Monthly Archives: June 2020
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2020
Stop Torture in Central Asia: Not just on paper, but in practice
When Alijon Abdukarimov, a 44-year-old businessman and father of three, entered the 4th Department of Internal Affairs in Andijon city (Uzbekistan) on 29 May...
GeorgiaCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJune 2020
Meet Your Defender: Interview with Eliso Amirejibi
Eliso Amirejibi is a human rights defender and the regional coordinator of the Anti-Violence Network of Georgia (http://avng.ge/). The organization provides temporary shelter, legal...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2020
Ten years since Azimjon Askarov’s arrest: Civil society speaks out in support of the...
Author: Anne Sunder-Plassmann, Researcher at International Partnership for Human Rights
This article is also available at Kloop.kg
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the arrest of...
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Drop charges against human rights defender
In Kyrgyzstan, human rights defender Kamil Ruziev is facing forgery charges that appear to have been brought in retaliation for his human rights work,...
TurkmenistanCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersJune 2020
Turkmenistan: Government responds to COVID-19 and hurricane with denial, cover-ups and intimidation tactics
This is an update on developments affecting the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Turkmenistan from February to May 2020. International Partnership for Human...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2020
Kazakhstan: Free civil rights defender Asya Tulesova
Environmental and civic rights defender Asya Tulesova is currently in pre-trial detention facing criminal charges for taking part in a peaceful protest in the...
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...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersJune 2020
Turkmenistan: Government censorship and intimidation in response to COVID-19 and other recent crises
A new briefing paper prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR) documents how the Turkmenistani government...