After the government moved to protect Soviet-era mosaics in Tashkent from destruction, a nice website detailing them has been created, including locations so people can go and find them #Uzbekistan mosaic.tashkent.uz/en

Tomorrow, the #EBRD annual meeting will begin in Yerevan. Together with partners, we will speak about the Bank’s response to proliferation of foreign agent law in #Georgia #Kyrgyzstan #BosniaHerzegovina and increasing pressure on human rights defenders in #Armenia #Uzbekistan

Today is Ihar Losik's 32nd birthday. The Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist has spent his last three birthdays imprisoned in Belarus serving an unjust, 15-year sentence. He must be released and reunited with his family. #JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeIhar about.rferl.org/advocacy/impri…

The largest-scale ever repression of civil society is unfolding in Azerbaijan with monthly, sometimes weekly, arrests of independent journalists, HRDs, CSO leaders, activists, and independent researchers. Baku Investigation Isolator No.1 is full with bright and innocent people.

Ahead of today's #HFAC hearing on Americans detained abroad, I am thinking of our Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty colleague Alsu Kurmasheva who has been unjustly detained in Russia for nearly 8 months. Department of State has yet to designate her as wrongfully detained #FreeAlsu foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/the-pl…

⚡️More than 70% of Ukrainians believe that LGBTQ people should have the same rights as other citizens, representing a 3% increase from 2023, according to a poll released by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) on June 18. kyivindependent.com/poll-more-than…

Important discussion with Karakalpak activist Mynaim, Hugh Williamson and Leila Nazgül Seiitbek🇰🇬 🇦🇹 🌻 about the situation in Karakalpakstan, repressions by Uzbekistan authorities. Rights of Karakalpak people must be respected.

DDOT has issued a notice of intent to reduce the speed limit on GA Ave to 25MPH. You can comment at the NOI site directly ddot.dc.gov/service/notice…

Please join us on Tuesday, July 23 at 10am EST for the launch of our new report: Now and Then: Grassroots Activism Under the Taliban. Register here - forms.microsoft.com/pages/response…

It's been 1 year since Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu was wrongfully imprisoned in #Azerbaijan. We join our colleagues in calling for his release and the release of all political prisoners in the country. freedom-now.org/azerbaijan-end…

BREAKING NEWS 🇺🇦 After many years of delays, President Zelensky submitted a bill on the ratification of the Rome Stature, including Kampala amendments with respect to the crime of aggression, to 🇺🇦 parliament 🧵 (1)

Authorities in #Kazakhstan are misusing extremism and terrorism legislation to target peaceful government critics and others, in violation of international human rights law. New Human Rights Watch report - hrw.org/news/2024/08/2…

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee is happy to announce our call for proposals on human rights in Central Asia. Read more about our renewed small grants program here: nhc.no/en/call-for-pr…

18 human rights organisations urge the new Secretary General of Council of Europe to address the unprecedented repression in Azerbaijan and call for the release of Anar Mammadli and human rights defenders, activists, and journalists. @Free_Anar #FreeAnar #COP29 nhc.no/en/freedom-for…

I’m looking forward to being in Uzbekistan 19-21 Sept & seeing local human rights activists, diplomats. Concerned Mihra Rittmann didn’t get visa to join me. Also disappointed Uzbek govt has declined to meet Human Rights Watch for first time since 2017. Our latest: hrw.org/news/2024/09/1…

Wrote a piece with Serik Beissembayev for Carnegie Endowment about the unfulfilled promises of Tokayev's Jana Qazaqstan ("New Kazakhstan"): carnegieendowment.org/russia-eurasia…

I'm hearing that on 13 September #Kazakhstan rejected Karakalpak HRD Aqylbek Muratbai’s asylum request. He faces extradition to #Uzbekistan & allegedly up to 18 y in prison under art 244 & 244.1 of Criminal Code in retaliation for his human rights work. Kazakhstan🇰🇿 Mission in Geneva Uzbekistan MFA 🇺🇿

From the Editorial Board: Another major climate conference helps a despotic regime wapo.st/487rFXz

What's the big deal with the election and referendum in #Moldova? How do elections in Moldova work? Check out IFES FAQ: ifes.org/tools-resource…

Uzbekistan targets 'undesirable' foreigners and stateless persons in move likely to lead to rights violations. Tashkent should stick to its pledges on freedom of speech & better rules for NGOs and revise this new law @HRW hrw.org/news/2024/11/2…