Voices from the Dark – an evening of poetry and activism

7th November 2018 Rich Mix, London 7pm – 10pm More details and RSVP here and here Prove That They’re Alive! campaign and Dash Arts present Voices From The Dark, an evening of poetry, live music and conversation about art and activism in times of oppression. Voices From The Dark will highlight the power of arts […]

The Disappeared Poet: Batyr Berdyev’s Verses Written Behind Bars

The Campaign “Prove They Are Alive!” published a book of poems written by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and former Representative of Turkmenistan to the OSCE, Batyr Berdyev, during his imprisonment. The book with the poems in the Russian original and English translation, produced by the Campaign, was distributed at a side […]

International community must take new resolute actions to stop enforced disappearances in Turkmenistan: more cases documented by the Campaign “Prove They Are Alive!”

At a side event of the annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, the Campaign “Prove They Are Alive!” presented its new findings concerning the situation with enforced disappearances in Turkmenistan. The number of documented cases grew to 112, with 23 confirmed deaths among the victims of this cruel and inhuman treatment. A new report by […]

Parallel OSCE Civil Society Forum in Minsk

Parallel OSCE Civil Society Forum has been successfully held in Minsk on 4 July. It took place on the eve of the 26th annual session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. The Forum was organized by Belarusian human rights NGOs together with the Civic Solidarity Platform. More than 100 people participated in the event, including representatives of […]

В Минске прошел форум гражданского общества ОБСЕ

В Минске 4 июля прошел Параллельный форум гражданского общества ОБСЕ, организованный белорусскими правозащитниками совместно с Платформой “Гражданская солидарность”. Форум прошел накануне 26 ежегодной сессии Парламентской Ассамблеи ОБСЕ. В Форуме приняли участие более 100 человек, в том числе представители белорусских правозащитных НПО, члены Платформы из Армении, Азербайджана, Германии, Нидерландов, Норвегии, Польши, России, Украины, Швейцарии, Швеции, другие зарубежные НПО – такие […]

Appeal to the United Nations Secretary General Regarding His Visit to Turkmenistan

Appeal to the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres Regarding His Visit to Turkmenistan on June 13, 2017 This letter is available in PDF here His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres United Nations Secretary General   Cc:  Mr. Zeid Ra`ad Al Hussein United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights June 8, 2017 Dear Secretary General Guterres: […]

Обращение к Генеральному секретарю ООН в связи с его визитом в Туркменистан

Обращение к Генеральному секретарю ООН Антониу Гутерришу в связи с его визитом в Туркменистан 13 июня 2017 года Письмо доступно в PDF по ссылке Его Превосходительству г-ну Антониу Гутерришу Генеральному секретарю Организации Объединенных Наций Копия: Зейд Раад аль-Хусейн Верховный комиссар ООН по правам человека 8 июня 2017 г. Уважаемый Генеральный секретарь Гуттериш! Мы, участники международной […]

Press Release: Civil Society Activists Call for Strong Human Rights Conditions for the Ratification of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and Turkmenistan

    Civil Society Activists Call for Strong Human Rights Conditions for the Ratification of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and Turkmenistan  For Immediate Release May 27, 2015, Brussels The “Prove They Are Alive” campaign, working for the rights of those disappeared in Turkmen prisons and their families, held a roundtable […]