Freedom for Eurasia strongly condemns the continued harassment and repression of journalists in Tajikistan, including the recent disruption of the Second Central Asian Conference of Women Journalists. We stand in solidarity with media professionals across the region and reaffirm our commitment to supporting their work by monitoring human rights violations and informing international watchdogs and […]
For almost three years, Dauletmurat Tajimuratov has been facing the ongoing torture, inhumane treatment, and politically motivated imprisonment at Uzbekistan’s Penal Colony No. 11. Findings, legal testimonies, and official documentation reveal a systematic pattern of abuse, while Uzbek authorities continue to deny wrongdoing. Tajimuratov, sentenced in January 2023 to 16 years imprisonment for peacefully opposing constitutional amendments threatening Karakalpakstan’s
Friday, May 9, 202510:00 a.m. – 11:15 p.m. (EST) Virtual EventRecording Hosted by George Washington University. Click Here to Join Zoom Session SPEAKER BIOS Thomas Mayne is a Director at Freedom for Eurasia. His research focuses on anti-money laundering legislation, especially in regard to grand corruption and kleptocracy. He is also a Research Fellow at the
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Today Freedom for Eurasia launches a new report regarding kleptocracy in Central Asia. In Kazakhstan in early January 2022, 227 people were tragically killed when popular demonstrations over gas prices turned into violent riots. Over a year later a former prime minister of Kazakhstan, Karim Massimov, was jailed for treason for his apparent role in
NEW REPORT. Napoleon Complex: The Corruption of Karim Massimov Read More »
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
Statement on the Release of Zhetkerbai Abdramanov to Home Imprisonment Read More »
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
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