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Defending Human Rights in Uzbekistan
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🇺🇿 Uzbekistan's
#cotton
and wheat farmers are vulnerable to exploitation, including illegal land seizures. Read our new joint report with
@hrw.org
out on Tuesday, February 17!
#Cotton
#Uzbekistan
#Agriculture
#Farmers
#LandRights
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#Uzbekistan
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reposted by
Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
Norwegian Helsinki Committee
21 days ago
Together with Freedom for Eurasia, the Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan “Ezgulik”, and the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights, we demand that
#Uzbekistan
must initiate an investigation into allegations of torture against convict Nozimjon Abdullaev and bring those responsible to justice.
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Uzbekistan: Serious Torture Allegations by Convicted Prisoner Demand Immediate Investigation
We call on the Uzbek authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the allegations of torture against convict Nozimjon Abdullaev and bring those responsible to justice.
https://nhc.no/en/uzbekistan-serious-torture-allegations-by-convicted-prisoner-demand-immediate-investigation/
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‼️ 🇺🇿 Prominent Uzbek rights lawyer's license revoked after daring to criticize the judicial system following his defence of a former State Security Agency employee who alleges he was tortured while in detention.
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Uzbek Court Strips Lawyer Allan Pashkovsky of License After Video Appeal to President
An appeals court in Tashkent has upheld a court decision to revoke the license of lawyer Allan Pashkovskiy, according to the Hook Report. Pashkovskiy was accused of violating professional ethics in a…
https://bit.ly/3OoWqkL
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🇺🇿 So what were the trends for
#HumanRights
in
#Uzbekistan
last year? Spoiler alert: not promising. Read on at
@hrw.org
World Report:
bit.ly/4qSgIl8
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World Report 2026: Rights Trends in Uzbekistan
https://bit.ly/4qSgIl8
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#HumanRights
Alert: As millions in development finance continue to pour into
#Uzbekistan's
agriculture sector from
@ebrd.bsky.social
@adb.org
and
#WorldBank
, illegal land seizures are driving farmers to despair.
bit.ly/49WyGNp
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“Surrender voluntarily, or we’ll take you to court anyway”: The despair of farmers in Khavast district in Syrdarya
In January this year, Uzbek media reported that authorities in Khavast district of Syrdarya region were forcing farmers en masse in to write statements agreeing to the “voluntary” termination of their...
https://bit.ly/49WyGNp
9 days ago
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reposted by
Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
Anton Gerashchenko
19 days ago
Documents from "Uzbekistan Post" are used to process the shipments to Russia, even though the Uzbek postal service is not authorized to operate in Germany. All test parcels containing microelectronic components that were sent by the journalists reached Moscow without any obstacles. 📹 BILD
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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
Joanna Lillis
15 days ago
A stream of torture claims involving
#Uzbekistan's
most prominent political prisoner -
#Karakalpakstan
community leader Dauletmurat Tajimuratov - undermine the reform narrative promoted by the Mirziyoyev administration
joannalillis.substack.com/p/is-torture...
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Сможет ли Узбекистан решить проблему принудительного труда с помощью механизации?
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Сможет ли Узбекистан решить проблему принудительного труда с помощью механизации?
https://bit.ly/46mhYEO
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reposted by
Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
18 days ago
Thank you, Ambassador Eduards Stiprais, EU Special Representative for Central Asia for being on @SLonCentralAsia to talk about EU-Central Asian relations.
open.spotify.com/episode/4TbS...
And thank you to our sponsors
oxussociety.org
&
@timesca.com
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Astana's Military Shake-Up and Brussels' Big Bet in Central Asia
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4TbSTHSidKTZl5y57E3YxC
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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
🇺🇿 Cotton harvest 2025: mechanization won't solve the structural issues that still make Uzbekistan a risky destination for sourcing
#cotton
. These issues have been explained in depth for the last 3 years (🧵). Little has changed to address them.
bit.ly/49MkHbC
#Cotton
#Uzbekistan
#ForcedLabor
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Will Uzbekistan Finally Solve the Problem of Forced Labor Through Mechanization?
