Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court upheld the life sentence of ethnic Uzbek human rights activist Azimjon Askarov, despite calls by domestic and international rights groups for his release. The Sweden-based group, Civil Rights Defenders, condemned the May 13 ruling and called on Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov to “intervene and free [Askarov] immediately.” Askarov, who turns 69 this month, has been behind bars for nearly 10 years on what human rights and media-freedom watchdogs described as trumped-up charges.watchdogs described as trumped-up charges.
Originally published at – https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-s-supreme-court-upholds-life-sentence-for-human-rights-activist/30610603.html
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