The journalist Daler Sharipov, known in Tajikistan for his critical materials, is accused of inciting national, racial, parochial or religious animosity. The journalist was called to a meeting at the State Committee for National Security on January 28, but hasn’t returned home. His parents were informed that he was being detained and interrogated. At the […]
The Prosecutor General of Tajikistan, Yusuf Rahmon, during a press conference said that the number of complaints to the Prosecutor’s office regarding the use of torture decreased by 3 times. Yusuf Rahmon noted that in 2019, his department received only 14 complaints about the use of torture by law enforcement agencies. “In 2018, there were […]
Kyrgyzstan improved its position having risen by six points in the ranking over the year. This is evidenced by the results of the study for 2019, published recently by the International Organization Transparency International. The report states that Eastern Europe and Central Asia are the second region with the lowest rates of Corruption Perception Index […]
In Bishkek, policemen twice tortured an eighteen-year-old guy, demanding confession of robbery. According to the Bishkek General Department of Internal Affairs, on August 26, 2019, two guys in the housing estate “Archa-Beshik” pilfered a stun gun, costing $28 (2000 KGS), and money in the amount of $57 (4000 KGS). Then they disappeared in an unknown […]
Employees of the Anti-Corruption Agency detained the head of the State Revenue Department (Tax inspection) in Atyrau region, Kairat Zhulmukhambetov. As follows from the press service of the Department, a pre-trial investigation was launched against the detainee on suspicion of committing a corruption offense. “He is suspected of receiving bribes on a systematic basis, in […]
Since the beginning of the year, 22 973 criminal offenses have been registered in Kazakhstan. Such data are provided on the portal “Map of criminal offenses” created by the Committee on Legal Statistics and Special Records under the General Prosecutor’s office of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Theft offenses (13 350 cases) are in the lead […]
A massive attack on the well-known blogger in Uzbekistan, Cyril Altman, was made by students of the University of Journalism and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan. The reason was the blogger’s comment “I don’t know what’s happening here, but when I see this photo, it sends a chill up and down my spine, and a tear […]
Six months later, Tajik law enforcement agencies are unable to solve the crime, as a result of which 14 prisoners died. Prosecutor General, Yusuf Rahmon, said that a criminal case was opened on the fact of the incident and a special investigation team was created, an investigation is underway, it is under his personal control. […]
Military men from military unit No. 5517, located in Uralsk, during the “search activities” beat the prisoners of the maximum security institution (maximum security colony) RU-170/3 from units No. 2, No. 4 and No. 6. According to the head of the group of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) for the West Kazakhstan region, the director […]
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