Isolated cases of forced labor point to deeper structural contradictions in how cotton production in Uzbekistan is still managed.
https://bit.ly/49MkHbC
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🇺🇿 Cotton harvest 2025: mechanization won't solve the structural issues that still make Uzbekistan a risky destination for sourcing
#cotton
. These issues have been explained in depth for the last 3 years (🧵). Little has changed to address them.
bit.ly/49MkHbC
#Cotton
#Uzbekistan
#ForcedLabor
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Will Uzbekistan Finally Solve the Problem of Forced Labor Through Mechanization?
Isolated cases of forced labor point to deeper structural contradictions in how cotton production in Uzbekistan is still managed.
https://bit.ly/49MkHbC
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In Andijan,
#Uzbekistan
, Chinese investors appear to be benefitting from forced land seizures of farmers.
#China
#HumanRights
#Farmers
#LandRights
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Forced “Consent”: Land Seizures and the China Factor in Uzbekistan’s Andijan Region
Land disputes linked to the transfer of farmland to Chinese investors have resurfaced in Uzbekistan’s Andijan region, reviving concerns that have appeared repeatedly over the past several years.
https://bit.ly/4r5X7O8
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🇺🇿 Farmers in Khovos district (Syrdarya) are being forced to sign statements of “voluntary” land-lease terminations while government debt collectors go to their homes and seize their property:
#Uzbekistan
#Farmers
#HumanRights
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🇺🇿 More
#torture
in
#Uzbekistan
: former government official tortured by state security agents to force him to confess to leaking information to media outlet about former Prime Minister Aripov receiving bribes. Trial behind closed doors, 15 years in prison.
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Allegations of torture behind closed doors: the case of Nozimjon Abdullaev
The case of former government official Nozimjon Abdullaev once again raises the problem of torture in Uzbekistan’s law enforcement system. In a recent report, Radio Ozodlik spoke with Bakhodir…
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🇺🇿 More
#torture
in
#Uzbekistan
: former government official tortured by state security agents to force him to confess to leaking information to media outlet about former Prime Minister Aripov receiving bribes. Trial behind closed doors, 15 years in prison.
bit.ly/45U7dt9
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Allegations of torture behind closed doors: the case of Nozimjon Abdullaev
The case of former government official Nozimjon Abdullaev once again raises the problem of torture in Uzbekistan’s law enforcement system. In a recent report, Radio Ozodlik spoke with Bakhodir…
https://bit.ly/45U7dt9
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🇺🇿 Gulirano Kosimova has shown extraordinary bravery by holding power to account following horrific abuse at the hands of the authorities. However, her ordeal is far from over. Article
@thediplomat.com
photo @Kun.Uz
bit.ly/450moRc
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What Gulirano Kosimova’s Case Reveals About Accountability in Uzbekistan
For victims of abuse by state actors, accountability often stops at the courtroom door.
https://bit.ly/450moRc
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🇺🇿
#Cotton
producer Indorama Agro is again at the centre of controversy following reports from local residents that its ginning facility is not using filters, releasing dust and particles into the atmosphere causing respiratory problems.
bit.ly/4pxEth1
@ebrd.bsky.social
@ifcorg.bsky.social
@adb.org
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КАСБИ АҲОЛИСИ ЧАНГДА БЎҒИЛМОҚДА Қашқадарё вилояти Касби тумани Фазли маҳалла фуқаролар йиғини ҳудудида, йўл бўйида жойлашган Indorama Agro МЧЖга қарашли пахтани қайта ишлаш заводида экологик талаблар...
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As we clear our desks for 2025, we would like to wish everyone who sees and shares our posts here a peaceful festive season and a happy new year. Our thoughts are with the brave activists in
#Uzbekistan
who are separated from their families for exercising their right to
#FreedomOfExpression
.
about 2 months ago
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🇺🇿 Torture survivor makes desperate appeal following threats and intimidation while perpetrators walk free.
