Author name: Freedom for Eurasia

Today, the Nukus City Court ruled to transfer Karakalpak activist Zhetkerbai Abdramanov from pre-trial detention to home imprisonment for 4 years and 7 months. This decision follows months of advocacy over his arbitrary detention and the conditions under which he was held. In June 2022, Abdramanov was detained in Almaty, Kazakhstan, for distributing materials opposing proposed constitutional changes

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has issued a powerful condemnation of Uzbekistan’s treatment of Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov, declaring his arrest, trial, and continued imprisonment to be arbitrary and in violation of international law. In its Opinion No. 62/2024, adopted at its 101st session, the Working Group found that Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov’s arrest, detention, and conviction violated multiple international

Freedom for Eurasia has received alarming reports that Saadatdin Reimov was recently attacked by dogs within the prison grounds. Following the incident, Reimov developed a fever, and given his already fragile health, he was hospitalized. He is currently undergoing treatment and receiving rabies vaccinations , the cost of which demanded be paid by his family.

Freedom for Eurasia expresses grave concern over the continued psychological and physical abuse of Karakalpak human rights defender and journalist Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, currently serving a 16-year sentence in Penal Colony No. 11 in Navoi Region, Uzbekistan. On March 24, 2025, attorney Sergey Mayorov met with Dauletmurat Tajimuratov and reported alarming details of his treatment below