Tag: free speech
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...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanReports & Briefing PapersSeptember 2018
Restricted space: ongoing concerns about restrictions on fundamental freedoms in Central Asia
This briefing paper by International Partnership for Human Rights together with Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA, based in exile), Restoration of Justice...
RussiaUkraineCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsJuly 2018
Sign the petition: Demand Donald Trump hold Vladimir Putin to international standards of free...
President Donald J. Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear President Trump,
We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, join PEN America in urging you...
KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2018
The danger of standing up for justice and rights in Central Asia – New...
A new report jointly published by seven NGOs documents the increasing risks facing those who stand up for justice and human rights in Central...
RussiaReports & Briefing PapersMarch 2018
Under pressure: increased state restrictions on independent civil society in the Russian Federation
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) organized an advocacy visit for Oleg Orlov and Sergei Davidis from Memorial Human Right Centre to Brussels in...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersFebruary 2018
Kazakhstan: Strikes, arrests and fears of new restrictions on fundamental freedoms
This update covers developments on the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Kazakhstan from November 2017 to January 2018. International Partnership for Human...
TurkmenistanReports & Briefing PapersJanuary 2018
Turkmenistan: Fundamental rights remain under siege in the shadow of the economic crisis
Since the start of 2018, Turkmenistan has continued to experience the worst economic crisis to hit the country since its independence in 1991. People have been...
TajikistanReports & Briefing PapersJanuary 2018
Tajikistan: NGO forced to close, journalist arrested and online communications restricted
This update covers developments affecting civic space in Tajikistan since October 2017. It has been prepared for the CIVICUS Monitor by International Partnership for...
KyrgyzstanReports & Briefing PapersDecember 2017
Kyrgyzstan: Will the new president break with his predecessor’s troubling human rights legacy?
On 24th November 2017, Sooronbay Jeenbekov was inaugurated as Kyrgyzstan’s new president. He follows Almazbek Atambayev who led the country for six years but could...
KazakhstanReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2017
Kazakhstan: Problematic draft laws and politically-motivated imprisonments
Civil society fears that draft legislation on communications, lawyers and religious practice currently under consideration in Kazakhstan may result in new restrictions on fundamental...