November 2014 ойлик архив

Tadjibayeva released an addition list of Uzbek political prisoners

In late November 2014, Mutabar Tadjibayeva, the head of Fiery Hearts ClubInternational Human Rights Organization based in France, released her list of 43 political prisoners of Uzbekistan.

According to the human rights activist, they were sentenced to long years in prison for political and religious reasons.

“We support US senators, who recently stood up for defense and release of five Uzbek political prisoners. However, we decided once again to publish a list of the people, who have been kept in prisons of Uzbekistanfor more than 21 years. This list includes new names of political prisoners. Each of them deserves to be considered a political prisoner. I believe it is necessary to mention their names during talks of Western politicians with the Uzbek authorities about the fates of the political prisoners,” Tadjibayeva told “Jarayon”.

Petition on the behalf of imprisoned Uzbek journalist Salijon Abdurakhmanov

Her Excellency Dr. Angela Merkel

Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

Dear Chancellor Merkel,

We, the undersigned, ask for your support and assistance in getting the government of Uzbekistan to release the 64-year-old journalist Salijon Abdurakhmanov from prison.

We ask you to take a minute of your time and call the Uzbek President Islam Karimov to personally ask him to release Abdurakhmanov.

ACAT-France awards human Rights prize to Mutabar Tadjibayeva

“Engel-duTertre” awarded to the famous Uzbek human rights defender and her organization “Fiery Hearts Club” in recognition of work against torture in Uzbekistan

On November 15, ACAT-France celebrated forty years since its creation in 1974 by Edith du Tertre and Helene Engel by awarding the first ever Engel-duTertre prize to Mutabar Tadjibayeva.

Tadjibayeva, renowned activist and head of the international human rights association “Fiery Hearts Club”, has been living in exile in Paris after being jailed and tortured in Uzbekistan. For more than two decades, Tadjibayeva has continued the fight for human rights in Uzbekistan.

In prison health of Murod Juraev has deteriorated

Kholbika Juraeva, the political prisoner’s wife, told Jarayon about it.

According to the wife of a political prisoner, a former member of Uzbek Parliament Murod Juraev, Kholbika Juraeva, in mid-mid-November of this year 2014 she was able to go on a long meeting with her husband in colony # UA 64/06, which is located in Chirchik city of Tashkent region.

The woman tearfully told reporters of our website, that in prison health of Murod Juraev has deteriorated.

“He constantly belches, and almost can not eat. After severe regurgitation he can only drink soup,” says Kholbika Juraeva.

Vitaly Ponomarev: Government propaganda in Russia actively inflates “Islamophobia” and “Ukrainophobia”

Dozens of refugees and migrants from the Central Asia have been kidnapped in Russia last year.

Later the kidnapped people appearto be in detention in the countries of their origin accused of serious crimes of so-called religious articles of the Criminal Code.

In his interview with “Jarayon”,prominent Russian human rights defender Vitaly Ponomarev speaks about cases of immigrants from Central Asia, who fled their homelandsdue to threat of persecution for religious or political reasons, structures involved in kidnapping and international law standards to protect such individuals.

Handing Engel – du Tertre (Award of ACAT Foundation to Madam Mutabar Tadjibayeva)

Dear friends,

I am excited that a 40-year anniversary of our organization ACAT Foundation is enlightened by this moment full of excitement, happiness and unforgettable emotions.

During our recent Board meeting we have decided to establish an award for the work in the field of human rights protection… but we were faced by a dilemma of coming up with a proper name for this award. On the eve of a 40-year anniversary of our organization we have been thinking about two Protestant women – Hélène Engel and Édith du Tertre who founded ACAT.  Without their efforts we couldn’t have been here today! (I am indeed happy to tell you that today several family members of Hélène Engel and Édith du Tertre are also attending this event). As a tribute to the courage and faith of those two women we decided to name the new award we were establishing Engel – du Tertre Award.

Fearing growing religiosity of the population, the Uzbek security services have started controlling private gatherings of citizens

Many Muslims of Uzbekistan have been prosecuted after attending private gatherings of their friends.

I would like to begin our story with the recent case of Uzbek refugee Mirsobir Khamidkariev, who was kidnapped in Moscow in early June 2014. I would remind that this person asked for asylum in Russia as since 2011 the Uzbek Government had internationally searched for him.

Mutabar Tadjibayeva: We can stop political repressions in Uzbekistan

Actions by Christians against Torture, a human rights organization based in France, conducted a prize presentation ceremony on 15 November 2014 in Paris to give its prestigious award to Mutabar Tadjibayeva, the head of “Fiery Hearts Club” International Human Rights Organization,for human rights protection achievements.

On the eve of this event, “Jarayon” interviewed the human rights activist, who spoke about the award she received from Christians against Torture, positive changes and challengers in the field of human rights in Uzbekistan in 2014 as well as about her plans for the future.

40 ANS DE L’ACAT: COLLOQUE “ERADIQUER LA TORTURE DANS LE MONDE”

LE PRIX ENGEL-DU TERTRE DE LA FONDATION ACAT DÉCERNÉ À MUTABAR TADJIBAYEVA

La Fondation ACAT pour la dignité humaine a décerné le premier prix Engel-du Tertre à Mutabar Tadjibayeva, une défenseure des droits de l’homme ouzbèke de 52 ans qui lutte depuis une vingtaine d’années en faveur du respect des droits de l’homme en Ouzbékistan, un des pays les plus répressifs au monde. La cérémonie de remise de prix aura lieu le 15 novembre [1]