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ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Uzbek national Aqylbek Muratbai said he received some unsettling advice from an Uzbek diplomat last year after being invited to his home country’s consulate in Kazakhstan’s ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Security: 'We'll Kill You': Karakalpak Students Face Threats, Arrest In Uzbekistan For Voicing Support For Anti-Government Protests
"I was taken to a dark room with no windows, where four men -- two of them in police uniforms -- threatened me, saying: 'We'll kill you here and no one will know.'" This is how a university student ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Security: Kazakhstan: Arrest of Karakalpak Activist at Uzbekistan’s Behest
(Berlin, February 26, 2024) – Uzbek officials have brought wholly unfounded criminal allegations against an activist who had been living in Kazakhstan, leading to his arrest on February 15, 2024, ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Security: UN Expert Urges Uzbekistan to Release Tajimuratov Amid Continued Torture Allegations
The Karakalpak lawyer was sentenced in 2023 to 16 years in prison; ever since there have been consist reports of his mistreatment and torture. In the nearly three years since Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Security: Uzbekistan Convicts Karakalpak Lawyer – Again
After his latest conviction, Uzbekistan’s criminal justice system now considers Tazhimuratov an “especially dangerous repeat offender,” which means he will be subject to more restrictive prison ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Security: Uzbek Lawmakers Take Aim at ‘Undesirable’ Foreigners
A draft law seeks to guard Uzbekistan’s sovereignty by ousting foreigners who incite enmity or insult the dignity of the country. Uzbek lawmakers have advanced a bill that outlines the procedure for ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Security: Uzbekistan: Karakalpak activist detained in Almaty
Police in Kazakhstan late on February 15 detained an activist who has for the last two years been working to raise international awareness about the bloody crushing of a mass protest in his native ...