Kyrgyzstan: No Forced Return to Uzbekistan
11 August 2020 On 9 August, Uzbekistani journalist Bobomurod Abdullayev was arrested in Bishkek by officials of the State Committee for State Security (SKNB) of Kyrgyzstan. Amnesty International, Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA), Civil Rights...UN Declares Detention of Women’s Rights Activist Loujain Alhathloul a Violation of International Law
Washington, D.C. –The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention finds the Government of Saudi Arabia in violation of international human rights law and calls for the immediate release of women’s rights activist Loujain Alhathloul. Alhathloul has been...
Tajikistan: Arrest of Opposition Activist’s Son
Freedom Now strongly condemns the detention of Asroriddin Roziqov, the son of a wrongfully imprisoned political opposition member. According to reports, Roziqov was arrested by Tajik authorities on June 25, 2020 and is being held incommunicado. His family has not been...