Washington DC—Crude Accountability is deeply concerned about the detention of opposition leader Tofiq Yugublu who is currently in pre-trial detention in Baku, Azerbaijan on trumped-up …
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‘The Other Side of Oil’ documentary depicts the grim side of living near oil production
The Other Side of Oil documentary, focusing on the lives of ordinary people living right beside the largest oil reserves in Western Kazakhstan, premiers online …
Images of the Abandoned Village of Berezovka, Kazakhstan, Showcased at George Washington University
Washington, D.C., Release: February 20, 2020. Immersive photo exhibit ‘Afterword’ by Nata Li opened February 19 at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies …
Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan were marred by fraud and violence
Crude Accountability is deeply concerned about the use of brutal violence against opposition candidates, journalists, and election observers during and following the February 9 snap …
From Ukraine to Wisconsin, Dangerous Work Report reveals alarming trends of reprisals against environmentalists
Crude Accountability, together with Ecoforum of NGOs of Kazakhstan and FracTracker Alliance (USA), is proud to present a report Dangerous Work: Reprisals against Environmental Activists …
Media: The Police Detained Environmental Activist in Western Kazakhstan Oblast
Translated by Crude Accountability. The original article was published by Uralsk Weekly on May 7, 2019: http://www.uralskweek.kz/2019/05/07/policiya-zaderzhala-ekologicheskogo-aktivista-v-zko/] In Burlin District of Western Kazakhstan Region [of …
EBRD cancels Turkmenistan hydrocarbon-related loan
Crude Accountability is pleased that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development canceled the CMI Offshore loan to Turkmenistan, which would have supported offshore oil …
Freedom of Expression cannot be silenced: Crude Accountability calls for immediate release of Mehman Huseynov
Washington DC—Crude Accountability is deeply concerned about the health and wellbeing of Azerbaijani blogger and anti-corruption activist, Mehman Huseynov, and publicly calls for his immediate …
UN Human Rights Council Adopts Historic Resolution on Human Rights and the Environment
A statement by Crude Accountability and EcoForum of NGOs, Kazakhstan The United Nations held its 37th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland …
Without good governance, the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea may do more harm than good to the environment and human rights
The convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea is an important step for the region, but there is little reason for optimism, says …