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...
GeorgiaStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2021
Georgia: ‘It felt like the whole country was against us’ – Investigation into attacks...
DISCLAIMER: We have removed a previous version of this report because it didn't properly credit certain individuals. We are very grateful to Mariam Nikuradze...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2021
Kazakhstan: Silenced dissent, sentencing of opposition activists, and still no right to peacefully assemble
This report covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from April to July 2021 and was prepared for...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2021
Kyrgyzstan update: Restrictive “false” info and NGO laws adopted, intimidation of government critics
This is an update on the protection of the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan from the end of April to...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2021
In Jail For a Joke: Stifling of Independent Voices Continues
This report, which covers developments affecting the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Tajikistan for the period April to July 2021,was prepared...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2021
Turkmenistan’s government targets critics at home and abroad in its relentless crackdown on dissent
This update covers developments relating to the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Turkmenistan from April to August 2021. International Partnership for Human...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2021
Pulling the plug: How Azerbaijan’s government combines technology and fear to control the internet
The first anniversary is approaching of last year’s war between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh. During the war, an unprecedented,...
TajikistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2021
Tajikistan: Informing the UPR Working Group prior to the review of Tajikistan
Ahead of the review of Tajikistan by the Universal Periodic Review’s (UPR) Working Group at its 39th session in Geneva that is scheduled to take...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2021
Kyrgyzstan: Call for end to campaign against critical voices during EU dialogue
The EU will hold its annual Human Rights Dialogue with Kyrgyzstan in Brussels on 6 September 2021. Ahead of this meeting, International Partnership for...
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...