KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersJuly 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Briefing paper documents Covid-19 restrictions on free speech, civil society and access to...
Developments seen in Kyrgyzstan during the Covid-19 pandemic have prompted renewed concerns about growing restrictions on fundamental rights and freedoms in the country. A...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersJuly 2020
“It came with the wind…” – Turkmenistan’s Covid-19 response marked by denial, ludicrous explanations...
A new briefing paper prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR) examines the human rights impact...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersJuly 2020
Human rights impact assessment of the state response to COVID-19 in Azerbaijan
A new report, prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Baku Human Rights Club (BHRC), examines the measures taken by Azerbaijan’s government in...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19February 2021
Central Asia’s COVID-19 Crisis
The global COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated Central Asia’s pre-existing patterns of censorship and repression. The governments of the region have used this public health...
KyrgyzstanCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersMay 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Civic space concerns reinforced by COVID-19 response
This is an update on developments concerning the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan from January to April 2020. International Partnership for...
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...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanMoldovaTajikistanTurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersOctober 2020
Central Asia: Civil society monitoring documents growing rights restrictions during Covid-19 pandemic
The global Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in growing restrictions on fundamental rights in Central Asia, as the authorities of the region have limited such...
TajikistanCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersJune 2020
Tajikistan: Denialism of COVID-19 pandemic and continuous threats to freedom of expression
This report covers developments affecting the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Tajikistan was prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) for the CIVICUS...
TurkmenistanCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2020
Turkmenistan: Wave of protests prompts growing pressure on activists as government continues COVID-19 denial
This update covers developments relating to the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Turkmenistan from May to August 2020. International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR)...
RussiaStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersAugust 2020
Human rights impact assessment of the COVID-19 response in Russia
What are the impacts on human rights of the restrictive measures imposed by the Government of Russia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic? How...