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: Harassment and intimidation of opposition activists
Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) are concerned that authorities of Uzbekistan harassed and intimidated...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersAugust 2021
Russia’s silence factory: New report documents the Kremlin’s crackdown on free speech and democracy...
The Russian authorities deploy significant efforts to portray Russia as a functioning democracy, and to position its system of governance as a viable alternative...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2021
Kyrgyzstan: ‘The citizens’ choice in the referendum will be decisive for our future’
CIVICUS and the International Partnership for Human Rights speak to Ulugbek Azimov, legal expert at the Legal Prosperity Foundation, about the protests that took...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2021
Kyrgyzstan: Civil society flags threats to democracy, human rights and the rule of law...
This is an update on the protection of the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Kyrgyzstan from October 2020 to January 2021. International...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesJanuary 2021
Making a mockery of justice: the Russian Federation must immediately and unconditionally release Aleksei...
IPHR is deeply concerned about the fate of Aleksei Navalny following his detention and urges the Russian authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally.
Aleksei...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersJanuary 2021
Far from free and fair – An overview of violations of fundamental freedoms during...
As voters went to the polls on 10 January 2021 for a parliamentary election offering a meager selection of pro–government candidates, dozens of peaceful...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesOctober 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Civil society appeals for dialogue, respect for human rights and the rule of...
We, members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP) – a network of human rights NGOs from across Europe, the former Soviet Union and North...
TajikistanCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2020
Tajikistan and the COVID pandemic: denial, cover-up and downplay
“Particularly at times of national emergency, it is of utmost importance that the rights of expression and access to information are safeguarded – and...
BelarusStatements & Press ReleasesAugust 2020
Call for volunteer support: Collecting, verifying and organizing open source evidence on ongoing human...
Background
The Presidential elections in Belarus on 9 August 2020 were marred by mass falsification. Alexander Lukashenko’s declaration of victory was met by unprecedented public protest...