TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
Tajikistan: release human rights lawyer ahead of 50th birthday behind bars
On 9 July 2021, Buzurgmehr Yorov, a Tajikistani human rights lawyer and outspoken critic of the government, will mark his 50th birthday behind bars....
BelarusStatements & Press ReleasesFebruary 2021
IPHR condemns a new wave of repression against NGOs in Belarus
Early on 16 February 2021, the Belarusian authorities launched a new wave of repression against civil society organisations and independent media across the country.
Police...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
Kyrgyzstan: Ensure that new legislation does not impede NGO activity
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Coalition against Torture in Kyrgyzstan – a network of human rights organisations – regret the adoption...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersApril 2021
Wave of political repression: witch hunts for activists, marred elections and scores of arrests
This report covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from July 2020 to January 2021. It was prepared...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesJanuary 2021
Making a mockery of justice: the Russian Federation must immediately and unconditionally release Aleksei...
IPHR is deeply concerned about the fate of Aleksei Navalny following his detention and urges the Russian authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally.
Aleksei...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanGeorgiaMoldovaRussiaUkraineStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2021
Human Rights Impact Hub environmental and climate justice program – call for applications
The Human Rights Impact Hub is calling for applications from lawyers and environmental rights defenders from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Moldova who...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2021
The case of the blogger Miraziz Bazarov has become an indicator of the right...
Interview with defence lawyer Sergei Mayorov about his client, blogger Miraziz Bazarov
Miraziz Bazarov’s name has recently been quoted on social networks and widely mentioned...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2021
Tajikistan: Crackdown on independent media outlets, lawyers and political activists continues
This report which covers developments affecting the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Tajikistan was prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) for...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2021
Pulling the plug: How Azerbaijan’s government combines technology and fear to control the internet
The first anniversary is approaching of last year’s war between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh. During the war, an unprecedented,...
GeorgiaStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
Far-right and religious extremist groups attack activists and journalists in counter-protest against the March...
The “March of Dignity'' planned for 5 July 2021, as part of Pride week organised by the Tbilisi based LGBT+ organisation ‘Tbilisi Pride’ was...