TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 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...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2020
Ten years since Azimjon Askarov’s arrest: Civil society speaks out in support of the...
Author: Anne Sunder-Plassmann, Researcher at International Partnership for Human Rights
This article is also available at Kloop.kg
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the arrest of...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Drop charges against human rights defender
In Kyrgyzstan, human rights defender Kamil Ruziev is facing forgery charges that appear to have been brought in retaliation for his human rights work,...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersJune 2020
Turkmenistan: Government responds to COVID-19 and hurricane with denial, cover-ups and intimidation tactics
This is an update on developments affecting the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Turkmenistan from February to May 2020. International Partnership for Human...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2020
Kazakhstan: Free civil rights defender Asya Tulesova
Environmental and civic rights defender Asya Tulesova is currently in pre-trial detention facing criminal charges for taking part in a peaceful protest in the...
TajikistanReports & 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...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersJune 2020
Turkmenistan: Government censorship and intimidation in response to COVID-19 and other recent crises
A new briefing paper prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR) documents how the Turkmenistani government...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Civic space concerns reinforced by COVID-19 response
This is an update on developments concerning the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan from January to April 2020. International Partnership for...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2020
Systematic persecution of CSO activists; attacks on freedom of expression and assembly continue
This report covers developments on freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from January to March 2020, and was prepared for the...