#Uzbekistan
#HumanRights
#RuleOfLaw
#Justice
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After the Verdict, the Fear Continues: Gulirano Kosimova Warns of Threats and Retaliation
Gulirano Kosimova who recently won partial justice in a shocking case of beatings and abuse by the Uzbek authorities, has again spoken out in a recent video appeal. It marks a troubling escalation in…
https://bit.ly/48MMY2H
about 2 months ago
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🇺🇿 Public participation in development projects is the foundation of inclusive, sustainable investment, yet
@ebrd.bsky.social
is failing to collect data on stakeholder engagement, particularly in the agribusiness sector in
#Uzbekistan
as the
#IndoramaAgro
project has shown.
bit.ly/4pNLPhd
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More than just a few bad apples: If public engagement matters, why isn’t the EBRD tracking it? - Bankwatch
Civil society organisations and accountability mechanisms have repeatedly highlighted EBRD-financed projects in which the people affected have been marginalised, consultations have been superficial, a...
https://bit.ly/4pNLPhd
2 months ago
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Another victim of lawlessness in
#Uzbekistan's
agriculture sector as one woman battles against the authorities who illegally seized her land based on a falsified "voluntary" land lease termination. Kudos to Nasiba Turdieva for fighting back 💪🏼 ⚖️
bit.ly/4rJVYwR
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Land Taken, Justice Denied: An Uzbek Farmer’s Battle Against State Seizure
Nasiba Turdieva, a farmer from the Yakkabog district of Kashkadarya region, has been fighting for the past five years to keep the land that was illegally taken from her by order of the Yakkabog…
https://bit.ly/4rJVYwR
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🇺🇿 After being subjected to a horrific ordeal, this brave woman's testimony led to the convictions of the chief of the district police and his deputy. But 9 others walked away and returned to their jobs in law enforcement.
#Uzbekistan's
courts remain broken.
#RuleOfLaw
#Justice
bit.ly/4oDUBNA
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Partial Justice for Torture Victim: Two Officials Convicted – Another Nine Keep Their Jobs
The case of school principal Gulirano Kosimova, who was beaten, stripped naked and then filmed by several police officers, has become one of the most revealing human rights cases in Uzbekistan in 2025...
https://bit.ly/4oDUBNA
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It's not every day that justice is served in
#Uzbekistan
👏🏼 Gulinara Kosimova, a school principal, has shown remarkable courage to come forward and share her ordeal at the hands of law enforcement officials. It paid with their convictions ⚖️ 🧵
bbc.in/3XX6jHZ
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More 💐 for this year's
@frontlinedefenders.bsky.social
awardee Sharifa Madrakhimova: the
#Uzbek
blogsphere just voted her
#HumanRights
defender of the week after she successfully campaigned to stop the illegal felling of trees in her community in
#Fergana
. 👏🏼
3 months ago
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"If you don’t give the land now, tomorrow you’ll be in trouble."
#Uzbekistan's
bid to develop tourism has seen a spate of illegal land seizures and the expropriation of 3,000 ha of orchards. Again, the victims are farmers.
bit.ly/48kYVuH
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Uzbekistan’s Tourism Ambitions are Driving Illegal Land Seizures
Farmers in Parkent district of Tashkent region face intimidation, unlawful land confiscations and a coordinated pressure campaign A major tourism development planned in Parkent district of Tashkent…
https://bit.ly/48kYVuH
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reposted by
Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
The Diplomat
3 months ago
Forced evictions began in the spring in the neighborhood adjacent to the modest al-Maturidi mausoleum. Then the demolition began.
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Destruction in the Heart of Old Samarkand
Forced evictions began in the spring in the neighborhood adjacent to the modest al-Maturidi mausoleum. Then the demolition began.
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This is essential reading for those navigating
#Uzbekistan
in the post Karimov era. Great to see so many references to the work of
@uzbekforum.bsky.social
and colleagues at
@hrw.org
and
@cottoncampaign.bsky.social
. Congratulations,
@joannalillis.bsky.social
! 👏🏼
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Is the victim on trial? On October 6, we reported the shocking case of a school principal who was brutally beaten by police officers who filmed it. The trial has now begun - behind closed doors without access for journalists. Comment
@umidaniyazova.bsky.social
#Uzbekistan
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Азаттык Центральная Азия on Instagram: "В Узбекистане продолжается судебное разбирательство по делу Гулирано Косимовой. Женщина утверждает, что сотрудники органов внутренних дел избили её, заставили р...
