Kazakhstan: Authorities must end pressure on independent journalists ahead of Kurultai elections
14 August 2026 Independent journalists in Kazakhstan are facing increasing pressure ahead of the 23 August elections to the Kurultai, […]
Kyrgyzstan: political prisoner Askat Zhetigen reports torture and pressure in Colony No. 27
Kyrgyz poet, komuz player, and social activist Askat Zhetigen, convicted under the article on “calls for the violent seizure of
Opinion: Why the EU should pay attention to Putin’s Kyrgyzstan visit
by Berit Lindeman and Marius Fossum, Oslo, December 18, 2025, 11:58:27 AM Original on euobserver Russian president Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to
Freedom For Eurasia Statement on Torture and Ill-Treatment of Detainees in Kyrgyzstan
Original published on Freedom For Eurasia website Freedom for Eurasia has documented credible and deeply alarming evidence of torture and