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Turkmenistan: Lawyer Pygamberdy Allaberdyev Released from Prison
Freedom Now welcomes reports that Turkmen lawyer Pygamberdy Allaberdyev was released from prison on December 10 after more than two years in detention.
Tajikistan: On-going Imprisonment of Lawyer Buzurghmehr Yorov and Current Detention Conditions
Freedom Now and Lawyers for Lawyers write to the Minister of Justice of Tajikistan to express concern about the ongoing detention and prison conditions facing Buzurghmehr Yorov.
Pakistan: Freedom Now Petitions UN on Behalf of Three Muslim Men
Freedom Now has filed a petition with the UN on behalf of Pakistani citizens Rohan Ahmad, Usman Ahmad, and Tariq Ahmad Shehzad, wrongfully detained for practicing their religion.
Rights Crisis in Afghanistan and the Brave Civic Resistance of Women
On Human Rights Day, Freedom Now shares how Taliban rule in Afghanistan has led to a dramatic decline in respect for human rights and wellbeing among broad swathes of Afghanistan’s society.
India: Justice for Professor Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba
Freedom Now joined 18 organizations to write to express grave concern for the well being of Professor Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba, a professor and human rights activist serving life in prison in apparent retaliation for his nonviolent expressive activity.
Kyrgyzstan: Mass arrests of government critics in escalating crackdown on dissent
Freedom Now and 10 international human rights organizations call on Kyrgyzstan to immediately release and drop the charges against people arrested in the past week after speaking out against a controversial draft border agreement with neighboring Uzbekistan.
Kazakhstan: U.S. Senators Call for Investigation Into January 2022 Events
Today, four U.S. Senators issued a letter to Secretary Blinken expressing their concern about the absence of accountability for serious human rights abuses which took place in Kazakhstan following the unrest in January 2022.
Kazakhstan: Freedom Now Condemns Sentencing of Labor Activist Erzhan Elshibayev
Freedom Now strongly condemns the sentencing of labor rights activist Erzhan Elshibayev.
Azerbaijan: Freedom Now Condemns Detention of Lawyer Elchin Sadigov and Journalist Avaz Zeynalli
Freedom Now strongly condemns the detention of lawyer Elchin Sadigov and journalist Avaz Zeynalli. We call for their immediate release and all charges against them to be dropped.
Kazakhstan Should Comply with UN Decision and Quash Activist’s Conviction
The Clooney Foundation for Justice and Freedom Now have issued a letter requesting information on the implementation of a UN decision regarding human rights activist Alnur Ilyashev
Afghanistan: Dispatch from the Taliban’s War on Women
The Taliban’s conquest of Afghanistan has been a chaotic affair, yet a year later one constant remains – intolerance for women’s rights.
Saudi Arabia: Authorities Must Release Women’s Rights Activist Salma al-Shehab
Freedom Now joins 34 international human rights organizations in calling on Saudi Arabia to release women’s rights activist and academic Salma al-Shehab, who was recently sentenced to 34 years in prison
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