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Alerts - Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan

Rights defender threatened, attacked

Gulshan Karaeva says the attacks are in retaliation for refusing to become a government informant.

Uzbekistan

Activist freed but crackdown widening

In 2006, Alisher Karamatov was arrested, tortured in custody and forced to confess to politically-motivated charges, then sentenced to nine years in jail.

Uzbekistan

Growing concern over targeting of independent journalists

A court in the Tashkent district of Hamza recently convicted independent journalist Viktor Krymzalov in connection with an unbylined article on the Centrasia.ru independent news website which the plaintiff “assumed” he wrote. No evidence was presented to support the assumption.

Uzbekistan

Editor sentenced to additional five-year jail term while still in prison

CPJ is outraged by the politically-motivated new sentence handed to Muhammad Bekjanov, who has been in prison since 1999 on trumped-up charges.

Uzbekistan

Journalist released after five years' detention in psychiatric hospital

There are concerns that Dzhamshid Karimov's health may have suffered due to the forced administration of psychotropic medicines during his detention.

Uzbekistan

UN Human Rights Committee decision advances free expression

ARTICLE 19 welcomes the committee's conclusion that the procedure for registering the NGO Democracy and Rights violated freedom of expression and association rights.

Uzbekistan

Human rights activist attacked over critical online publications

Gulbakhor Turayeva was taking a walk near her house with her children when she was approached by two women, accompanied by two men. One of the women asked her if her name was Gulbakhor; when the journalist said yes, the woman attacked her.

Uzbekistan

Regime steps up online control and media crackdown

The government approved on 5 August the setting up of a "committee of experts on information and mass communication" to monitor the country's media.

Uzbekistan / France

French court dismisses defamation suit filed by Uzbek president's daughter

Lola Karimova had sought moral damages against online news agency Rue89 for a May 2010 article that called her the daughter of "dictator Karimov," and alleged she was "whitewashing Uzbekistan's image" through charity events.

Uzbekistan

Call for release of ailing rights defender

Norboi Kholjigitov is a longstanding member of the Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan, who defended farmers' rights in the Samarkand province, helping farmers fight expropriation of their farms.

Uzbekistan

Activist fined, ordered to apologise to community organisation

Tatyana Dovlatova had assisted Russian journalists in the preparation of a news item on the life of Russian people in the former Soviet Republics, which had angered the Uzbek authorities.

Uzbekistan

Embattled reporter prevented from leaving the country

Authorities barred Abdumalik Boboyev from traveling to Germany by denying him the exit visa required for travel outside Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan

Dissident freed but unjust conviction intact

Yusuf Jumaev was arrested in the weeks before the December 2007 presidential election after he called for President Karimov's resignation.

France / Uzbekistan

Uzbek president's daughter sues French news website for libel

Lola Karimova was described in a Rue89 article as a "dictator's daughter" who uses charity events to "whitewash her country's image."

Uzbekistan

Activists harassed after TV broadcast

Groups of women accosted the activists at their homes, screaming insults at them for speaking on the Russian news programme "Special Correspondent".

Uzbekistan

Government shuts down local Human Rights Watch office

For years the government has obstructed the organisation's work by denying visas and work accreditation to staff, and has now moved to liquidate its office registration, forcing Human Rights Watch to end its presence in Tashkent after 15 years.

Uzbekistan

Two journalists found guilty of slander in separate cases

Journalist Abdumalik Boboyev was found guilty on three counts but given the "mildest possible sentence".

Uzbekistan

Journalist's conviction threatens freedom of speech, says Human Rights Watch

Vladimir Berezovskii was convicted on charges of criminal defamation and insult, while another journalist, Abdumalik Boboev, also faces defamation charges.

Uzbekistan

Russian journalist faces jail on defamation and insult charges

Vladimir Berezovsky is facing up to six months in jail, up to three years of corrective labor, or a fine of up to US$12,000 if convicted on the charges.

Kyrgyzstan / Uzbekistan

TV stations shut down in Kyrgyzstan; prominent journalist held in Uzbekistan

Local television stations in the southern Kyrgyzstani city of Osh were ordered to cease transmissions in the wake of interethnic violence in the region.

Uzbekistan

Tashkent journalist receives death threats over critical article

Iskander Arifzhanov claims he was threatened over an article he wrote criticising the head of a joint stock company, despite the fact that the article was never published.

Uzbekistan

Investigate brutal attack on activist, says Human Rights Watch

After activist Dmitrii Tikhonov was brutally assaulted, the organisation says the government should take action to halt violence against human rights advocates.

Uzbekistan

AIDS activist sentenced to seven years in jail

Maksim Popov, a prominent Uzbek anti-AIDS activist, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his brochure "HIV and AIDS Today".

Uzbekistan

Journalist charged with defaming Uzbeks

The charges against Umida Akhmedova stem from photographs depicting life in Uzbek villages and a documentary on the traditional ban on premarital sex.

Uzbekistan

Intimidation campaign against independent journalists heats up, says CPJ

At least six journalists were called in for "an informal talk" at the Tashkent prosecutor's office, and at least four of them were interrogated about their work.

Uzbekistan

Stop attacks, harassment of activists, says Human Rights Watch

In recent days, authorities in Karshi and Margilan have detained human rights advocates to prevent them from meeting with a Human Rights Watch researcher.

Uzbekistan

Activist freed under government amnesty

Sanjar Umarov was released after serving four years of a seven-year prison sentence on politically-motivated charges.

Uzbekistan

Growing persecution of farmers' rights activists

Human rights defender and farmers' rights activist Ganikhon Mamatkhanov is facing trial on politically motivated charges, says Human Rights Watch.

