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Senior Central Asia Researcher / Human Rights Watch
Kazakhstan joins the ranks of countries that ban so-called LGBT "propaganda." The gov claims this law doesn't violate international treaties ratified by
#Kazakhstan
, but - make no mistake - it does.
vlast.kz/novosti/6765...
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Парламент Казахстана принял поправки о запрете «пропаганды ЛГБТ» - Аналитический интернет-журнал Власть
Тамара Вааль, Астана, Власть В четверг в ходе пленарного заседания сенат в двух чтениях одобрил закон «О внесении изменений и дополнений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Казахстан по вопр...
https://vlast.kz/novosti/67655-parlament-kazahstana-prinal-popravki-o-zaprete-propagandy-lgbt.html
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IPHR
5 days ago
IPHR has joined
@hrw.org
,
@amnesty.org
,
@nhcno.bsky.social
,
@hfhrpl.bsky.social
and four other organisations in calling on Kazakhstan's authorities to end attacks on independent journalists and media outlets, following recent raids, detentions and pressure:
iphronline.org/articles/kaz...
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Kazakhstan: Journalism, Free Expression in Further Peril - IPHR
End Attacks on Journalism, Withdraw Bill Curbing Freedom of Expression Authorities in Kazakhstan have targeted independent journalists and media outlets in recent weeks, a coalition of nine human righ...
https://iphronline.org/articles/kazakhstan-journalism-free-expression-in-further-peril/
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Human Rights Watch
@hrw.org
joined eight other human rights groups to jointly call on the
#Kazakhstan
government to stop all attacks on independent journalists and media outlets and create an enabling environment for freedom of expression.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
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Kazakhstan: Journalism, Free Expression in Further Peril
(London, December 17, 2025) – Authorities in Kazakhstan have targeted independent journalists and media outlets in recent weeks, a coalition of nine human rights groups said today. The authorities hav...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/12/17/kazakhstan-journalism-free-expression-in-further-peril
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As the world marks Human Rights Day on December 10, activists in
#Turkmenistan
, one of the world’s most repressive countries, continue to pay a devastating price for defending those rights.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
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Turkmen Activists Remain Unjustly Imprisoned
As the world marks Human Rights Day on December 10, activists in Turkmenistan, one of the world’s most repressive countries, continue to pay a devastating price for defending rights.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/12/08/turkmen-activists-remain-unjustly-imprisoned
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ARTICLE 19 Europe urges
#Kazakhstan's
draft law penalizing so-called ‘propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation' be withdrawn. Its adoption would institutionalise discrimination & heighten risks of violence & exclusion faced by LGBT people in Kazakhstan.
www.article19.org/resources/ka...
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Kazakhstan: Scrap the harmful ‘LGBT propaganda’ ban - ARTICLE 19
The amendments institutionalize discrimination, fuel social stigma, and increase the risks of violence and exclusion faced by LGBT people in Kazakhstan.
https://www.article19.org/resources/kazakhstan-scrap-the-harmful-lgbt-propaganda-ban/
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Dr Diana T. Kudaibergen
25 days ago
In light of what's happening with the "anti-LGBT" law in Kazakhstan, I think it's important to listen to this superb podcast in Russian with the superb queer researchers/practitioners voices Salta Shoshanova and Medina Bazargali:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi4F...
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Искусство, квирность и деколонизация: Женские голоса Центральной Азии
YouTube video by Башта
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi4F4BF281Y
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UN-SPexperts
about 1 month ago
#Kazakhstan
: Proposed ‘LGBT Propaganda’ law risks institutionalising discrimination, warn UN experts, urging authorities to reject the proposed amendments & protect LGBT persons and human rights defenders from discrimination and reprisals.
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Seven international human rights groups, including
@hrw.org
called on lawmakers in
#Kazakhstan
to reject so called
#LGBT
"propaganda" proposals when they came for a vote on Weds. Flouting Kazakhstan's international obligations, lawmakers adopted them anyway.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
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Kazakhstan: Reject ‘LGBT Propaganda’ Legal Proposals
Lawmakers in Kazakhstan should reject a draft law with amendments that would ban “propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation,” six international human rights groups said today. The groups are Ci...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/11/kazakhstan-reject-lgbt-propaganda-legal-proposals
about 1 month ago
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The Diplomat
about 2 months ago
At a time when saving water has become a matter of vital importance in Uzbekistan, it is no less crucial to monitor how the allocated funds are used.
