Category Archives: Human Rights
We demand to protect and not to extradite a refugee!
Tursunov Khairullo Turdievich, citizen of Uzbekistan, born on April 4, 1974 in Karshi, Kashkadarya region, who was under arrest since April 7, 2012 in the city of Aktobe in Kazakhstan, will soon be extradited to Uzbekistan on the decision of the Criminal Court of Aktobe region made on January 18.
The international human rights organization “Fiery Hearts Club” closely observed, studied, and helped to organize the defense on the case of Khairullo Tursunov, and believes that his case is entirely fabricated, full of serious violations of the Procedural Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as conflicts with the international obligations of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan is to extradite yet another Uzbek refugee to Tashkent
Aktobe regional court of Kazakhstan ruled to extradite asylum seekers Khairullo Tursunov back to Uzbekistan. According to his lawyer, a special convoy from Uzbekistan is expected to come to take him to Tashkent.
On January 18, 2013, Aktobe regional court held a hearing on the case Khairullo Tursunov, asylum seekers from Uzbekistan. Our sources in the country reported that the court was to be held on January 17.
Abdulaziz Makhmudov: Who is to blame? What to do?
Who is to blame? What to do? Many generations of Russian thinkers have been thinking over these questions – Chaadaev, Herzen, Chernyshevsky, Dostoevsky, Kropotkin and many others.
Lenin, the leader of the world proletariat, also pondered about it, and after all usurped the power in the Russian Empire. Stalin was aware of the dangerous revolutionary colors of these questions, hence, without hesitation, sent all curious people to Gulags…
To new 2013 year with new wishes and expectations!
Dear readers, fellow countrymen, supporters!
International human rights organization “Fiery Hearts Club” sincerely wishes you a happy new year and all the best in coming 2013!
The year 2012 was not different from the previous years for the Uzbek civil society in terms of human rights. Authoritarian regime in Uzbekistan continued to exist and strengthen. The government continued to violate the fundamental human rights, especially political rights of Uzbek citizen.
Mutabar Tadjibayeva: I believe that there will be a day, when Uzbekistan becomes a country free of torture
For 20 years, Uzbek women, along with men, have been struggling against the authoritarian dictatorship of Islam Karimov, long-serving president of Uzbekistan.
These women are politicians, journalists, human rights activists, and ordinary women, who care about their nation.
As a result of their active citizenship, many of them were thrown into prisons, colonies and basements of detention facilities, and interrogated under torture, abused and humiliated by the regime. However, due to corruption system in Uzbekistan, these perpetrators are not punished.
Uzbekistan: Free Political Prisoners on Constitution Day
(Paris, December 6, 2012) – The Uzbek government should unconditionally release all of its political prisoners on the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the country’s constitution on December 8, 2012, human rights groups said today. Freeing the country’s many political prisoners would demonstrate a genuine commitment to Uzbekistan’s much-touted reform process, the groups said.
The nine groups are Human Rights Watch, Freedom Now, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia, the International Partnership for Human Rights, the International Association for Human Rights Defense “Fiery Hearts Club,” PEN American Center, ACAT-France, and the International Federation for Human Rights.
Murdered journalist Saipov’s brothers attacked in Bishkek
In the evening on Sunday, December 2, slain journalist Alisher Saipov’s three brothers were attacked by a group of men in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan.
Shohruh Saipov, journalist and one of the beaten brothers, told about it to “Jarayon”.
According to him, on Sunday at 9:30 pm, Ozodbek, his younger brother, and his friend went to the store.
Representative of Kazakhstan visited 29 Uzbek refugees in prison of Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan authorities sent a special envoy to Uzbekistan, who visited 29 imprisoned refugees extradited from Almaty to Tashkent in 2011.
Meeting in Tashkent prison
The international human rights organization “Fiery Hearts Club,” based in France, closely monitors the fate of 29 Uzbek refugees, who were extradited last year from Almaty, Kazakhstan, to Tashkent.
European Union should announce its position on political killings in its territory
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Ms. Catherine Ashton, is expected to visit Uzbekistan on November 26-30 as a part of her work mission to Central Asian.
During the visit, Catherine Ashton will meet with the senior governmental officials in Uzbekistan, in particular, with the President Islam Karimov.
Aral Sea population is given a right to survive
Population of Aral Sea region of Uzbekistan has been waiting for cold weather, but it came unexpectedly. Warm days with rain were abruptly changed to frosty weather. Cases of cold-related diseases have skyrocketed among the population.
According to a doctor from Kungrad, “mainly it is children, who are falling sick because of cold, as their weak body cannot cope with it.
