Author name: Freedom for Eurasia

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 […]

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.