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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://buff.ly/qNQWqUJ
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Central Asia-US Summit: Address Region’s Growing Repression Human Rights Should be Key to Economic, Security Ties
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
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Central Asia-US Summit: Address Region’s Growing Repression
(Berlin, November 3, 2025) – Governments attending the Central Asia-US summit on November 6, 2025, should focus on improving their human rights records amid discussions of economic and security cooper...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/03/central-asia-us-summit-address-regions-growing-repression
about 2 months ago
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#Uzbekistan’s
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a high-level visit to Brussels on October 24, 2025, to sign a partnership deal with the EU, but the EU has missed an important opportunity to bring about positive change, says
@hrw.org
.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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EU to Sign Uzbekistan Partnership Deal Despite Rights Abuses
(Brussels, October 22, 2025) - Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a high-level visit to Brussels on October 24, 2025 to sign a partnership deal with the EU setting out a new stage of c...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/10/22/eu-to-sign-uzbekistan-partnership-deal-despite-rights-abuses
2 months ago
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Claudio Francavilla
2 months ago
🧵 As
#EU
governments prepare to meet amid a fragile
#Gaza
ceasefire, pressure is mounting for them to "drop the stick" they never used on
#Israel
Caving to that pressure would be yet another blow to their credibility, and to hopes for rights and justice:
hrw.org/news/2025/10...
#EUCO
#FAC
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Ceasefire or Not, EU Should Keep Pressure on Israel to End Abuses
As European Union leaders and foreign ministers prepare for meetings to discuss the situation in Israel and Palestine, some of their representatives in Brussels, and Israel’s new ambassador to the EU,...
https://hrw.org/news/2025/10/17/ceasefire-or-not-eu-should-keep-pressure-on-israel-to-end-abuses
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Joanna Lillis
3 months ago
#Kazakhstan
and
#Uzbekistan
agree multimillion-dollar deals with US to buy locomotives and aircraft
www.rferl.org/a/us-kazakhs...
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Trump, Eye On Central Asia, Clinches $12B In Deals With Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan signed a deal to buy $4.2 billion worth of US locomotives and rail equipment amid a push by President Donald Trump to deepen economic ties with Central Asia.
https://www.rferl.org/a/us-kazakhstan-rail-deal/33537378.html
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HRW's Europe & Central Asia division is hiring an associate to work in Brussels or Berlin to support our work in the region. If you're a recent grad, interested in human rights, have admin skills, and looking for a job, check out the job announcement below:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
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Associate, Europe and Central Asia
Multiple Locations Considered
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightswatch/jobs/8174946002
3 months ago
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Philippe Dam
4 months ago
Man-made starvation, bombardment & gunfire around flawed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation facilities, but also enforced disappearances of civilians - @UN_SPExperts report. Int'l community's and EU's inaction only enables
#Israel
army's abhorrent crimes.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Was privileged to share the waters with them over the weekend! Ukrainian war veterans, some amputees, swim Istanbul’s Bosphorus on Ukraine’s independence day
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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Ukrainian war veterans, some amputees, swim Istanbul's Bosphorus on Ukraine's independence day
On Monday, Coast guard and maritime police vessels in Istanbul were searching for a Russian swimmer who went missing during the race, Turkish state-run media reported.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-08-25/ukrainian-war-veterans-swim-the-bosphorus-strait-in-a-triumph-over-their-war-injuries
4 months ago
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IFEX
4 months ago
#Kazakhstan
🇰🇿
@rsf-interfr.bsky.social
condemns the refusal to renew accreditation for seven
@rferl.org.web.brid.gy
Kazakh journalists: "The judiciary is endorsing a cynical legal sleight of hand aimed at hindering the work of RFE/RL's local bureau".
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#Kazakhstan
: Instead of penalizing Bakhytzhan Toregozhina for her human rights work, Kazakh authorities shld recognize her posts for what they are: an important public record of rights violations in Kazakhstan that the government itself should be working to address.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
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Kazakhstan Tries to Shoot the Messenger
On August 17, police in Kazakhstan detained veteran human rights defender Bakhytzhan Toregozhina and held her for several hours apparently in connection to a criminal investigation on charges of parti...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/08/20/kazakhstan-tries-to-shoot-the-messenger
4 months ago
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Kyrgyzstan: Rights Defender on Trial After Publishing Activist’s Letter
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Kyrgyzstan: Rights Defender on Trial After Publishing Activist’s Letter
The trial of a Kyrgyz human rights defender who published a letter from a political activist on her Facebook page is scheduled to start on August 15, 2025.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/08/14/kyrgyzstan-rights-defender-on-trial-after-publishing-activists-letter
4 months ago
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Global Voices
4 months ago
The draft media law has been in the works since 2022 and has been criticized by journalists, civil society, and human rights organizations from the outset.
