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All Style and No Substance? Uzbekistan’s Rebranding is Hollow without Human Rights
As Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister visits the U.S., Freedom Now looks at human rights progress in the Central Asian nation.
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Blog: Afghanistan’s Long Shadow
As the world works to address the immediate humanitarian concerns in Afghanistan, the nations of Central Asian prepare to adjust to a new status quo.
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Sri Lanka: Freedom Now Files UN Petition on behalf of Poet Ahnaf Jazeem
On September 7, 2021, Freedom Now filed a petition with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Sri Lankan poet Ahnaf Jazeem.
Kazakhstan: Release Labor Rights Activist
Freedom Now and seven human rights organizations call on Kazakhstan’s government to release labor activist Erzhan Elshibayev from wrongful detention.
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