Details of the torture of Zhasulan Amangeldinov, who was detained after the January riots in Almaty, became known. As ACCA has already reported, Sayat Adilbekuly, who received a gunshot wound during the riots and was taken by the special services barefoot and undressed from the hospital and thrown into pre-trial detention center LA-155/18, spoke about […]
On February 13, a rally dedicated to 40 days of the January tragedy was held in Almaty. Several hundred mourners gathered in the central square of the city; according to various estimates, from 300 to 600 people. Some demanded that those responsible for torturing fellow citizens detained during the riots be punished. Others stated that […]
Media group “Asia-Plus” published in the newspaper, as well as on its website and on its pages in Telegram and Facebook, the article “An unprincipled approach. How did the first militia reform in Tajikistan end?” Judging by the number of comments, this topic didn’t arouse interest among readers at all. There are no comments at […]
Torture is used in prisons of Kazakhstan. Despite numerous statements by the authorities that this information is not true and that there are no torture cells in prisons and pre-trial detention centers, the public is receiving more and more evidence to the contrary. So the well-known TV presenter Dinara Egeubayeva said that two minors are […]
The British Parliament discussed the issue of applying anti-corruption sanctions against the first President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and his inner circle. Margaret Hodge (Member of the British Parliament, Co-Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Committee and Responsible Taxation) put forward an initiative to impose sanctions at a meeting of Parliament. According to the deputy, Great Britain […]
“Most cases of corruption in Tajikistan in 2021 were committed by officials of local governments, followed by employees of the banking sector and the land management system,” Sulaimon Sultonzoda, director of the State Financial Control and Anti-Corruption Agency of Tajikistan, said at a press conference on February 2. In total, according to Sultonzoda, over 2,000 […]
The international human rights organization HRW again criticized in its regular report the human rights situation in Tajikistan. “The human rights situation in Tajikistan continued to deteriorate amid continued crackdown on freedom of expression and political opposition, as well as harassment of independent lawyers, journalists and family members of opposition activists based abroad. The government […]
Lawyer and member of the Coalition against Torture in Kyrgyzstan Arsen Ambaryan analyzed the incident with journalists of the Kyrgyz YouTube channel Temirov Live especially for ACCA in terms of the shortcomings of the anti-drug legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic and chances In 2021, Ambaryan conducted an analysis of some sentences of the courts of […]
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting with the richest people in the country, many of whom are members of the Forbes list. He threatened to block the outflow of money to offshore companies. The fact that such an unpleasant meeting for the oligarchs should take place became clear immediately after the riots that […]
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