Joint statement regarding the repression of those who spoke out against the rehabilitation of the Basmachi in Uzbekistan and the use of Soviet symbols in Azerbaijan In Uzbekistan, a court sentenced a local journalist with socialist views, Aziz Khakimov, to 4 years and 2 months in prison under the article “inciting hatred” for statements against the rehabilitation of figures from the Basmachi movement of 1918-1944, who fought against Soviet power with weapons in hand, trying t

Via the Political Council of the Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan In Uzbekistan, the well known blogger and left wing activist Aziz Khakimov was given a harsh sentence of 4 years and 2 months in prison for speaking out against the rehabilitation of the leaders of the Basmachi movement of 1918-1944. His only “crime” was that he called them murderers and executioners of the people! Officially, Aziz was charged with “inciting hatred,” as he allegedly insulted the “heroes of the

The Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan, with the Communist parties of Greece and Mexico, has issued a statement condemning recent attempts...