Aqylbek Muratbai
@muratbaiman
Karakalpak civic activist. Persecuted by #Uzbekistan for activism. Spent one year in jail, wanted. Watch #Karakalpakstan protests bloody crackdown: http://t.me/shoshqa
🙏 Please, maximum repost! 🇺🇿 Exactly 16 months ago, on July 15, 2022, the Parliament of #Uzbekistan established an Investigation Commission on the protests in the Republic of #Karakalpakstan. The State Commission was chaired by Ombudsman Feruza Eshmatova @F_Eshmatova and…
1. Prosecutor General's Office of Uzbekistan reported that three law enforcement officers were charged with unlawful actions during suppression of #Karakalpakstan protests. In this regard let recall how many people died & what actions were taken to suppress unarmed demonstrators.
CPJ calls on #Kyrgyz authorities to conduct a thorough, independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding journalist Azimjon Askarov’s death, ahead of the fifth anniversary of his passing on Friday. cpj.org/2025/07/cpj-ca…
🇺🇸 APPEAL REGARDING THE VISIT OF US DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE UZRA ZEYA @UnderSecStateJ 🇰🇬 Azimzhan Askarov's death in a prison in Kyrgyzstan in 2020. 🇰🇿 Aron Atabek's death in Kazakhstan in 2021. 🇷🇺 Alexei Navalny's death in a prison in Russia in 2024. Who's next? 🇺🇿…
Looking forward to traveling to 🇰🇿 and 🇺🇿 to engage on democratic reforms and rule of law, human rights and protection of vulnerable populations, and religious freedom. Read more: state.gov/under-secretar…
How I Learned Who #Mirziyoyev Is. A Real-Life Story. It was around 2004. I was 15, just an ordinary schoolboy, and the only leader of #Uzbekistan I knew was the "sun-faced" #IslamKarimov. Like a true dictator, he completely occupied the political Olympus in our young minds (and…
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev turns 68 today - and is eligible to rule until he's 80. Read about his rise to power and rejigs of the constitution to cling to power in my new book Silk Mirage, out in November, available to pre-order at a discount here bloomsbury.com/uk/silk-mirage…
Как я узнал кто такой #Мирзиёев. Реальная история из жизни. Примерно 2004 год. Мне 15 лет, я обычный школьник и из руководителей #Узбекистана кроме солнцеликого ИсламКаримова никого не знаю - он как настоящий диктатор единолично занимал весь руководящий Олимп в наших детских…
Путин поздравил Мирзиеева с днем рождения Владимир Путин поздравил президента Узбекистана с днем рождения. Он пожелал коллеге крепкого здоровья, благополучия и успехов в государственной деятельности. vestikavkaza.ru/news/putin-poz…
Как решать проблемы горячих точек и минимизировать риски конфликтов в Це... youtu.be/6OjwVrfGkvM?si… через @YouTube
Today marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of the national press in Azerbaijan. One hundred and fifty years ago, Hasan bey Zardabi—a prominent Azerbaijani intellectual and great enlightener—launched the country’s first newspaper. Yet tragically, as Azerbaijan celebrates…
I had the pleasure and honor of speaking with Bruce Pannier @BrucePannier —one of the most respected voices on Central Asia—about the region’s Soviet cartographic legacy, water conflicts and geopolitical rebirth. A rich and timely conversation: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/geo…
Я из города Зарафшан, в центре пустыни #Кызылкум. В 90 км от нас находился город #Учкудук, где 40 лет назад произошла крупнейшая по числу погибших авиакатастрофа в истории СССР. Погибло 200 человек. Одна из самых малоизвестных и неизученных авиакатастроф. ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0…
“Denying @RFERL journalists the ability to report freely is a deeply concerning escalation in Kazakhstan’s efforts to stifle independent voices, said @HughAWilliamson, Europe and Central Asia director at @hrw hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…
Now public: communication to #Uzbekistan on continued arbitrary detention of Karakalpak HRD Dawletmurat Tajimuratov & other violations of his rights. Gvt response received & will be carefully studied. I’ll continue to closely follow his situation @uzbekmfa srdefenders.org/uzbekistan-con…
1. I personally know Aman #Sagidullayev, we met once in Bishkek. But then we had conflict when he started telling journalists that all Karakalpaks abroad were separatist cells. After that, with @LukeHarding1968's support I wrote this article for @Guardian: theguardian.com/world/2015/feb…
“Then Trump came to power”: Under-threat Karakalpak activist denied US resettlement - check out my new story on Turan Tales @muratbaiman open.substack.com/pub/turantales…
Двойные стандарты языковой политики в Узбекистане: ✅ Активная работа по популяризации и защите узбекского языка. ❌ Дискриминация каракалпакского языка даже в самой Республике #Каракалпакстан и репрессии против местных языковых активистов. Подробнее: youtu.be/WNQGJxa0np8
Even @nytimes is horrified Israeli Troops Kill Dozens Seeking Food Near Border nytimes.com/2025/07/20/wor…
В пунктах раздачи гуманитарной помощи в секторе Газа уже два месяца почти каждый день гибнут люди. Дело в новой системе распределения продовольствия meduza.io/feature/2025/0…
On "Turkic Brotherhood" and Political Hypocrisy. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev urged the Ukrainian people: "Never agree to occupation!" Meanwhile, Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR plans to join geological exploration efforts in the Republic of #Karakalpakstan – a…