Жительница Ферганской области Узбекистана Гулирано Косимова утверждает, что была избита сотрудниками полиции и снята на видео. Оружем любыми преступниками, ждущими, истязали и угрожали ей, заставляя п...
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3 months ago
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This is really terrible. A black day for the
#EU
. By forging alliances with the extreme right, European conservative parties have weakened supply chain compliance law beyond recognition. Companies are now less accountable for
#HumanRights
violations.
#CS3D
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3 months ago
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🇺🇿
#Samarkand
, the jewel in
#Uzbekistan's
#SilkRoad
, is now scarred by demolitions and forced evictions. These are blatant violations of
@unesco.org
heritage protection requirements.
bit.ly/4oFvgU5
@ladyputz.bsky.social
@thediplomat.com
@balaraj.bsky.social
@unsr-judges.bsky.social
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Destruction in the Heart of Old Samarkand
Forced evictions began in the spring in the neighborhood adjacent to the modest al-Maturidi mausoleum. Then the demolition began.
https://bit.ly/4oFvgU5
3 months ago
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“Agro-Terrorism” in Uzbekistan: the impunity of local officials to commit acts of violence, extortion, and retribution against farmers. And all in the name of ensuring
#cotton
and wheat quotas are fulfilled for the state. There are dozens of these stories. 🧵
bit.ly/4oXWGnW
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“Agro-Terrorism” in Uzbekistan: Farmers Punished for Planting Onions
In the Shurchi district of Surkhandarya region, around 80 farmers were forced onto buses late at night on October 31, 2025, and brought to a “meeting” with regional officials, escorted by police.
https://bit.ly/4oXWGnW
3 months ago
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While
#Uzbekistan's
President Mirziyoyev basks in the glory of hosting
@unesco.org
's General Conference in
#Samarkand
, activists are silenced amid forced evictions and demolitions of
#UNESCO
heritage sites.
#SilkRoad
#HumanRights
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Phone Lines Cut, Voices Blocked: How Uzbekistan Silenced Critics During the UNESCO Conference
The 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference is currently taking place in Samarkand. As local media enthusiastically report, this is the first time in 40 years that the conference is being held…
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"In recent years, Uzbek authorities have ramped up restrictions on human rights activism and freedom of expression, targeting activists, bloggers, and others, including with unfounded criminal charges."
#Uzbekistan
#HumanRights
#C5+1
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As millions of dollars from IFIs pour into
#Uzbekistan
to improve water saving technologies, fraud, corruption and abuse of power by local authorities is causing massive debts for farmers.
@ebrd.bsky.social
#WorldBank
bit.ly/47zm4cC
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Uzbekistan’s Water Crisis Spells Debts for Farmers
At a time when saving water has become a matter of vital importance, it is no less crucial to monitor how the allocated funds are used.
https://thediplomat.com/2025/10/uzbekistans-water-crisis-spells-debts-for-farmers/
3 months ago
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VERY important - thank you
@oscemediafreedom.bsky.social
! Attacks on journalists, bloggers and activists in
#Uzbekistan
are increasing at an alarming rate, something we have reported extensively on over the last 3 years.
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It's time for
#Uzbekistan
to start implementing their national and international rights obligations and for the international community to stop being sucked into the government's PR spin. Everything is not fine.
@unesco.org
@balaraj.bsky.social
@unsr-judges.bsky.social
#Samarkand
bit.ly/4oPiJNK
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Uzbekistan and UNESCO must address forced evictions at world heritage sites
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed concern about forced evictions and housing demolitions in the city centre of Samarkand in Uzbekistan, a UNESCO world cultural heritage site since 2001.
https://bit.ly/4oPiJNK
4 months ago
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"Fighting for human rights means defending the dignity of everyone," says journalist and rights defender Sharifa Madrakhimova, winner of this year's
@frontlinedefenders.bsky.social
Award for
#CentralAsia
.
