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Tajikistan: Prominent Members of Pamiri Minority Arbitrarily Detained, Tortured and Unfairly Convicted
Frankfurt (22/09 – 58.33) Since May 2022, the Tajikistani authorities have stepped up their ongoing crackdown on Pamiris,…
Afghanistan: Repression Worsens 2 Years Into Taliban Rule
(New York) – Taliban authorities have tightened their extreme restrictions on the rights of women and girls and on the…
Tajikistan’s Attack on Religious Freedom: The Plight of the Pamiri Ismaili Community in the Mountains of Gorno-Bakakhshan
Copenhagen, Berlin (11/8 – 42) The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) highlighted severe restrictions imposed…
UN Special Rapporteur: Tajikistan Violated Its International Obligations
Geneva, London (29/7 – 50) Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, condemned…
“Paper Tiger” or “Snow Leopard”: The EU Sanctions Tajikistan One Year On?
Brussels, Frankfurt (29/5 – 33) European Parliament members have strongly condemned ongoing repression by the authorities of Tajikistan against journalists,…
Central Asians Incarcerated In Russia Forced To Support War Output, Letters Say
Men from Central Asia are being forced to support Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine in a penal colony…
Bangladesh arrests politician over journalist’s murder
Bangladesh police today arrested a politician accused of masterminding the murder of a journalist who had written stories…
UN Peacekeeping Chief Urged to Raise Rights Concerns in Bangladesh Visit
Human Rights Watch and other rights organizations have urged U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix to “publicly…
Young Sri Lankan mother gives birth to healthy baby after an ectopic pregnancy
A woman in Sri Lanka has delivered a healthy baby girl by a Caesarean section after a rare…
Taliban Close Education Centers in Southern Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan authorities are closing education centers and institutes supported by non-governmental groups in the south…