TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19September 2020
Tajikistan and the COVID pandemic: denial, cover-up and downplay
“Particularly at times of national emergency, it is of utmost importance that the rights of expression and access to information are safeguarded – and...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19July 2020
The Alarming State of the Healthcare System in Tajikistan
“We have witnessed the Covid-19 pandemic stretch the capacity of healthcare systems all over the world. But in countries like Tajikistan it has revealed...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19July 2020
Tajikistan: Limitations on media freedom keenly felt during COVID-19 pandemic
In a new report published today International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and ARTICLE 19 draw attention to a series of restrictions and obstacles...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2020
Stop Torture in Central Asia: Not just on paper, but in practice
When Alijon Abdukarimov, a 44-year-old businessman and father of three, entered the 4th Department of Internal Affairs in Andijon city (Uzbekistan) on 29 May...
TajikistanCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersJune 2020
Tajikistan: Denialism of COVID-19 pandemic and continuous threats to freedom of expression
This report covers developments affecting the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Tajikistan was prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) for the CIVICUS...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2020
Launching the joint project: Enhancing Cooperation and Dialogue between Civil Society and Government in...
On 1 February 2020, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), Brussels, together with Notabene (member of Coalition against Torture and Impunity in Tajikistan), Dushanbe, and...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2020
Tajikistani authorities recognize first cases of COVID-19 as pandemic has already spread across the...
Throughout April 2020, deaths of patients exhibiting symptoms that medical doctors insist are consistent with COVID-19 have increased with alarming rapidity although, until today,...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2020
Tajikistan: Civil society groups calling for release of convicted journalist Daler Sharipov
On 16 April Shohmansur District Court in Dushanbe sentenced independent journalist Daler Sharipov to one year’s imprisonment for inciting religious hatred under Article 189, part...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2020
Tajikistan: Transparency key to building public trust on COVID-19
“We want to believe that this virus will spare us, Inshallah,“ a Facebook user in Tajikistan writes in an appeal to the authorities. “Please...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2020
Tajikistan: Joint NGO submission under the Committee against Torture’s follow-up procedure
This joint NGO submission summarizes the state of implementation of the recommendations issued by the Committee under the relevant paragraphs and provides case examples where...