Author name: Freedom for Eurasia

OMCT, FIDH and FreedomFor Eurasia Host Side Event: Repressive Trends Threatening Human Rights Defenders in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia The original Helsinki Act, more formally the Helsinki Final Act,  signed on August 1, 1975, by 35 countries, including the U.S., Canada, and most European nations, to reduce tensions during the Cold War. It established […]

Chris Rickleton and Beiimbet Moldagali  for Freedom for Eurasia Family members and neighbor (far right) of Alimnur Turganbay outside their house on August 4, 2025, in the village of Uzynagash near Almaty, Kazakhstan. Photo by Chris Rickleton As Alimnur Turganbay was preparing to set off for Kazakhstan’s Kalzhat–Dulata border crossing with China, he let his oldest daughter Riza

Freedom for Eurasia expresses its ongoing concern regarding the case of Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, a Karakalpak human rights defender and lawyer, who remains in detention in Uzbekistan under conditions that raise serious human rights concerns. We note that a joint communication sent by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders; the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention;

At Freedom For Eurasia, we are deeply troubled by recent actions in Kyrgyzstan that threaten freedom of expression and appear to promote self-censorship among journalists, activists, and everyday citizens. These actions include a harsh new draft media law, a restrictive court order against an independent journalist, and the potential closure of the independent broadcaster April

3 July 2025 We, the undersigned human rights groups, are deeply alarmed by the June 25 decision of the parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic to dissolve the National Center for the Prevention of Torture (NCPT) – an independent public body tasked with monitoring detention facilities and preventing torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment. We urge President Sadyr Zhaparov