February 2013 ойлик архив
Petition for the of political prosoners in Uzbekistan
Dear Sir, Madame
We appeal to the citizens, civil society organizations and governments of free Europe to support and sign our petition for the release of political prisoners in Uzbekistan.
We are convinced that under the established brutal authoritarian political regime of Uzbekistan the only hope for the release of political prisoners is the political pressure on Uzbek authorities by the free countries of Europe, its citizens, public organizations and governments.
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.
Report Uzbekistan: ID documents and passports – Landinfo
Report Uzbekistan. ID documents and passports – Landinfo
6.1: LEGISLATION
The population in Uzbekistan generally has inadequate knowledge of applicable laws and rules (Tadjibayeva, meeting 7 February 2012; OECD 2011) and there also seems to be uncertainty on the regulations for passport issuance, residency registration and entry/exit. Questions related to the issuance and renewal of passports and exit visas for Uzbeks living abroad has been a popular topic on the Uzbek discussion forum arbuz.com.12 Questions on procedures, conditions and consequences for violating the regulations on exit have been the subject of discussion (see, for example, Landinfo 2011 on exit provisions). It is a problem that the rules are being enforced arbitrarily, in addition to being subject to political manipulation and corruption (see chapter 7 on corruption).
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.