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Kyrgyzstan adopts new, draconian media law
The draft media law has been in the works since 2022 and has been criticized by journalists, civil society, and human rights organizations from the outset.
https://globalvoices.org/2025/08/13/kyrgyzstan-adopts-new-draconian-media-law/
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Philippe Dam
4 months ago
European leaders should make clear to Trump that release & return of 1000s civilians, including children, protection of civilians & accountability for war-time crimes should be at center of his meeting w/ Putin. Read @HRW Rachel Denber's take 👇
www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
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Trump-Putin Meeting Sidelines Civilian Protection, Justice
United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska on August 15, reportedly to discuss ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/08/12/trump-putin-meeting-sidelines-civilian-protection-justice
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Joanna Lillis
4 months ago
Activists up in arms as plans to build at Bozzhyra in west
#Kazakhstan
resurface (company linked to Azeri ruling family, controversially given construction contract at Charvak in
#Uzbekistan
). Development at Kok Zhaylau near Almaty also back on agenda
vlast.kz/obsshestvo/6...
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«Отсутствие большой гостиницы в Бозжыре не мешает развивать туризм» - Аналитический интернет-журнал Власть
Сразу два противоречивых проекта застройки природных мест, ранее замороженных после общественного резонанса, вновь вернулись в повестку: сначала Кок Жайлау в Алматы, теперь Бозжыра в Мангистау. Пять ...
https://vlast.kz/obsshestvo/65971-otsutstvie-bolsoj-gostinicy-v-bozzyre-ne-mesaet-razvivat-turizm.html
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Human rights defender from
#Kazakhstan
Bakhytzhan Toregozhina fined for social media post via Front Line Defenders
www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/bakh...
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Bakhytzhan Toregozhina fined for social media post
https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/bakhytzhan-toregozhina-fined-social-media-post
5 months ago
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#Kazakhstan's
Mining Industry Sees Growing Abuse A new report highlights growing allegations of violations of labor and environmental laws
vlast.kz/english/6578...
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Kazakhstan's Mining Industry Sees Growing Abuse - Аналитический интернет-журнал Власть
Читайте этот материал на русском.
https://vlast.kz/english/65780-kazakhstans-mining-industry-sees-growing-abuse.html
5 months ago
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Kazakhstani Human Rights Activist Found Guilty of Spreading Disinformation Bakhytzhan Toregozhina has been outspoken in her support of political prisoners
vlast.kz/english/6588...
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Kazakhstani Human Rights Lawyer Found Guilty of Spreading Disinformation - Аналитический интернет-журнал Власть
Последние новости Алматы и Казахстана от интернет-журнала Власть. Новостной портал со своим мнением. Будьте в курсе событий!
https://vlast.kz/english/65887-kazakhstani-human-rights-lawyer-found-guilty-of-spreading-disinformation.html
5 months ago
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Belkis Wille
5 months ago
🚨 Israeli forces have killed hundreds of starving Palestinians seeking food in Gaza. These are not isolated incidents; these are war crimes. Our latest investigation lays out the evidence.
#Gaza
#WarCrimes
🔗
www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
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Would love to see such a victory in Central Asia too, in either (both!) Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, countries that continue to criminalize same-sex relations between men.
add a skeleton here at some point
5 months ago
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The Times of Central Asia
5 months ago
Our
@nikolamikovic.bsky.social
observes that Ukraine intensifies diplomatic efforts in Central Asia, seeking support amid war with Russia, but faces economic and logistical challenges
timesca.com/ukraine-eyes...
#Ukraine
#CentralAsia
#Diplomacy
#Geopolitics
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Ukraine Eyes Central Asia: Can War-Weary Kyiv Forge New Regional Alliances? - The Times Of Central Asia
Despite the ongoing war with Russia, Ukraine is attempting to intensify its diplomatic and economic ties with Central Asia. Kyiv is seeking the region’s de
https://timesca.com/ukraine-eyes-central-asia-can-war-weary-kyiv-forge-new-regional-alliances/
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Joanna Lillis
5 months ago
Tune in to Turan Tales, where I talked to
@aga-pik.bsky.social
about the long shadow Nazarbayev casts over
#Kazakhstan
even six years after he stepped down as president after 30 years in power
substack.com/@turantales/no…
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David Ho
5 months ago
Motherfucking wind farms…
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During its 102nd session in April 2025, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued Opinion 18/2025 concerning the detention of Mr. Marat Zhylanbaev (Kazakhstan), finds Zhylanbaev's detention arbitrary & says appropriate remedy is to "release Zhylanbaev immediately."
