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US Government Should Abide by Its OSCE Commitments to Hold Free and Fair Elections
Crude Accountability led the efforts among members of the Civic Solidarity Platform, an international network of independent civic groups from across the OSCE region, to …
Civil Society Calls on Turkmenistan to Free Wrongfully Imprisoned Lawyer
Crude Accountability is among 10 civil society organizations that signed the statement by Human Rights Watch demanding that the Turkmenistan government drops charges and immediately …
Stop Persecution of Turkmen Civic Activists!
Statement from Human Rights Organizations We, representatives of human rights organizations from various countries, express our serious concern about the growing pressure on Turkmen civic …
In Solidarity
Crude Accountability stands in solidarity with Black Americans fighting for justice in the face of institutionalized racism and police brutality. Human and environmental rights—which Crude …
Azerbaijani Authorities Should Immediately Release Opposition Leader Tofiq Yugublu
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 …
‘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 …
In memory of Emil Shukurov
Emil Shukurov, one of the most prominent members of the environmental movement in Central Asia, 82 years of age, passed on August 23, 2019. Famous …
What does the SOFAZ 2018 statement reveal and how does it compare to other sovereign funds
The State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) regularly publishes quarterly and annual statements on revenues, expenditures, and assets. The statements are available …
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 …