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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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Central Asia Human Rights Report. January-June 2025

Across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, civic space continues to shrink. Our latest report (covering the first half of 2025) documents the growing crackdown on media freedom, political dissent, and civil society — from arbitrary detentions and surveillance to transnational repression and the use of courts as tools of political control. Rampant corruption and

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Silencing Women: State-Led Political Violence in Kyrgyzstan

This report by Freedom For Eurasia examines the escalating state-led political violence against women in Kyrgyzstan, where systemic barriers and gender-based discrimination hinder women’s participation in political and civic life. Drawing on media reports, public statements, and human rights publications, this analysis reveals how the Kyrgyz government employs a range of tactics, including smear campaigns,

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Three Years On: A Human Rights Analysis of the July 1–2, 2022 Events in Karakalpakstan

Three years after the July 1–2, 2022 events in Karakalpakstan, the scars left by the violent crackdown on protesters in Nukus remain unhealed. In our latest report we reflect on this anniversary by offering a critical assessment of the human rights landscape in the region since the unrest. The report highlights the brutal suppression of

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New report: NAPOLEON COMPLEX The Corruption of Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov

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 the unrest. His imprisonment marked an incredible fall from grace for one of

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Who Enabled the Uzbek Princess?

What does Uzbekistan’s “klepto-baby”, Gulnara Karimova, teaches us about enablers and asset repatriation to help civil society gear up? Gulnara Karimova is one of the most recognizable faces of kleptocracy. While she has been convicted for her crimes in Uzbekistan, other kleptocracy dynasties continue to rampantly steal their countries’ coffers with impunity — from Equatorial Guinea’s Obiang and his

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