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Many thanks to Syinat Sultanalieva & Hugh Williamson from Human Rights Watch for being on the Majlis Podcast for this discussion.:(rferl.org/a/majlis-podca…)

#Kyrgyzstan court hearing on appealing the terms of pre-trial detention of Samat Matsakov - the lawyer that defended the #TemirovLive journalists and others. Investigation and previous trials marred by procedural violations.

#Tajikistan: another journalist, Ruhshona Khakimova, is facing criminal charges in a classified trial for doing her work; authorities should drop charges against her and release from home arrest. Seven other journalists already behind bars in TJ: Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/01/2…

New piece on anti-DEI-ism in #USA by my Human Rights Watch colleague: "When you hear about efforts to end DEI, know that it's more than some organizations ending a few programs. The dams built to hold off discrimination are under attack. We must not let them fall": hrw.org/news/2025/01/2…

New findings by taz 's Andreas Wyputta on co-operation between Germany & Tajikistan on deportations-to-jail in Dushanbe. Why possible @germanydiplo @bmi_bund? taz.de/Abschiebungen-… Human Rights Watch Abschiebungsreporting NRW Frank Schwabe #freegubad MFA Tajikistan Human Rights Watch Cornelia Suhan

Alarming news from #Tajikistan-mutiny in #Vakhdat prison left inmates dead and three guards heavily injured. Prison conditions in Tajikistan are considered to be "harsh and life threatening" according to US Dep. of State 2023 report on human rights in TJ: rus.ozodi.org/a/bunt-v-kolon…

#Kyrgyzstan - award ceremony today to celebrate #women in #investigative #journalism. At a time of unprecedented attacks on freedom of media and expression, with several reporters criminally persecuted, this event shows journalists in #Kyrgyzstan will not be made to shut up.

#Kyrgyzstan: continued persecution against #TemirovLive investigative journalists - imprisoned and receiving death threats, and now Supreme Court upholds their long jail sentences: rus.azattyk.org/a/verhovnyy-su…

📣📣 Join Human Rights Watch for an expert discussion of a new report detailing rising xenophobia against Central Asian migrants in Russia. We'll be live via X on Tuesday, March 18 with Tanya Lokshina, Syinat Sultanalieva, Alexander Verkhovsky, and Yan Matusevich.

Give my new report for Human Rights Watch a read - it looks at anti-#migrant legislative initiatives in #Russia, rising #xenophobia, violence, and #hate speech against #CentralAsian migrants -esp. #Tajik, #Uzbek, #Kyrgyz: hrw.org/news/2025/03/1…

Сегодня вышел новый доклад Human Rights Watch, документирующий нарушения прав в России трудовых мигрантов из стран Центральной Азии — в основном из Узбекистана, Таджикистана и Кыргызстана. hrw.org/ru/news/2025/0…

First EU-Central Asia summit should center human rights. Media freedom, curbs on civil society are prime concern, as growing numbers of journalists and activists jailed. #EU leaders should raise bilaterally + in statements. hrw.org/news/2025/03/2… Ursula von der Leyen António Costa

#Kyrgyzstan: very worrying news (see video below) of #HRD Rita Karasartova detained by police for interrogation following her posting of a letter from activist #TilekmatKurenov whom Kyrgyz authorities have been trying to kidnap from #Dubai for months. facebook.com/share/v/1BaMfT…

#Kyrgyzstan: Rita Karasartova’s detention overnight on April 14 was done with no evidence of her actual wrongdoing, but bc she published #TilekmatKurenov’s letter. She must be immediately freed with no charges pursued Human Rights Watch: hrw.org/news/2025/04/1…

#Russia - 81% of migrant children (many #CentralAsian) were barred from registering for Russian language proficiency test, itself a discriminatory requirement made law in December 2024. These are just the numbers since it came into force in April 2025: hrw.org/news/2025/05/1…

#Kyrgyzstan: Whistleblower, Zhoomart Karabaev, convicted for exposing corruption in the country’s judicial system, allegations that deserved an independent, effective investigation in response, not prosecution and punishment of the whistleblower: Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/05/3…

🚨New Human Rights Watch report: Hunted From Above documents Russia’s use of armed quadcopter drones to deliberately target civilians in Kherson, Ukraine. These attacks are not random—they are precise, intentional, and #WarCrimes. 🧵hrw.org/news/2025/06/0…

#Kyrgyzstan: it’s been 15 years since the deadly ethnic conflict in the south of Kyrgyzstan, but the wounds still have not healed, fresh ones being added on top with the ongoing reckless demolitions in Osh. I write about it in my op-ed here: thediplomat.com/2025/06/15-yea…