Uzbekistan

New abuse of jailed dissident

Authorities should investigate new allegations of abuse against a political prisoner, Human Rights Watch said today.

Uzbekistan

Rights activist arrested

Human Rights Watch is concerned that rights activist Oyazimhon Hidirova's arrest may be in retaliation for her efforts to expose corruption by agricultural officials.

Uzbekistan

Journalist sentenced to over 12 years in prison

Authorities should immediately free Dilmurod Saidov, sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison following a flawed trial brought on politically motivated charges.

Uzbekistan

Political prisoner abused in detention

Uzbek authorities should promptly investigate allegations of ill-treatment against the jailed dissident Yusuf Jumaev, says Human Rights Watch.

Uzbekistan / International

ARTICLE 19 wins key case at UN Human Rights Committee

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - 11 May 2009 - On 19 March 2009, the UN Human Rights Committee issued its decision in the case of Mavlonov and Sa'di v. Uzbekistan, which ARTICLE 19 lodged with the Committee in November 2004. In the case, ARTICLE 19 argued that the refusal of the Uzbek authorities to re-register the first applicant's newspaper was a breach of his right to freedom of expression, and also a breach of the second applicant's right as a reader of the newspaper. The Committee accepted both arguments, with important implications in terms of the right to freedom of expression.

Uzbekistan

Independent journalists Dilmurod Saiid and Kushodbek Usmon arrested in separate incidents on "trumped-up charges"

(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 26 February 2009 CPJ press release:

Uzbekistan

Call for release of writer Mamadali Makhmudov, imprisoned for 10 years, journalist Muhammad Bekjanov

(WiPC/IFEX) - On 19 February 2009, Uzbek writer and activist Mamadali Makhmudov will have been imprisoned for ten years, making him one of the longest serving detained writers on the records of International PEN's Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC). Another individual arrested in the same case, Muhammad Bekjanov, also remains detained. They have suffered dire prison conditions and ill health throughout. The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN is calling for their release.

Uzbekistan

Poet Yusuf Juma ill-treated in prison

(WiPC/IFEX) - WiPC is concerned by reports that the Uzbek poet, Yusuf Juma, who was arrested in December 2007 and sentenced to five years imprisonment, is suffering ill-treatment in prison. The WiPC is seeking assurances of Juma's well-being, clarification of the reasons for Juma's detention and assurances that he is not being held in denial of his right to freedom of expression.

Uzbekistan

Journalist sentenced to 10 years in prison

(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 10 October 2008 CPJ press release:

Uzbekistan

Seminar on media freedom good step, but action needed as well, says ARTICLE 19

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is an 8 October 2008 ARTICLE 19 press release:

Uzbekistan

Journalist faces up to 20 years in prison as another dubious charge brought against him by authorities

(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 5 August 2008 CPJ press release:

Uzbekistan

Independent journalist arrested on allegations of drug possession

(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a CPJ press release:

Uzbekistan

Human rights activist Mutabar Tojibaeva released

(HRW/IFEX) - The following is a 2 June 2008 Human Rights Watch press release:

Uzbekistan

Imprisoned human rights defender to receive prestigious award; Human Rights Watch concerned for her health, ill-treatment

(HRW/IFEX) - The following is a Human Rights Watch press release:

Uzbekistan

Independent and opposition media continue to face "unrelenting repression" in shadow of 2005 Andijan massacre, says CPJ

(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 13 May 2008 CPJ letter to Uzbek President Islam Karimov:

Uzbekistan

Government releases five human rights activists ahead of EU meeting

(HRW/IFEX) - The following is an abridged version of a 5 February 2008 Human Rights Watch press release:

Uzbekistan

Severe restrictions on independent media "prevent any semblance of a competitive electoral process", says Human Rights Watch

(HRW/IFEX) - The following is a 21 December 2007 Human Rights Watch press release:

Uzbekistan

Independent journalist beaten, warned against reporting in Tashkent

(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 12 October 2007 CPJ press release:

Uzbekistan

Journalist forcibly interned in psychiatric hospital subject to inhumane treatment, his health declines

(RSF/IFEX) - Freelance journalist Jamshid Karimov, who has been held against his will in a psychiatric hospital since September 2006, has reported in a message smuggled out to friends that his health is declining. He attributes this to the psychotropic drugs he is being given and the harassment to which he is being subjected. He complains of memory loss, difficulty concentrating and a partial loss of vision.

Uzbekistan

Human rights defender ordered to pay damages to sources pressured by authorities to sue him

(Adil Soz/IFEX) - On 14 June 2007, a civil court in Samarkand delivered a ruling obliging human rights defender Kamilzhon Ashurov to pay 1 million som (approx. US$820) to both Rustam Sadykov, head of Samarkan printing press, and Shavkat Abdullayev, head of the human rights committee, who had filed defamation lawsuits against Ashurov.

Uzbekistan

Court frees jailed human rights activist after forcing her to criticise independent journalists

(RSF/IFEX) - An appeal court in Andijan reduced human rights activist Gulbahor Turaeva's sentence from six years in prison to a suspended six-year sentence on 12 June 2007 after she promised the court to turn over a new leaf and criticised several independent journalists by name. It was the second time in a month that an Uzbek court has suspended an activist's jail sentence after a public confession.

Uzbekistan

Charges against three Deutsche Welle correspondents dropped

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has given a cautious welcome to a decision by the Tashkent prosecutor's office to drop charges of tax evasion, defamation and working without accreditation against three freelance journalists who work for the German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle.

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