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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday condemned a lawsuit filed by the Kyrgyz prosecutor’s office against the independent media outlet Aprel TV for alleged “negative” and “destructive” coverage of government activities. CPJ said that such practices of closing media outlets is unacceptable in a democratic society. The Prosecutor’s Office of the Oktyabrsky District [...]

Kyrgyzstan detained the prominent Kyrgyz human rights defender, Rita Karasartova without formal charges on Monday. Amnesty International denounced the detention as an “alarming sign of deepening repression.” Human rights activist Gul’shaiyr Abdirasulova and local media reported that the Main Department of Internal Affairs of the Chui region arrested and questioned Karasartova after conducting a search at her [...]

On Monday, Amnesty International urged Central Asian and EU nations to focus on actively protecting human rights and civil society space during the upcoming EU-Central Asia Summit. The summit will be held on April 3 and 4, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: If Central Asian governments [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to place local populations’ human rights at the center of the deal settling their long-standing border dispute. The group also urged the states to ensure victims of war crimes from the 2022 conflict receive justice. The group urged the two neighboring states to support investigations [...]

Edited by: James Joseph | Managing Editor for Long-Form Content In this article for International Women’s Day,  Alexis Boddy – JURIST UK correspondent, reports on the Equality Now report which highlights the persistence of sexist laws worldwide, thirty years after the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, with significant rollback of women’s [...]

UN experts on Thursday denounced new legislation restricting freedom of religion or belief in Kyrgyzstan, urging authorities to ensure all legislation complies with domestic and international human rights standards. The experts found that the laws will “severely limit Kyrgyzstan’s space for freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, as well as freedoms of expression, assembly, and [...]

The UK released an updated list of sanctions against Russia, including measures banning entry into the UK for individuals who provide significant support to the Russian state or owe their wealth to the Russian state, following the third anniversary of the Ukraine war on Monday. The Russian individuals targeted by the sanctions package are primarily [...]

Eight human rights organizations called on Kyrgyzstan authorities on Friday to take necessary measures for the safety of Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy, an imprisoned human rights defender who has received death threats from a fellow prisoner. Tazhibek Kyzy is the director of the YouTube-based media outlet Tazhibek Kyzy, founded by her husband in 2020. The media [...]

Kazakhstan’s parliament considered a “foreign agent” law proposal on Wednesday, with member of parliament Irina Smirnova arguing that there is a need for a law that clearly identifies and marks organizations that are financed by foreign sources. Smirnova claimed that foreign donors are masking their political interests under “media support,” “human rights protection” and the [...]

The Japanese government introduced on Friday a new set of sanctions against Russia and other foreign entities in response to the ongoing situation in Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, these sanctions, which fall under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, aim to strengthen international efforts to achieve peace and end the [...]