06.02.2023
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Uzbekistan: criminal case was opened against beaten blogger

“The blogger Miraziz Bazarov is now involved in a criminal case,” said Nadejda Atayeva, the president of the Association “Human Rights in Central Asia”. He is accused of libel. The case was opened on April 22. The lawsuit was filed by teachers from the school №110 in Tashkent. They were outraged by the long-standing and […]

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Kyrgyzstan: a man in pre-trial detention center complained of torture

Employees of the specialized department of the Ombudsman’s Office of the Kyrgyz Republic visited the pre-trial detention center № 1, where they held meetings and conversations with the detainees, who had previously sent complaints to the Ombudsman. The Office checked the complaints and took appropriate measures. In particular, one of the detained, Kenzhegulov, addressed a […]

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Kazakhstan: Anti-Corruption Agency is the most corrupt authority

In Kazakhstan, the number of corruption offenses decreased over three years (2017-2020) by 10.6%. Such data are presented in the National Anti-Corruption report for 2020, published by the Anti-Corruption Agency. According to the report, the largest number of corruption offenses is committed directly in the Anti-Corruption Agency itself. So, in 2020, anti-corruption fighters recorded 1,632 […]

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Kyrgyzstan: Raiymbek Matraimov renounced claims to media

The lawyer of the family of Matraimov asked the court to terminate the proceedings against the media due to the fact that “claims have lost their relevance”. This was reported by the journalists of Kloop media. In Sverdlovskiy District Court of Bishkek, a meeting was held on the claim for the protection of the honor […]

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Kazakhstan: relatives of convicts ask not to close the colony

The relatives of convicts, who are serving their terms in the institution OB-156/2, raise the alarm. According to them, the colony is soon going to be liquidated, and the prisoners are going to be transferred to other correctional institutions. OB-156/2 is a strict regime colony in Ust-Kamenogorsk. People, who have committed grave and especially grave […]

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Uzbekistan: senators asked to investigate prisoner’s mysterious death

The strange suicide of a prisoner on March 26 caused deep distrust from his relatives. The case became known. The online media Kun.uz posted the material under the heading “A prisoner died in Kashkadarya prison. Did he really hang himself?” Following the publication, the Senate Committee on judicial-legal issues and combating corruption became interested in […]

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Kyrgyzstan: ex-head of daughter company of Manas airport was detained in corruption case

Former head of Manas Management Asan Toktosunov was detained in Bishkek. The journalists were informed about this in law enforcement agencies. Toktosunov is suspected of involvement in the creation of a corruption scheme at Manas International Airport for the provision of benefits to the Turkish company “GATA HAVAYOLLARIVE TAŞIMACILIK A.Ş” for the cargo service of […]

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Kyrgyzstan: court disapproved increase in compensation for torture victim

The City Court of Bishkek upheld the decision of Pervomaisky District Court to recover compensation in the amount of $ 588 in favor of the torture victim Ulan Nazaraliev. This was reported by the human rights organization “Spravedlivost” [“Justice”]. The court didn’t satisfy the appeal of the Ministry of Finance, which asked to cancel the […]

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Uzbekistan: unknown persons hacked messenger of Kun.uz employee

On April 23, unknown persons hacked the Telegram account of the responsible employee of Kun.uz. The online media reported on the attack in an emergency message, fearing harmful manipulation of content and correspondence. The fact of the hacking occurred simultaneously at two IP addresses: one from Tashkent (IP-185.139.137.9) and the other from Stockholm (IP-45.91.21.10). The […]

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