#Uzbekistan
#HumanRights
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«Бороться за права человека — значит защищать достоинство каждого»
Шарифа Мадрахимова, лауреат международной премии Front Line Defenders 2025 специально для «Рабочей Политики» В Узбекистане тема прав человека остаётся болезненной и противоречивой. Несмотря на заявлен...
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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
Uzbek journalist: "I don't trust UNESCO." This month,
@unesco.org
will hold its General Conference in Samarkand, one if its prized heritage zones, currently facing unbridled tourism development, impacting some of the region's most precious heritage sites.
bit.ly/3JeBLhj
#Uzbekistan
#Samarkand
4 months ago
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Uzbek journalist: "I don't trust UNESCO." This month,
@unesco.org
will hold its General Conference in Samarkand, one if its prized heritage zones, currently facing unbridled tourism development, impacting some of the region's most precious heritage sites.
bit.ly/3JeBLhj
#Uzbekistan
#Samarkand
4 months ago
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#HumanRights
are supposed to be a key element of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.
@ec.europa.eu
is clearly ignoring all the alarm bells ringing in
#Uzbekistan
.
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4 months ago
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💐Delighted to see that fearless Uzbek rights defender and journalist Sharifa Madrakhimova was finally able to receive her award from
@frontlinedefenders.bsky.social
in person at
@odihr.pl
#WarsawHDC
after her passport was destroyed to prevent her from leaving
#Uzbekistan
.
#RepressionFail
👏🏼 🧵
4 months ago
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reposted by
Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
Joanna Lillis
4 months ago
Join Silk Mirage on tour! Just over a month to publication of my book on
#Uzbekistan
by
@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
, and some great events are coming up: Clifton LitFest w
@peterleonard1.bsky.social
, Pushkin House with Ibrat Safo, Royal Society for Asian Affairs with Sophie Ibbotson + much more!
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#WarsawHDC
@odihr.pl
: happening today! Join
@umidaniyazova.bsky.social
to discuss
#PressFreedom
in
#CentralAsia
organized by
@pressfreedom.bsky.social
@americanbar.org
and
#ClooneyFoundation
at 14:30-15:30, Meeting Room 2, Saski
@oscemediafreedom.bsky.social
4 months ago
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For those attending
#WarsawHDC
, be sure to make time for this panel on
#PressFreedom
in
#CentralAsia
organized by
@pressfreedom.bsky.social
,
@americanbar.org
and Clooney Foundation/Trial Watch with
@umidaniyazova.bsky.social
and others. Tomorrow, Thursday, 9 October:
4 months ago
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The
#Uzbek
government is learning the hard way that it takes more than a PR campaign to convince the world it is embracing civil society. Their event at
#WarsawHDC
is embarrassingly empty.....
4 months ago
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@ebrd.bsky.social
&
@ifcorg.bsky.social
investments in Indorama in
#Uzbekistan
resulted in massive rights violations. "Public finance should not be used to whitewash the reputations of repeat offenders in countries where civil society & institutions are under sustained attack."
bit.ly/4mYWYts
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EBRD’s toxic bond with Indorama: Funding polluter in Georgia’s shrinking democracy - Bankwatch
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) continues to back one of its most controversial clients in one of Europe’s most troubled democracies. Human rights, labour laws, and the env...
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4 months ago
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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
Joanna Lillis
4 months ago
More about Silk Mirage and full list of book tour events - from Clifton LitFest with
@peterleonard1.bsky.social
and Royal Society for Asian Affairs with Sophie Ibbotson to Oxford University and UCL on my Substack here
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Today we note the impact of our reporting: Our
#HumanRights
alert made waves on Uzbek media, prompting an investigation by the Business Ombudsman. Let's hope it's prompt and transparent and ends in accountability!
t.me/biznes_ombud...
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4 months ago
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