Azimjan
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Azimjan is the given name of Azimjan Askarov, a Kyrgyz human rights activist and political prisoner known for documenting ethnic violence and police abuses.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Azimjan Askarov | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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human rights activist ⓘ political prisoner ⓘ |
| advocacyFocus |
ethnic minority rights
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police brutality ⓘ torture prevention ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Homo Homini Award
NERFINISHED
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Human Rights Defender Award NERFINISHED ⓘ International Press Freedom Award NERFINISHED ⓘ International Women of Courage Award (honorary mention as male activist in some contexts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfArrest |
activities documenting ethnic violence
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criticism of police abuses ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
complicity in murder
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inciting ethnic hatred ⓘ organizing mass disturbances ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfArrest | 2010-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-05-17 ⓘ |
| detainedIn | Kyrgyz prison system ⓘ |
| detentionAllegations |
denial of adequate medical care
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torture in custody ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Uzbek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Askarov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Vozdukh human rights group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Azimjan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collecting testimonies of victims of ethnic clashes
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photographing and filming police abuses ⓘ |
| language |
Russian
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Uzbek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalProcess |
appeals rejected by Kyrgyz courts
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case raised before UN Human Rights Committee ⓘ |
| movement | human rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
documenting ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan
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documenting police abuses in Kyrgyzstan ⓘ |
| occupation |
human rights activist
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journalist ⓘ |
| placeOfArrest | Bazar-Korgon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bazar-Korgon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAsPrisonerOfConscienceBy | Amnesty International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
UN human rights reviews
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international human rights campaigns ⓘ |
| supportedByOrganization |
Amnesty International
NERFINISHED
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Committee to Protect Journalists NERFINISHED ⓘ Human Rights Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ International Federation for Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialCharacterization |
politically motivated prosecution
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unfair trial ⓘ |
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