Azimjan Askarov

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Azimjan Askarov was a Kyrgyz human rights defender and journalist known for documenting police brutality and ethnic violence, whose activism led to his controversial imprisonment and international recognition.

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instanceOf human rights activist
journalist
political prisoner
appealOutcome conviction repeatedly upheld by Kyrgyz courts
awardReceived Homo Homini Award
Human Rights Defender Award
International Press Freedom awards
surface form: International Press Freedom Award
causeOfDeath reported pneumonia
countryOfCitizenship Kyrgyzstan
dateOfArrest 2010-06
dateOfBirth 1951-05-17
dateOfDeath 2020-07-25
detentionConditions poor prison conditions alleged by human rights groups
ethnicGroup Uzbek
familyName Askarov
fieldOfWork ethnic violence documentation
human rights
police brutality documentation
founded Vozdukh human rights group
givenName Azimjan
knownFor documenting ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan
documenting police brutality in Kyrgyzstan
language Russian
Uzbek
legalStatus convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in Kyrgyzstan
mannerOfDeath died in custody
movement Kyrgyz human rights movement
name Azimjan Askarov self-link
occupation human rights defender
journalist
placeOfBirth Bazar-Korgon
Jalal-Abad Region
Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic
surface form: Kyrgyz SSR

Soviet Union
placeOfDeath Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan
placeOfDetention Kyrgyzstan
reasonForArrest alleged involvement in June 2010 ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan
recognizedAs prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International
residence Bazar-Korgon
subjectOf international human rights campaigns
supportedBy Amnesty International
Committee to Protect Journalists
Human Rights Watch
United Nations human rights system
surface form: United Nations human rights bodies
trialCharacterization widely regarded as unfair
UNDecision UN Human Rights Committee called for his release and retrial
UN Human Rights Committee found his detention arbitrary

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Homo Homini Award hasRecipient Azimjan Askarov
Azimjan Askarov name Azimjan Askarov self-link