UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2019
Uzbekistan: Cease intimidation of relatives of former diplomat Kadyr Yusupov
Uzbekistan must cease all pressure, including intimidation and threats, against the family members of Kadyr Yusupov – a former Uzbek diplomat currently being tried...
TajikistanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsOctober 2019
Meet your defender: Interview with Dilrabo Samadova (TG/RU)
The #MeetYourDefender campaign is back with a new inspiring hero.
This time we interviewed Dilrabo Samadova - a human rights defender from Tajikistan. Dilrabo told...
Other countriesStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2019
Civil society coalition denounces attack on the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
On 30 September 2019, the Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (VMRO), which is part of Bulgaria’s ruling government coalition, asked the Prosecutor General to initiate proceedings...
UkraineCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsSeptember 2019
Ukraine must ratify the Rome Statute: Joint letter to the President of Ukraine
The Coalition for the ICC and its members sent a letter to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling for prompt ratification of the...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2019
Persecution of independent lawyers in Tajikistan
This briefing was prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights for the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw, Poland in September 2019 and...
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...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2019
Lawyers under pressure in Tajikistan: Civil society concerned about recent cases of harassment and...
We, the undersigned members of the NGO coalition Civic Solidarity Platform, express our concerns at recent reports of law enforcement officials using arbitrary detention...
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...