Mihra Rittmann is a Europe and Central Asia researcher at Human Rights Watch
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Published in: oDR“Even though I am in prison, I feel the freedom of my soul”Today Azimjon Askarov, an imprisoned human rights defender from southern Kyrgyzstan, faces an appeal hearing. In...
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Published in: oDRThe Kazakhstan elections and the transition that wasn’tIn March, Kazakhstan's long-term leader stepped down, making way for a "transition" of power. But everything about...
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Published in: oDRKyrgyzstan’s unfinished businessMoving on does not – indeed, definitely should not – mean sweeping past abuses under the rug, nor ignoring the...
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Published in: HomeKyrgyzstan, violence vs justiceThe chaotic scenes at the trial of a man charged over inter-ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan are damaging the legal...