To: Serdar Berdymukhamedov, President of Turkmenistan From: The Prove They Are Alive! campaign Dear President Berdymukhamedov: We are writing to you following your recent election as President of Turkmenistan about the issue of enforced disappearances in Turkmenistan, a grave violation of human rights as recognized by the United Nations. We are asking you to consider […]
Civic Solidarity Platform’s (CSP) Working Group on Turkmenistan produced an overview on enforced disappearances in the OSCE region, which was included in a new CSP report, assessing compliance with the prohibition of torture in OSCE countries On February 1, 2022, the CSP’s Working Group on Fighting Torture released a new report, “Current Assessment of Compliance […]
List of the Disappeared in Turkmenistan’s Prisons (PDF) The Prove They Alive! campaign presents an updated report on the disappeared in Turkmenistan’s prisons. This updated list documents 162 cases of enforced disappearances since 2002. A substantial increase in the number of documented cases compared to the previous 2019 list (121 cases) is due to newly […]
Решительные международные действия необходимы для прекращения насильственных исчезновений в Туркменистане. Спустя двадцать лет после начала массовых репрессий государства-участники ОБСЕ должны инициировать Московский механизм в отношении Туркменистана для решения проблемы продолжающихся грубых нарушений прав человека Обращение гражданского общества к участникам заседания Совета министров иностранных дел ОБСЕ в Стокгольме[1] Обращение также доступно в формате PDF В 2022 […]
Strong International Actions Are Essential to Stop Enforced Disappearances in Turkmenistan. Twenty Years after the Start of Mass Repression, OSCE Participating States Should Launch the Moscow Mechanism with Respect to Turkmenistan to Address Continued Gross Human Rights Violations Civil society appeal to participants of the OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting in Stockholm[1] The appeal is also […]
The statement is also available in PDF format Every last week of May, the Prove They Are Alive! campaign joins the global community in observing the International Week of the Disappeared. On this occasion, the Prove! campaign remembers all those who have been forcibly disappeared in the prisons of Turkmenistan and renews its resolve to […]
Заявление кампании «Покажите их живыми!» Кампании «Покажите их живыми!» стало известно из заслуживающего доверия источника[1], что 28 декабря 2020 года в тюремном заключении скончался бывший высокопоставленный государственный чиновник Туркменистана Язгельды Гундогдыев. 64-летний Гундогдыев являлся бывшим главой международного отдела аппарата президента и бывшим главой администрации Дашогузского велаята. Гундогдыев скончался в колонии, проведя более 18 лет в […]
Statement by the Prove They Are Alive! Campaign The Prove They Are Alive! campaign has learned from a trustworthy source[1] that a former high-ranking Turkmen government official, Yazgeldy Gundogdyev, died in custody on December 28, 2020. Gundogdyev, 64, was former Head of the International Department of the Presidential Administration and the former Head of Administration […]
Reyimov, Atadjan Imitjanovich Biography: Master of Sport for Boxing. Participated in informal studies on Islam, conducted by Bahram Saparov. Lived in Lebap Province. Arrest and conviction: Arrested on March 9, 2013. Charged with involvement in anti-state activities (conspiracy to take power, etc.). Convicted on May 22, 2013, by Lebap province court under Art. 174 p. […]
Saparov, Bakhram Jumanazarovich Biography: Born on May 31, 1982, in Turkmenabad city of Lebap Province. The leader of an unregistered Muslim group (up to 60 people), since 2007 unofficially taught Islam. Worked in the fueling service of the local airport. Lived in Turkmenabad. Arrest and conviction: Arrested on March 9, 2013 together with approximately 20 […]