On September 16, the activist from Karakalpakstan Raisa Khudaibergenova was detained in the suburbs of Almaty. According to Vitaly Ponomarev (an expert at the Human Rights Center “Memorial”), the activist was detained by three people in civilian clothes. One of them introduced himself as Lieutenant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan Aidos Rasulov, […]
On September 13, unknown people detained Karakalpak activists. This was reported by the Information center “Shirak”, based outside of Uzbekistan. Several men in civilian clothes are said to have taken Zhankeldi Zhaksymbetov, leader of the Azatlyk Party of Karakalpakstan, out of a rented apartment in Almaty. “We don’t know the location of Zhankeldi Zhaksymbetov. Activists […]
Russian human rights activist Vitaly Ponomarev began publishing a list of those who died during protests against changes to the Constitution that deprive Karakalpakstan of sovereignty. So far, there are 34 people on the list, according to official figures there are 21 of them. New information over the past weeks comes from the Karakalpak diasporas. […]
Madiyar Orazbaev died after being beaten and tortured. He was detained on July 3 during protests in Nukus against proposed constitutional changes. This was reported by a source of the independent publication Asiaterra.info. Madiyar Orazbaev was arrested on July 3 along with his brother and a neighbor named Ruslan. During interrogation, he was severely beaten […]
Deputies of the lower chamber of Parliament started considering the draft law “On cyber security”. According to it, control over the digital space is transferred to the State Security Service (SSS). MP Rasul Kusherbayev made a post about this. “In addition to regulating relations and other aspects in the field of cybersecurity, the authorities intend […]
On January 9, at about noon, activist Daniyar Khudaibergenov was detained in the city of Chimbay (Karakalpakstan). Local law enforcement agencies demanded an explanation from him for publishing a post on a social network in support of peaceful protesters in Kazakhstan. According to the opposition information center “Shirak”, he was first summoned to the city […]
The head and one of the founders of Kun.uz media, Makhsudjon Askarov, was fined $ 1,156 by the Chilanzar District Criminal Court of Tashkent on June 21 for materials of religious content published on the website. The administrative case was opened following the results of a religious examination of materials within the framework of Internet […]
The President Mirziyoev signed a decree returning the country to the era of Karimov-style totalitarianism. Criticism of the President and the state fell under the ban. Criminal responsibility for public calls for mass riots was enshrined. Even the media and blogosphere, which have restrictions on freedom of speech, are in an extremely vulnerable position. Earlier, […]
Open and closed craniocerebral traumas, lacerated wound of the right eyelid, soft tissue bruise of the chest and abdominal cavity, open fracture of the tibia. This was the result of an attack on the evening of March 28 by unknown persons on blogger Miraziz Bazarov. Three men were waiting for him near his house, suddenly […]
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