Central Asia Researcher @HRW, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan; PhD (#nomadityofbeing); Writer. Opinions are my own.
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#Tajikistan: 5 Pamiri prisoners have died in custody within months of each other, raising serious questions about treatment of political prisoners and conditions in TJ’s detention facilities. @hrw
hrw.org/news/2025/09/03/taji…
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US politics does NOT have to be a literal Blood Sport, our government can do much more to mitigate the violence & heartbreak in politics, my take in Newsweek today @hrw
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#Kyrgyzstan keeps moving away from the so-called island of democracy
A draconian media law approved by Parliament; the prosecution of journalist K. Mamyrkulova for criticising the gov;& a court decision to close @april_tv_kg adds to a serious crackdown on civil soc&media freedom
#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-y…
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🚨New @hrw 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/2025/06/03/ukra…
#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: @hrw
hrw.org/news/2025/05/30/kyrg…
#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/2025/05/19/disc…
#Kyrgyz migrants beaten up arbitrarily by Russian #police at #Moscow sauna on April 10. Good that #Kyrgyz Ombudsperson demanded justice & Russia started investigation after request by Russian Ombudsperson; more needs to be done to address the root cause: hrw.org/report/2025/03/17/li…
Kyrgyz and Russian Ombudspersons discussing this situation in Moscow: 24.kg/obschestvo/326322_ombu…
#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 @hrw:
hrw.org/news/2025/04/16/kyrg…
#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.
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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/2025/03/27/eu/c…
@vonderleyen @eucopresident
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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/2025/03/17/r…
Give my new report for @hrw 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/2025/03/17/russ…
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📣📣 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 @TanyaLokshina, @SyinatS, @VerkhovskyAlex, and Yan Matusevich.
#Kyrgyzstan: continued persecution against #TemirovLive investigative journalists - imprisoned and receiving death threats, and now Supreme Court upholds their long jail sentences:
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#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.
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…
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New findings by @tazgezwitscher 's Andreas Wyputta on co-operation between Germany & Tajikistan on deportations-to-jail in Dushanbe. Why possible @germanydiplo @bmi_bund? taz.de/Abschiebungen-nach-Ze… @hrw @abschiebung_nrw @FrankSchwabe @MOFA_Tajikistan @hrw_de @CorneliaSuhan
New piece on anti-DEI-ism in #USA by my @hrw 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/2025/01/29/anti…
