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
Family members visited Karakalpak human rights defender Dauletmurat Tajimuratov in a maximum security Prison No. 11 in Navoi. According to the court verdict, Tajimuratov must serve the first two years of his sixteen-years sentence in maximum security prison and the remainder in a colony. Tajimuratov, a prominent lawyer known for his advocacy for the rights
Dauletmurat Tajimuratov continues to suffer torture and threats in prison Read More »
On Saturday, April 27, 2024 an event organized by activists with support of Rosa Luxemburg Foundation North Rhine-Westphalia took place and was focused on the situation of Tajik asylum seekers in Germany and in other European countries. The case of Abdullohi Shamsiddin, who was deported from Germany to Tajikistan in 2022 is now serving a
Deportations to Tajikistan. Threat to dissidents abroad. Read More »
Kleptocrats, individuals who exploit their positions of power for personal gain, pose a significant threat to global security, democracy, and human rights. The event (see video below) held on June 06, 2024 looks at cases of: 1. Dmitri Leus – A little-known banker originally from Turkmenistan, who was imprisoned in Russia on money laundering charges before
