KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Critics of controversial border deal kept in detention
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) regrets the court decisions to extend the pre-trial detention of well-known civil society activists, human rights defenders and...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2022
Kyrgyzstan: ‘’Foreign agents’’ style draft law poses new serious threat to civil society groups
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) supports calls by local NGOs to members of Kyrgyzstan’s parliament to reject a repressive and stigmatising draft law...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2023
Central Asia: Global report documents alarming civic space trends
The CIVICUS Monitor has released its annual, global report People Power Under Attack (PPUA), which examines threats and trends facing civil society across the world in...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Corruption-busting journalist deported to Russia
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) was shocked to learn of today’s decision by a court in Kyrgyzstan to deport corruption-whistle blower Bolot Temirov...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Draft legislation threatens to result in censorship of film screenings
Draft legislation currently under consideration in Kyrgyzstan risks resulting in censorship of the screenings of films and audiovisual products in violation of Kyrgyzstan’s international...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2023
Court rules to close down Kyrgyz service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Today’s court decision to close down the Kyrgyz service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Radio Azattyk dealt a serious blow to media freedom...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJune 2023
NGOs urge the EU’s Charles Michel to press for accountability for rights violations during...
This week Charles Michel, President of the European Council, will attend a high-level meeting with the heads of the Central Asian States, which will...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Reject repressive Russian-style draft law on non-profit organisations
We, the undersigned human rights groups, call on the members of parliament in Kyrgyzstan to reject the dangerous and ill-conceived draft law on non-commercial...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Civil society network calls on Parliament to reject controversial draft legislation on Constitutional...
Members of the Kyrgyzstani Civil Society Network for Monitoring the Justice Sector “Akyikat Karegi”, which was established under an EU-funded project jointly carried out...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Stop pressuring leading independent news portal, withdraw lawsuit to shut it down
We, the undersigned human rights organisations, are alarmed at the move of Kyrgyzstani authorities to close down the Kloop Media Public Foundation, which manages...