KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2019
Central Asia: Protests crushed, NGOs under pressure and activists intimidated
The space for civil society remains narrow in Central Asia as the authorities of the region restrict freedom of association, peaceful assembly and expression...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2019
Tajikistan: International bodies alarmed at pressure on media and civil society
This update covers developments relating to civic space and the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Tajikistan from April to July 2019. International...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersAugust 2019
Turkmenistan attacks the credibility of independent news sources and locks up critics
The authorities of Turkmenistan strictly control the dissemination of information about the situation in the country. State media focuses on the supposed well-being of...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersAugust 2019
Kazakhstan: Change of power and marred elections, protests and crackdowns
This update covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from January to June 2019 and was prepared for...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersJuly 2019
Kyrgyzstan: Lawsuits, attacks and harassment used against journalists, activists and human rights defenders
This update covers events from 1st April 2019 to 30th June 2019 and was prepared by Legal Prosperity Foundation Kyrgyzstan and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR). During...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJuly 2019
Joint NGO letter to the EU’s Federica Mogherini ahead of Central Asia visit
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and five of its partners sent a joint letter to the EU’s High Representative Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini...
TurkmenistanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJune 2019
Joint Letter: Turkmenistan Country Strategy Review by the EBRD
On 18 June 2019, International Partnership for Human Rights, Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch sent a joint letter to the...
UzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersJune 2019
EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue: EU to raise key fundamental rights issues
On 24 June 2019, the fifteenth round of the EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue will take place in Brussels. A briefing paper prepared for the dialogue...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2019
EU-Kyrgyzstan Human Rights Dialogue: Briefing paper documents civil society concerns
The tenth round of the EU-Kyrgyzstan Human Rights Dialogue will take in Brussels on 27 May 2019. A briefing paper prepared for the dialogue...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2019
Kazakhstan: Cease undue pressure on young civic activist Beybarys Tolymbekov
The Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and the Rule of Law (KIBHR) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) are seriously concerned about the...