Author name: Freedom for Eurasia

According to Karakalpak sources, on September 13, 2023, two Karakalpak activists, the leader of the Karakalpak diaspora in Almaty, Koshkarbay Toremuratov, and the Karakalpak oppositionist, Zhangeldy Zhaksymbetov, were released from the pre-trial detention center in Almaty. Karakalpak activist Raisa Khudaibergenova was released from Almaty pre-trial detention on September 15, 2023. They were detained in Kazakhstan […]

August 03, 2023 According to Karakalpak sources, on August 1, a former officer of the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan, Salamat Orazbayev, was sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest under Article 202.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Uzbekistan (inducement to participate in the activities of illegal non-governmental non-profit organizations

The record of the interrogation of the former head of Karakalpakstan is of interest, although it reflects the official point of view. At the same time, on some points, he differs significantly from the testimony of the current head of Karakalpakstan and the main defendant in the case of unrest, Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov. Witness interrogation protocol.

of the USC Human Rights Advocacy Group and Freedom for Eurasia April 2023 This memorandum jointly submitted on behalf of the University of Southern California Human Rights Advocacy Group (USC HRAG) and Freedom for Eurasia summarizes concerns regarding Turkmenistan’s human rights record in advance of its upcoming Universal Periodic Review. In particular, the submission focuses

19 July 2023 Less than 10 days have passed since the presidential “elections” in Uzbekistan, when the special services resumed pressure on Karakalpak activists. On July 17, in the Karauzyak district, a search was made in the house of Bagdatbai Ismailov, the head of the informal Karakalpak Alpamys party, and his phone was confiscated for