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Syinat Sultanalieva @syinats.bsky.social · Jun 23

#Kyrgyzstan: Although 15 years have passed since the deadly ethnic clashes in the south of Kyrgyzstan, wounds still have not healed and new ones added with ongoing demolitions in Osh. I write about it in my oped here: thediplomat.com/2025/06/15-y...

15 Years On, Ethnic Uzbeks Sill Face Bias in Kyrgyzstan

Several ethnic Uzbeks from Osh said that the 2010 trauma continues to inform their daily lives and that the government’s efforts have largely been ineffective.

thediplomat.com

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Syinat Sultanalieva @syinats.bsky.social · May 30

#Kyrgyzstan: Whistleblower, Zhoomart Karabaev, convicted for exposing corruption in the country’s court system - allegations that deserved an effective and independent investigation, not prosecution and punishment of the whistleblower:

www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

Kyrgyzstan: Whistleblower Convicted for Exposing Corruption in Court System

A Kyrgyz court on May 27, 2025, convicted former National Academy of Sciences researcher and whistleblower, Zhoomart Karabaev, of “incitement of mass disorder” and calling for disobedience to authorit...

www.hrw.org

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Lena Simet @lenasimet.bsky.social · May 28

My latest piece for @inequality.org on how the platform economy runs on #inequality while sidestepping labor rights.

This isn’t about rejecting technology. It’s about making sure companies don’t hide exploitation behind an app. #ILC2025

inequality.org/article/the-...

The Platform Economy Runs on Inequality – and Sidesteps Labor Rights

Promises of flexibility obscure an exploitative labor system — but workers are fighting back.

inequality.org

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Syinat Sultanalieva @syinats.bsky.social · May 20

#Russia - 81% of migrant children (many #CentralAsian) were barred from registering for Russian language proficiency test, itself a discriminatory requirement made law in December 2024. These are just the numbers since it came into force in April 2025:

www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

Discriminatory Testing Blocks Migrant Children’s Right to Education in Russia

This week, Russia’s education and science supervision agency, Rosobrnadzor, reported that so far in 2025 only 335 children of migrants have been allowed to take the Russian language proficiency test, ...

www.hrw.org

Syinat Sultanalieva @syinats.bsky.social · Apr 17

#Kyrgyz migrants beaten up by Russian #police at a #Moscow sauna, causing uproar in #Kyrgyzstan. Good that #Kyrgyz Ombudsperson demanded justice & Russia started investigation after request by Russian Ombudsperson, but more needs to be done to address the root cause: www.hrw.org/report/2025/...

Living in Fear and Humiliation

The 63-page report, “Living in Fear and Humiliation: Rising Xenophobic Harassment and Violence towards Central Asian Migrants in Russia,” documents that Central Asian migrants, mostly from Uzbekistan,...

www.hrw.org

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Yan Matusevich @ymatusik.bsky.social · Mar 18

HRW comes out with an incredibly detailed report on the rise in anti-migrant violence, arbitrary detention and forced military conscription of migrants in Russia

Made a small contribution to this report, but it includes some first-hand testimonies of the horrible situations faced by migrants in RU

Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Mar 18

In a new report, HRW documents that Central Asian migrants, mostly from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan working in Russia face ethnic profiling, arbitrary arrests, and harassment by police and private actors, including far-right nationalist groups.

Russia’s economy is heavily dependent on migrant labor. As of 2024, there were nearly 3.3 million migrants from Central Asia working in Russia.

These labor migrants have experienced increased xenophobic harassment and violence since the deadly attack attributed to Central Asians on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall in March 2024.

Additionally, they have been increasingly targeted for military recruitment, with authorities often using arbitrary detention and threats of deportation to force them to enlist.

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Andrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · Mar 18

More state restrictions, vicious attacks in the streets, coerced to enlist and fight in Ukraine – Central Asians in Russia are facing grim times as authorities deny them their rights.

My Daily Brief...

📰 Read: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...

🔊 Listen: www.hrw.org/video-photos...

Punished for Being Central Asian in Russia : Daily Brief

More state restrictions, vicious attacks in the streets, coerced to fight in Ukraine… Central Asians in Russia are facing grim times as authorities deny them their rights. Read @astroehlein in @hrw’s ...

www.hrw.org

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Syinat Sultanalieva @syinats.bsky.social · Mar 18

My new @hrw.org report on rising #xenophobia against #CentralAsian labor migrants in #Russia is out today, please check it out:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

I will also be live today with colleagues at 14 cet on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube (and yes sadly X too), to discuss the report - pls, tune in!

Russia: Xenophobic Crackdown on Central Asian Migrants

Central Asian labor migrants in Russia have been experiencing increased xenophobic harassment, hate speech and violence, since the deadly attack attributed to Central Asians on Moscow’s Crocus City Ha...

www.hrw.org

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Kartik Raj @kartikraj.bsky.social · Feb 23

Always worth reading @okwonga.bsky.social, but especially so when German politics are in the global spotlight. www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

“Just look at all the seemingly eternal norms that have been undone in no time at all. The cracks are swiftly spreading throughout the German iceberg.”

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Aigerim Turgunbaeva @aigiturgunbaeva.bsky.social · Feb 21

#Kyrgyzstan and #Tajikistan settle border dispute that sparked clashes. Long-awaited news for Central Asia!
Big thanks @tumarov.bsky.social
for the detailed comments

Follow the link to check my latest for @reuters.com

www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan settle border dispute that sparked deadly clashes

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, two ex-Soviet Central Asian states, said on Friday that they had resolved a decades-old border dispute that had sparked clashes between different ethnic groups that had killed over a hundred people.

www.reuters.com

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Syinat Sultanalieva @syinats.bsky.social · Feb 14

Checks out - our own research @hrw.org led us to similar conclusions. Report is coming in March - watch this space

Foreign Policy Research Institute @fpri.bsky.social · Feb 14

Russia is further tightening regulations for Central Asian migrant laborers, limiting the jobs they can do, and urging Central Asians coming to work in Russia not to bring their families.

Central Asian Migrants Face Harsh Treatment at Moscow's Sakharovo Detention Center - Foreign Policy Research Institute

The lives of Central Asian migrant laborers in Russia have become much worse since the terrorist attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall on March 22, 2024, that

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Syinat Sultanalieva @syinats.bsky.social · Feb 13

As I leave wretched X, I come to BlueSky with an offering - a #Bishkek railway bridge #cat.

Photo is of a black and white street cat looking up at the camera

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