Category Archives: JARAYON
Thieves in law or who stole $ 352,000 from disabled people of Uzbekistan?
In February 2008, the Uzbek Society of Disabled Persons started a project “Establishment of telecommunication centers for people with disabilities.” The goal of the project was to provide free access to the Internet for people with disabilities in Uzbekistan.
The project, supported by the Ministry for Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan (MVESIT), was financed by the Partnership Fund for Gratuitous Assistance of the Government of Japan and the Japanese Embassy in Tashkent. The total project cost was $ 352,000.
Nobel Prize nominee files key complaint against Uzbek government for forcible sterilisation and torture
Mutabar Tadjibayeva, one of Uzbekistan’s best known human rights defenders, has filed an important complaint against Uzbekistan for her brutal torture and forced sterilisation when she was serving an eight-year prison sentence for her human rights activities in 2005-2008.
International human rights organisations FIDH and REDRESS recently filed the complaint on her behalf before the UN Human Rights Committee, one of the main UN bodies that monitor states’ compliance with their human rights obligations. This is the first known case before the Committee involving an Uzbek human rights defender being forcibly sterilised.
Turkmen authorities deported Kazakhstan citizen to Uzbekistan, leaving him without money and communication
On February 19, Turkmen authorities deported Roman Pugachev to Uzbekistan, after stripping him of his mobile phone and money. Ccorrespondent of “Jarayon” learned the details of this case full of disrespect and cynicism.
According to Pugachev, Turkmen security forces were extremely rude to him. At one point, there was a real threat of arrest.
Tajikistan’s special services forced the journalist to leave her home country
Due to constant threats and pressure from the State Committee of National Security of Tajikistan, journalist Gulnora Ravshan, who has worked the last six years for the Uzbek service of the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty” (Ozodlik) from Dushanbe, had to leave Tajikistan together with her four minor children. Now the journalist is seeking a political asylum in a European country.
It has been almost a year since the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan refused to grant accreditation to journalist Gulnora Ravshan, which was necessary to continue her professional activity for radio Ozodlik.
Kazakh authorities to send Khairullo Tursunov to Almaty
Khairullo Tursunov, Uzbek asylum seeker from in detention in Kazakhstan, is being sent to Almaty. Kenes Dzhusupov, Tursunov’s lawyer, told about it to “Jarayon”.
“On February 20 this year, Tursunov will be sent to Almaty via train Oral-Almaty. Head of the detention center, where Tursunov is kept, informed me about this in a phone conversation. I do not know why he is being sent to Almaty”, said lawyer Kenes Dzhusupov.
A woman from Namangan was forced to flee to Turkey because of persecution of her husband
Observers have noted that in recent years more and more Uzbek women, suffering from domestic violence, are seeking asylum in Turkey.
“You may not believe it, but I do not really remember how I came here. My husband used to beat me severely on my head, especially my forehead against the corner of a wall. Before, I calmed myself saying “So I have such kind of husband and life, and women are beaten by their husbands.” But later, I started suffering from headaches, insomnia, and high blood pressure.
OBON women tried to intervene the meeting of diplomats with human rights activists
On February 13, Eric Colling, representative of the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan, Lottie Wheeler, employee of the British Embassy, visited Jizzakh region, where they met with local human rights activists Saida Kurbanova and Uktam Pardayev.
The meeting was held in Uktam Pardayev’s home.
Yermukhamet Yertysbayev: I personally get bored without opposition press
Last week, a delegation of international human rights organization “Reporters without Borders” visited Kazakhstan. Journalists were concerned about the closure of a number of newspapers, television channel, and the increasing incidence of attacks on journalists in Kazakhstan.
I was fortunate to be present at the meeting between Johann Bihr, head of Eastern European and Central Asian division of the international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Anna Suleliak, head of the human rights division at RSF with Yermukhamet Yertysbayev, advisor to the President of Kazakhstan, and record their sincere dialogue.
How the Kazakh officials made “Reporters without Borders” laugh
The proverb “The more time, the more work” does not suite well for some officials at the most important and responsible government institution – Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It seems that they are guided by a different principle: when you work less, work also becomes lesser.
It was proved after representatives of the international organization “Reporters without Borders”, concerned about the situation with freedom of speech in Kazakhstan and given permission to visit the country, sent a written request to Kazakhstan asking to meet with authorities and representatives of the government. The letter was sent from Paris via internet to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Jahongir Muhammad: TOYIBA
An acquaintance
I first met the candidate of economic sciences Toyiba Tulyaganova in March 1990. We discussed the creation of commissions In between sessions.
Someone knocked at the door, and a woman went inside and said softly, “My name is Toyiba Tulyaganova, I was enrolled in the Law Commission, may I join you?