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https://ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/detention-wg/opinions/session102/a-hrc-wgad-2025-18-aev.pdf
5 months ago
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#Kazakhstan
is prosecuting the rights defender Bakhytzhan Toregozhina on administrative charges of "disseminating false information" in connection w/ her FB post(s) abt Marat Zhylanbaev, a political opposition activist serving an unfounded 7 yr prison term, whose health has deteriorated in prison.
5 months ago
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Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
5 months ago
I will be closely following the trial of civic activist Murat Dushemov, who has been in prison since 2021 & is now facing new criminal charges in apparent retaliation for his peaceful activism & the exercise of his freedom of expression in
#Turkmenistan
. I call for his immediate release.
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Правозащитницу Бахытжан Торегожину вызвали в полицию по делу о «распространении ложной информации»
#Kazakhstan
Ранее она сообщила о тяжелом состоянии здоровья политического активиста Марата Жыланбаева
vlast.kz/novosti/6584...
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Правозащитницу Бахытжан Торегожину вызвали в полицию по делу о «распространении ложной информации» - Аналитический интернет-журнал Власть
Правозащитницу Бахытжан Торегожину вызвали в управление полиции Алмалинского района Алматы для рассмотрения административного дела по «распространению ложной информации» (456-2 часть 3 КоАП), сообщила...
https://vlast.kz/novosti/65845-pravozasitnicu-bahytzan-toregozinu-vyzvali-v-policiu-po-delu-o-rasprostranenii-loznoj-informacii.html
5 months ago
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To tackle gender-based violence in
#Uzbekistan
(or anywhere for that matter): "True change demands institutional accountability, cultural transformation, and a justice system that believes women and protects them," says Gulnoz Mamarasulova in
@thediplomat.com
.
thediplomat.com/2025/07/you-...
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‘You Need a Man’: How Sexual Harassment and Patriarchy Silence Women in Uzbekistan
When the law functions more as a threat than a safeguard, silence becomes a survival strategy. And in that silence, impunity flourishes.
https://thediplomat.com/2025/07/you-need-a-man-how-sexual-harassment-and-patriarchy-silence-women-in-uzbekistan
5 months ago
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Relieved to see that Dina Smailova, a women's rights activist facing criminal prosecution in
#Kazakhstan
, was granted refugee status.
rus.azattyq.org/a/glava-fond...
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Глава фонда «НеМолчиKZ» получила убежище в Черногории
Динаре Смаиловой, руководителю общественного фонда «НеМолчиKZ» из Казахстана, который помогает жертвам бытового и сексуализированного насилия, и ее мужу Алмату Мухамеджанову, было предоставлено убежищ...
https://rus.azattyq.org/a/glava-fonda-nemolchikz-poluchila-ubezhische-v-chernogorii/33485968.html
5 months ago
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Hard hitting interview with lawyer Sergey Mayorov on
#Uzbekistan's
judiciary and its lack of independence, amongst other problems.
youtu.be/GIBvJAJT1lA?...
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Адвокат дьявола: совесть узбекского правосудия | OPINION
YouTube video by UzCast by UzNews
https://youtu.be/GIBvJAJT1lA?si=zCkyVf9YHbOiQ22q
5 months ago
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#Kazakhstan
: Sixteen journalists denied accreditation, amidst growing press freedom restrictions via
@ifjglobal.bsky.social
www.ifj.org/media-centre...
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Kazakhstan: Sixteen journalists denied accreditation, amidst growing press freedom restrictions / IFJ
On 15 July, sixteen Radio Azzatyq journalists were denied accreditation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kazakhstan, on the grounds that they had been working without the appropriate accreditatio...
https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/press-releases/article/kazakhstan-sixteen-journalists-denied-accreditation-amidst-growing-press-freedom-restrictions
5 months ago
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Gazeta.uz
reports an Uzbek citizen wanted for 'insulting the president' was detained in Azerbaijan & extradited to Tashkent.
www.gazeta.uz/ru/2025/07/2...
HRW earlier wrote abt how criminal prosecutions for 'insulting the president' violate free speech, right to liberty.
www.hrw.org/news/2024/05...
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Uzbekistan: Imprisoned for ‘Insulting the President Online’
Increasing numbers of people in Uzbekistan are being prosecuted and imprisoned for “insulting the president online.”
