Tajikistan. Events of 2017
Tajikistan’s human rights record worsened further in 2017, as authorities deepened a severe, widespread crackdown on free expression and association,…
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Kazakhstan Events of 2017
As the Kazakh government hosted high-profile international events, including EXPO 2017, an annual international exhibition, and several rounds of Syria…
Kyrgyzstan. Events of 2017
The 2017 presidential election was won by Sooronbai Jeenbekov and marked the second time since independence in 1991 that Kyrgyzstan…
Uzbekistan Events of 2017
In the year-and-a-half since Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev assumed power following the death of his predecessor, Islam Karimov, he has…
Turkmenistan. Events of 2017
Turkmenistan remains one of the world’s most closed and oppressively governed countries. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and his associates control all…
Migrant children need special protection
ADC “Memorial” welcomes the adoption of important UN documents on the rights of migrant children, which include two Joint General…
Coal Miners’ Strike Spreads In Kazakhstan As Workers Stay Underground
SHAKHTINSK, Kazakhstan — A strike by coal miners in north-central Kazakhstan has spread to more mines as hundreds of workers…
MALOKHAT URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR HELP
Malokhat is being targeted for her work monitoring forced and child labor in Uzbekistan’s government-run cotton harvest
Uzbek Official Unleashes Torrent of Abuse at Cotton Meeting
The head of the Parkent district administration of the Tashkent region, Nematulla Abdullaev, held a 45-minute meeting on November 1,…
Turkmenistan: Children Continue to Pick Cotton Despite Ban
In Turkmenistan, despite a ban on child labor, there are more children and teenagers in the cotton fields for this…