#Uzbekistan: 2 Years on, No Justice in Autonomous Republic #Karakalpakstan hrw.org/news/2024/07/0…

Uzbekistan: President Mirziyoyev should veto “undesirable” foreigners law, which violates free expression standards & risk-re-isolating the country - joint call by 29 human rights groups: iphronline.org/articles/uzbek… Civic Solidarity Platform

ODIHR condemns today’s attacks across 🇺🇦#Ukraine, in particular the serious damage to a #Kyiv children’s hospital and the terrible injury of patients and their families. International law explicitly prohibits directly targeting civilian life or infrastructure. #IHL

Punished for their opinions – new report by IPHR and Human Rights in Central Asia/AHRCA highlights persecution of bloggers in Uzbekistan: iphronline.org/articles/uzbek…

Release them! #FreeHumanRightsDefenders MFA Tajikistan

🇰🇬#Kyrgyzstan remains on our latest watchlist: 🟠​​“Foreign agent” law comes into force 🟠11 journalists stand trial on politically motivated charges 🟠Bloggers prosecuted for of social media posts Country rated as Repressed: web.civicus.org/KyrgyzstanWL20…

🇰🇬#Кыргызстан остается в списке наблюдения: 🟠Вступил в силу закон об «иностранных агентах» 🟠11 журналистов судят по политически мотивированным обвинениям 🟠Блогеров преследуют за публикации в соцсетях Страна оценена как «репрессированная»: web.civicus.org/KGZ

🇰🇪#Kenya: Together with 16 civil society organisations, CIVICUS calls on the Kenyan Government to free imprisoned activists, ensure justice for violence victims, and respect the #RightToProtest. Read our joint statement: web.civicus.org/KenyaWeRise #WeRise!

Another victim of the ongoing crackdown on free speech in "new" Kazakhstan - free Duman! For more background information see: iphronline.org/wp-content/upl… CIVICUS Monitor КМБПЧ - KIBHR

Extremely worrying news regarding Karakalpak activist Dauletmurat Tajimuratov in Uzbekistan

Very worrying reports that government-critical blogger is going on trial in Turkmenistan after being deported from Turkey earlier this summer - he must not be convicted for legitimate free speech! tmhelsinki.org/article/7274a5… CIVICUS Monitor OSCE media freedom EUSR for Central Asia EU Delegation to Turkmenistan

Schoolgirl's 'Sexual Slavery' Shocks Kazakhstan For Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty with Мәншүк Асаутай of Радио Азаттык - Казахстан rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-s…

The Tajikistani government has stepped up its campaign against “foreign clothing” argued to threaten national culture - these restrictive policies are not consistent with international human rights standards & should be repealed! iphronline.org/articles/tajik…

If you were away from X when this new Human Rights in Central Asia/AHRCA/IPHR report dropped in July, you can check it out now. "Punished for their opinions" details the deteriorating situation for bloggers & freedom of speech in general in #Uzbekistan - well worth a read! ahrca.org/publications/r…

Excellent article by @farangisn on the dangers of independent reporting in Turkmenistan: rferl.org/a/turkmenistan…

Deportation of #Ukrainian children: Evidence of the involvement of 3 more #Russian officials was submitted to the Int'l Criminal Court. HRDs called on the prosecutor of the #ICC to expand the list of suspects while presenting IPHR's new report🔽 iphronline.org/wp-content/upl…

A much-needed in-depth look into the continued persecution of #Pamiri people and the crackdown on any dissenting voice coming from the #GBAO #Tajikistan by colleagues over Amnesty International, pointing to lack of international attention to this: eurasia.amnesty.org/wp-content/upl…

Citizen engagement should be encouraged, not penalised! In Almaty, Kazakhstan, a woman activist has been fined simply for planning to organise a meeting for local residents to discuss controversial construction plans affecting a popular recreational area CIVICUS Monitor