Tag: free speech
KyrgyzstanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Corruption-busting journalist facing prison after new punitive charges
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) and Civil Rights Defenders (CRD) condemn...
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...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2021
Turkmenistan: Threats Against Relatives of Dissidents Abroad – Stop Threatening Families; Respect Freedom of...
(Vienna, 13 May, 2021) -- Turkmenistani security officials have questioned and threatened a 14-year-old boy in retaliation for the outspoken views of his uncle,...
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...
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...
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...