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Persecuted at Home – Unwelcomed in the EU. Refugees from Central Asia in Search of Safe Haven

Persecuted at Home – Unwelcomed in the EU exposes a growing and deeply troubling reality facing refugees from Central Asia. Journalists, lawyers, human rights defenders, political activists, and members of persecuted minorities are fleeing authoritarian regimes marked by torture, fabricated criminal charges, and systematic repression—only to encounter new forms of exclusion, disbelief, and danger once […]

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Country of Origin Report: The Republic of Karakalpakstan

Contents I. Introduction. II. History of the Karakalpaks and their Republic. 1.      The Karakalpaks. 2. Their Republic. 2.1 Karakalpakstan in the Soviet era. 2.2 Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan. III. Karakalpakstan today. 1.      Ecological Situation. 1.1. Drying up of the Aral Sea. 1.2. Impact on Health. 2.      Social-Economic Situation. 2.1. Numbers. 2.2. Neglect and Exploitation. 3.      Political

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Europe’s weak protections for refugees leave Central Asian dissidents at extreme risk

Written by Leila Nazgül Seiitbek, Original published on openDemocracy Amid anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim discourse, it seems that some refugees are more equal than others when it comes to seeking asylum in Europe. Khizbullo Shovalizoda was positive that Austria would be a safe place for him to express his dissent without fear of retribution, safe from

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Statement by Ukrainian human rights organisations with regard to humanitarian crisis and evacuation of foreigners from Ukraine

The situation on the Ukrainian-Polish border in recent days has been critical for all people who tried to cross it, regardless of citizenship. The reason for this crisis is the shelling of cities all over Ukraine, and ground invasion, firefights and terrorist attacks committed in Ukrainian Northern, Eastern and Southern cities by the Russian army. Ukraine

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