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  • Published on 01:02 GMT

    In Biden team, a cousin of man held in J&K under PSA post-August 5

    Sameera Fazili, one of the 20 Indian-Americans who will be part of the Joe Biden Administration, has a unique India connect: her cousin Mubeen Shah was among those held under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in the Valley clampdown coinciding with the scrapping …

    Source: The Indian Express - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 6, 2021

    Activist Claims He Helped Get Refugee Status For Ethnic Kazakhs From China

    A naturalized Kazakh citizen from China's northwestern region of Xinjiang says his activities as a self-exiled activist in Turkey helped five ethnic Kazakh Chinese citizens obtain refugee status in Kazakhstan in 2020. Serikzhan Bilash and his family …

    Source: Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 19, 2021

    Imprisoned Saudi Activist and Other Rights Defenders Seek Justice in 2021

    Active Citizens, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Democracy, Economy & Trade, Gender, Global, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Labour, LGBTQ, Middle East & North Africa, TerraViva United Nations Opinion NEW YORK, Jan 19 …

    Source: Inter Press Service - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 14, 2020

    Kazakh Government Critic Says Car Fire Linked To His Articles

    ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- A Kazakh scholar known for his online criticism of the government says his car was set on fire by unknown individuals because he publicly expressed his thoughts on the Internet. History professor Esenghazy Quandyq told RFE/RL on …

    Source: Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty - Neutral
  • Published on Nov 24, 2020

    UN Concludes Kazakhstan Illegally 'Targeted' Defender Of Xinjiang Indigenous Groups

    The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has concluded that the Kazakh government violated international human rights law last year when it detained activist Serikzhan Bilash, who had raised the plight of indigenous ethnic groups in China's …

    Source: Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 6, 2021

    US Blows Past COVID Record with 2,800 New Hospital Patients in One Day

    The Critical Hour 10:13 GMT 06.01.2021(updated 10:28 GMT 06.01.2021) Get short URL Over 128,000 people across the United States were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Monday, with a record increase of 2,800 new patients in a single day. Dr. Yolandra Hancock …

    Source: Sputnik International - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on Nov 3, 2020

    Is This Tajikistan’s #MeToo Moment?

    AdvertisementLast week a court in Tajikistan ruled that a young woman who spoke publicly about sexual harassment she suffered and the newspaper that covered her harrowing story should pay damages to her alleged abuser. Yes, you read that right: The alleged …

    Source: The Diplomat - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 29, 2020

    Uzbek Scholar Andrei Kubatin Dies Of COVID-19 One Year After Release From Prison

    Andrei Kubatin, a well-known Uzbek scholar who was released from prison a year ago after a court fully exonerated him of espionage charges, has died of COVID-19 at the age of 36. Media reports in Uzbekistan cited the Uzbek Academy of Sciences as saying …

    Source: Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 1, 2021

    The foreign policy challenge - Part I

    The writer is a former ambassador to the US, India and China and head of UN missions in Iraq and Sudan. Writing about Pakistan’s foreign policy is not easy. It is a function of Pakistan’s national policy which is determined by domestic realities and power …

    Source: The News International - Uncategorized
  • Published on Oct 22, 2020

    Will Uzbekistan Joining UN Human Rights Council Bolster Rights and Justice?

    WASHINGTON - Uzbekistan is poised to join the U.N. Human Rights Council in January alongside two authoritarian stalwarts, Russia and China. But while Western capitals deride Moscow and Beijing’s membership, they have welcomed Tashkent’s accession as an …

    Source: Voice of America - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Oct 9, 2020

    Tajikistan: Why Authoritarian Elections Also Matter

    AdvertisementWith a bloody war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, months of unprecedented grassroots protests for democratic change in Belarus and the Russian Far East, and a third revolution in 15 years underway in Kyrgyzstan, the former Soviet space has …

    Source: The Diplomat - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 9, 2020

    In Unprecedented Lawsuits, Former Uzbek Political Prisoners Seek Compensation From Tashkent

    Two former political prisoners in Uzbekistan are demanding financial compensation from the government over “unjust convictions” and the suffering they endured in the country’s notorious Jaslyk Prison. In the unprecedented civil lawsuits filed by two …

    Source: Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 5, 2020

    Majlis Podcast: With Coronavirus, Domestic Violence In Central Asia Has Gotten Much Worse

    Reports of domestic violence in Central Asia were already growing before the outbreak of the coronavirus forced most of the governments there to implement lockdowns. Since then, the problem has only become worse. On this week's Majlis podcast, RFE/ …

    Source: Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 24, 2020

    Turkey: Draft Law Threatens Civil Society

    (Istanbul) – The Turkish government should withdraw provisions in a draft law that would arbitrarily curtail nongovernmental organizations’ activities and have the potential to violate the right to freedom of association, Human Rights Watch said today. …

    Source: Human Rights Watch - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 3, 2020

    US senators call on Central Asian leaders to release imprisoned activists

    BISHKEK (TCA) — Twelve U.S. Senators have called for the release of “prisoners of conscience” in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, Freedom Now, a U.S.-based non-profit, non-governmental, and non-partisan organization that …

    Source: Times of Central Asia - Neutral
  • Published on Sep 23, 2020

    Turkmenistan: Denial, Inaction Worsen Food Crisis

    Pandemic Compounds People’s Struggle for Affordable Food (New York) – Government inaction in response to the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic has drastically exacerbated Turkmenistan’s pre-existing food crisis, Human Rights Watch and the …

    Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 22, 2020

    Is the ICC corrupted by China?

    Human Rights Watch says the Chinese government is holding up to a million in 'political education' camps in the northwestern region of Xinjiang; State Department correspondent Rich Edson reports. For people like Sainawar Rouzi, life in exile is one …

    Source: Fox News - Right-wing
  • Published on Sep 21, 2020

    Observers Remain Skeptical as Uzbek Government Says Religious Extremism Rising

    WASHINGTON - Uzbekistan’s State Security Service says there is a revival of religious extremist activities in the Central Asian country, but the government’s history of alleging extremism accusations to target political opposition has led some observers to …

    Source: Voice of America - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Dec 18, 2020

    Italy: Flawed Migrant Regularization Program

    Opportunity to Learn Lessons for Future (Milan) -- An Italian program to provide undocumented migrants with a pathway to residency adopted amid the Covid-19 pandemic did not live up to its promise, Human Rights Watch said today. It is too early to know how …

    Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
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