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/30/uzbekistan-imprisoned-insulting-president-online
5 months ago
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hughawilliamson
5 months ago
CPJ calls for Kyrgyzstan probe into 2020 death of CPJ award winner Askarov
cpj.org?p=500493
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CPJ calls for Kyrgyzstan probe into 2020 death of CPJ award winner Askarov - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, July 24, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Kyrgyz authorities to conduct a thorough, independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding journalist Azimjon Askarov’...
https://cpj.org/?p=500493
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#Kazakhstan’s
Oil Workers Face the End of TCO Expansion Labor unions expect rising unemployment as construction work at Tengizchevroil ends, reports
@vlastkz.bsky.social
vlast.kz/english/6579...
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Kazakhstan’s Oil Workers Face the End of TCO Expansion - Аналитический интернет-журнал Власть
Читайте этот материал на русском.
https://vlast.kz/english/65790-kazakhstans-oil-workers-face-the-end-of-tco-expansion.html
5 months ago
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Senator Erkaev: Justice system backsliding in
#Uzbekistan
, public trust in judiciary declining “What are the results of the judicial reforms we’ve carried out in recent years? There are none. Instead of progress, we see regression.” he said.
m.kun.uz/en/news/2025...
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Senator Erkaev: Justice system backsliding in Uzbekistan, public trust in judiciary declining
Senator Abdurahim Erkaev has expressed concern over the declining public trust in Uzbekistan’s judicial system, stating that the country is regressing. According to him, in 2023, Uzbekistan fell five ...
https://m.kun.uz/en/news/2025/06/02/senator-erkaev-justice-system-backsliding-in-uzbekistan-public-trust-in-judiciary-declining
5 months ago
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Colin Yeo
5 months ago
In the United States people are treated like animals.
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
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“You Feel Like Your Life is Over”
The 92-page report, “‘You Feel Like Your Life is Over’: Abusive Practices at Three Florida Immigration Detention Centers Since January 2025,” documents that people detained at Krome North Service Proc...
https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/07/21/you-feel-like-your-life-is-over/abusive-practices-at-three-florida-immigration
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Joanna Lillis
5 months ago
Journalist Anora Sodiqova wins rare court victory (on appeal) against blogger who slandered her
#Uzbekistan
www.gazeta.uz/ru/2025/07/2...
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Суд частично удовлетворил иск журналистки Аноры Садиковой к блогеру Мирсаиду Хайдарову
Апелляционная инстанция суда в Ташкенте частично удовлетворила иск журналистки Аноры Садиковой к блогеру Мирсаиду Хайдарову (Mufasa). Суд признал, что два его поста содержат сведения, порочащие честь ...
https://www.gazeta.uz/ru/2025/07/21/anora-sodiqova-mufasa/#:~:text=%D0%B8%C2%A0%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%20%D0%B1%D1%8B%D0%BB%D0%B8-,%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8B,-%D0%B2%C2%A0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%85%20%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0
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Joanna Lillis
5 months ago
This possible reduction of protected area of Shahrisabz comes years after the authorities bulldozed the mediaeval old town in the name of progress. More on destruction of architectural heritage in
#Uzbekistan
in my new book Silk Mirage, out in November
www.gazeta.uz/en/2025/07/2...
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UNESCO may reduce boundaries of Shakhrisabz historic site in World Heritage List
UNESCO conditionally approved Uzbekistan’s plan to revise the boundaries of Shakhrisabz heritage site. Four Timurid-era monuments may become the heritage site, while the remaining area will be a buffe...
https://www.gazeta.uz/en/2025/07/21/shakhrisabz/
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#Kazakhstan
: Journalists Denied Accreditation Decision Against Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Threatens Media Freedom
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
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Kazakhstan: Journalists Denied Accreditation
The decision by Kazakhstan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry to withhold accreditation from 16 journalists for the Kazakh service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a blatant attack on independent media, ...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/07/22/kazakhstan-journalists-denied-accreditation
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TGEU | Trans Europe and Central Asia
5 months ago
Are you a trans activist in Central Asia, the Caucasus, or Eastern Europe? Join our five-part online training to learn practical UN advocacy skills to protect trans rights. Sessions on Zoom in Russian with English interpretation. Register now:
www.tgeu.org/tgeu-webinar...
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TGEU webinar series: UN advocacy for trans rights - TGEU - Trans Europe and Central Asia
Join our online training series focused on practical strategies for engaging with the United Nations human rights system.
https://www.tgeu.org/tgeu-webinar-series-un-advocacy-for-trans-rights/
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Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
6 months ago
📢 We are launching a new series of
#HumanRightsAlerts
, bringing you news from inside
#Uzbekistan
you might not otherwise see. Check our website for regular updates and stay tuned here!
bit.ly/4lljZqv
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