TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2023
Tajikistan: Independent journalist handed seven-year sentence in widening crackdown
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) regrets the conviction of journalist Khurshed Fozilov in Tajikistan on charges initiated in apparent retaliation for his journalistic...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersMay 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Tightening the screws on free speech and civic engagement
This is an update on the protection of the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan from November 2022 to April 2023....
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersMay 2023
Turkmenistan: NGOs submit joint report for women’s rights review
Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) have submitted a joint report to the UN Committee on the...
UkraineStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2023
Crimea: the women who fight for press freedom despite the serious risks they face
Does freedom of expression enable and protect other human rights? UNESCO says yes, choosing 'freedom of expression as a driver of all human rights'...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2023
Court rules to close down Kyrgyz service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Today’s court decision to close down the Kyrgyz service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Radio Azattyk dealt a serious blow to media freedom...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Draft legislation threatens to result in censorship of film screenings
Draft legislation currently under consideration in Kyrgyzstan risks resulting in censorship of the screenings of films and audiovisual products in violation of Kyrgyzstan’s international...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2023
Kazakhstan: Opposition party leader banned from campaigning in violation of international standards
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) regrets the recent conviction of Kazakhstani opposition party leader Zhanbolat Mamai on charges initiated in apparent retaliation for...
UzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersApril 2023
Key concerns for UN Universal Periodic Review of Uzbekistan
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA) have submitted a joint report for the UN Universal Periodic...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersApril 2023
Joint NGO report for UN Universal Periodic Review of Turkmenistan
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR) have submitted a joint report for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2023
Uzbekistan: overturn the unfounded criminal sentence against blogger Otabek Sattoriy and release him
The authorities of Uzbekistan should overturn the sentence passed against blogger Otabek Sattoriy and release him from prison, Association for Human Rights in Central...