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RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
January 4, 2018
Most would have been sentenced to the harshest of Uzbekistan's prisons, places like Jaslyk in the desert of northwestern Uzbekistan, nicknamed the ... are these former inmates supposed to glean from standing at the grave site of the man who was ultimately responsible for them being thrown in prison?
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
October 27, 2017
Uzbek authorities have yet to fulfill the longstanding recommendations by the United Nations agencies to close Jaslyk prison, which has been ... HRW urged Uzbekistan to free all prisoners jailed on politically motivated charges, end the practice of arbitrarily extending prison sentences, and end the practiceÃÂ ...
Human Rights Watch
October 25, 2017
The Uzbek government has also yet to fulfill the longstanding recommendation of UN bodies to close the Jaslyk prison colony – a detention facility long ... Muhammadiyev told Human Rights Watch about his office's increasing efforts to conduct unannounced monitoring visits of prisons across UzbekistanÃÂ ...
Human Rights Watch
October 4, 2017
Prison authorities had also improperly charged Farmonov with “violations of prison rules,” extending his sentence by five years. Both were ... But on April 6, authorities transferred him from the Jaslyk prison colony in Nukus, more than 800 kilometers from Tashkent, to a punishment cell in the city of Nukus forÃÂ ...
Human Rights Watch
February 22, 2017
Usmanov was the third political prisoner allowed to leave prison at the end of an extended prison term since Shavkat Mirziyoyev became acting president ... In March 2009, authorities transferred him from Karshi prison to Jaslyk prison, where his health and treatment by prison authorities worsened. On oneÃÂ ...
Open Democracy
January 13, 2017
On 21 June, Akmal was sentenced to five years in prison for having 'moved materials promoting religious extremism, separatism and fundamentalism across the Customs border with Uzbekistan'. On 12 October 2016, Uzbekistan's government declared an amnesty for foreign citizens held in its prisons, butÃÂ ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
September 3, 2012
Set in Uzbekistan's Karakalpaksta republic, Jaslyk was set up in the wake of the 1999 Tashkent bombings, which killed 16 people and which the government blamed on Islamic militants. Thousands of people were rounded up, many of them from Islamic groups, and sent to Jaslyk. In recent years, the facilityÃÂ ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
August 5, 2012
The prison facility was opened following the deadly Tashkent bombings, which authorities blamed on religious extremists. Tens of thousands of people were arrested in the aftermath of the 1999 bombings and many so-called "religious prisoners" would end up in the newly established Jaslyk. The prisonÃÂ ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
October 27, 2017
Uzbek authorities have yet to fulfill the longstanding recommendations by the United Nations agencies to close Jaslyk prison, which has been ...
Sight Magazine
October 25, 2017
During his trip, Mr Shaheed visited Jaslyk prison – which Human rights Watch says is “well known for its harsh conditions and ill-treatment and ...
Human Rights Watch
October 25, 2017
Human rights activists in prison include Mehrinisso Hamdamova, Zulhumor ... the Jaslyk prison colony – a detention facility long associated with some of ... unannounced monitoring visits of prisons across Uzbekistan and to ...
Ecumenical News (blog)
October 13, 2017
During his mission, Shaheed met government officials and local authorities in Tashkent, Fergana, Bukhara, Nukus and Jaslyk Prison. He also ...
Human Rights Watch
October 4, 2017
Prison authorities had also improperly charged Farmonov with ... But on April 6, authorities transferred him from the Jaslyk prison colony in ...
Human Rights Watch
February 22, 2017
Usmanov was the third political prisoner allowed to leave prison at the ... 2009, authorities transferred him from Karshi prison to Jaslyk prison, ...
Open Democracy
January 13, 2017
Prisoners of the most cruel colony in Uzbekistan - Jaslyk, known for boiling ... Aggressive interrogation, unfair trials and torture in prisons are endemic and, ... On 21 June, Akmal was sentenced to five years in prison for having ...
The Diplomat
June 1, 2015
Instead, his wife — Ozoda Yakubova — received a phone call on May 21 from a former detainee at the Nukus pretrial detention center who said Farmonov had been sentenced to an additional five years for disobeying prison rules. Farmonov was reportedly transferred back to the Jaslyk prison colony.
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
September 3, 2012
Letter From Uzbek Prison Purportedly Reveals Regime Of Torture ... has not allowed UN rapporteurs to visit its prisons, including Jaslyk.
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
August 5, 2012
Officially, it is Jaslyk prison -- the worst of the worst in a country whose ... on torture to visit Uzbek prisons, including the notorious Jaslyk facility.
Human Rights Watch
February 22, 2017
Usmanov was the third political prisoner allowed to leave prison at the ... 2009, authorities transferred him from Karshi prison to Jaslyk prison,ÃÂ ...
Open Democracy
January 13, 2017
Prisoners of the most cruel colony in Uzbekistan - Jaslyk, known for boiling ... Aggressive interrogation, unfair trials and torture in prisons are endemic and, ... On 21 June, Akmal was sentenced to five years in prison for havingÃÂ ...
Human Rights Watch
November 12, 2015
Prison authorities arbitrarily extended Juraev's sentence in 2004, 2006, ... He was repeatedly tortured and ill-treated in Jaslyk prison 64/71.
The Diplomat
June 1, 2015
After serving nine years in prison, Azam Farmonov, an Uzbek activist, ... Farmonov was reportedly transferred back to the Jaslyk prison colony.
Human Rights Watch
May 28, 2015
But on April 6, authorities transferred him from the Jaslyk prison colony in Nukus, over 800 kilometers from Tashkent, to a punishment cell in theÃÂ ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
September 3, 2012
Letter From Uzbek Prison Purportedly Reveals Regime Of Torture ... has not allowed UN rapporteurs to visit its prisons, including Jaslyk.
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
August 5, 2012
Officially, it is Jaslyk prison -- the worst of the worst in a country whose ... on torture to visit Uzbek prisons, including the notorious Jaslyk facility.
Thomson Reuters Foundation
March 3, 2017
YANGIBAZAR, Uzbekistan, March 3 (Reuters) - A newspaper editor jailed for 18 years in Uzbekistan says he was subjected to such harsh torture that he forgot the names of his daughters, but was kept alive by the support of human rights groups.
Human Rights Watch
February 22, 2017
(Bishkek) - Rustam Usmanov, a peaceful political activist imprisoned arbitrarily in Uzbekistan for 19 years and brutally tortured, was finally freed on February 13, 2017, at the end of his prison term, Human Rights Watch said today. Usmanov, 69, a ...
Open Democracy
January 13, 2017
Prisoners of the most cruel colony in Uzbekistan - Jaslyk, known for boiling prisoners to death. ... Over the last 15 years hardly a day has gone by without our editorial team receiving reports of harsh court sentences, torture and physical abuse in ...
Big News Network.com
November 23, 2015
"The Uzbek authorities should see to it that those who are alleged to have tortured Juraev and arbitrarily extended his prison sentence are promptly investigated and brought to justice." .... He was repeatedly tortured and ill-treated in Jaslyk prison ...
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