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Sudden Deportation of USC Human Rights Professor Steve Swerdlow Raises Concerns Over Academic Freedom in Kyrgyzstan
Washington DC - May 20, 2026. Via Serica expresses deep concern over the sudden denial of entry and deportation of Steve Swerdlow, a longtime Central Asia scholar, human rights advocate, Board Member of Via Serica, and Associate Professor of the Practice of Human Rights at the University of Southern California (USC), upon his arrival in Kyrgyzstan on May 19. Swerdlow arrived at Bishkek airport at approximately 4:30 a.m. leading a group of 16 USC students for a month-long educ
2 days ago3 min read
Via Serica Calls for Immediate International Action to Save the Life of Karakalpak Political Prisoner Dauletmurat Tajimuratov
Washington DC, January 2026 Via Serica expresses grave alarm over escalating and credible reports of torture, ill-treatment, and retaliation against Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, a Karakalpak political prisoner, human rights defender, and national hero, currently held in Penal Colony No. 11 (KIN-11) in Navoi region, Uzbekistan. These concerns are reinforced by a public statement issued by Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, who reiterated
Jan 293 min read
Activist Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov's Arrest Violates International Law, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Opinion Says
Following the newly released Opinion 62/2024 of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UN WGAD), Uzbek authorities must...
May 19, 20254 min read
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