KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2022
Kazakhstan: Drop trumped-up charges, release opposition leader
The Kazakhstani authorities should stop persecuting opposition leader Zhanbolat Mamai because of his peaceful political engagement, said International Partnership for Human Rights, Kazakhstan International...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Restrictive legislation, criminal cases against media & bans on protests on Ukraine
This is an update on the protection of the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan from December 2021 to April 2022,...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Corruption-busting journalist facing prison after new punitive charges
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) and Civil Rights Defenders (CRD) condemn...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2022
Kazakhstan: Civic space limited by continued fallout from January 2022 events
This is an update on developments affecting the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from February to March 2022. It has...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsMay 2022
Human rights NGO in Kazakhstan subjected to pressure over work on January 2022 events...
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) is concerned that the Kazakhstani NGO Ar.Rukh.Khak has been subjected to pressure in relation to its efforts to...
TurkmenistanCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersApril 2022
Turkmenistan: New repressive measures after January 2022 events in Kazakhstan, ahead of presidential elections
This update covers developments relating to the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Turkmenistan from September 2021 to January 2022. International Partnership for...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Release wrongfully detained lawyer
IPHR is seriously concerned about the detention of well-known lawyer Nurbek Toktakunov in Kyrgyzstan following critical remarks he made about the judicial system in...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2022
Kazakhstan added to human rights watchlist following ‘Bloody January’ events
‘Bloody January’ protests met with repressions, over 200 killed and over 4,000 injured
Over 10,000 rounded up in connection with protests,
Widespread allegations...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2022
Kazakhstan: widespread violations reported during ‘’Bloody January’’
This is a special update on the events of January 2022 in Kazakhstan, prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Kazakhstan International...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2022
Turkmenistan: NGOs submit joint report for UN Human Rights Committee review
This week the United Nations Human Rights Committee convenes for its 134th session, during which it will begin examining Turkmenistan’s third periodic report about...