarding administrative convictions of people in Karakalpakstan participating in telegram groups of Leader of Alga Karakalpakstan party in exile Aman Sagidullaev and “Svobodu Tajimuratovu (Freedom to Tajimuratov).” A.A.  was detained for seven days for joining telegram groups under Article 202(2) of the Administrative Code of Uzbekistan “Tendency to participate