Kyrgyzstan is Relentless in its Crackdown on Civil and Political Rights

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Kyrgyzstan Social Democrats party leader Temirlan Sultanbekov (L), chief campaigner Irina Karamushkina (C), and party member Roza Tyurksever after being detained in Bishkek on November 15, 2024. © 2024 Toktosun Shambetov As the world marks International Human Rights Day, there is little to celebrate in Kyrgyzstan. President Sadyr Japarov’s administration has been systematically cracking down on dissenting voices, including detaining leading members of the Social Democrats party, one of the last remaining opposition parties, ahead of last month’s municipal elections.The…

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