KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2021
Recently released political prisoner Aron Atabek dies in hospital
We at International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) are deeply shocked and saddened by the news of the passing of the dissident poet and...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsNovember 2021
Turkmenistan: Open letter on the case of doctor imprisoned for standing up for her...
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) has joined several Turkmenistani human rights groups in sending an open letter to Turkmenistani authorities on the case...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2021
Torture victim Alexander Trofimov still facing criminal charges while his torturers remain at large
Six months after Alexander Trofimov, a 29-year-old father of two, was arrested for theft, the credible allegations that police tortured him in detention have...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2021
NGOs urge the EU to insist on more space for criticism in Central Asia,...
At the beginning of next week, the European Union (EU) will hold a high-level meeting with the Central Asian governments in Dushanbe, the capital...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2021
Uzbekistan: Arbitrarily detained former diplomat Kadyr Yusupov attacked in prison (UPDATED)
Former diplomat Kadyr Yusupov, who is serving a prison sentence for treason, was subjected to violent attacks by fellow prisoners in September and October...
UkraineCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsSeptember 2021
Joint letter to President Zelensky regarding the law harmonizing the Criminal Code of Ukraine...
The undersigned international non-governmental organizations have welcomed the Parliament’s adoption on 20 May 2021 of Law No. 1164-IX “On amendments to certain legislative acts...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesAugust 2021
IPHR regrets designation as “undesirable organization” in Russia
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) today learned that it has been declared to be an “undesirable organization” on the territory of the Russian...
BelarusStatements & Press ReleasesJuly 2021
Belarus: UN experts will examine the arbitrary detention of journalist Raman Pratasevich
Last week seven human rights organisations submitted a complaint to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on the case of Belarusian journalist Raman...
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....
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersJune 2021
Kazakhstan: Muffled protests and persecution of opposition movements, NGOs and trade unions
This report covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan during February and March 2021 and was prepared for...