Open Society Foundations Statement on Death of Human Rights Defender Azimjan Askarov in Prison in Kyrgyzstan
July 27, 2020
July 27, 2020
NEW YORK, July 27 -- Open Society Foundations issued the following news release:
The Open Society Foundations are both deeply saddened and outraged by the death in prison in Kyrgyzstan of human rights defender Azimjan Askarov, a courageous and inspiring advocate detained since 2010 on trumped-up charges.
Kyrgyzstan's state penitentiary service said Askarov, aged 69, died on Saturday in a prison clinic, a day after he was hospitalized with pneumonia.
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The Open Society Foundations are both deeply saddened and outraged by the death in prison in Kyrgyzstan of human rights defender Azimjan Askarov, a courageous and inspiring advocate detained since 2010 on trumped-up charges.
Kyrgyzstan's state penitentiary service said Askarov, aged 69, died on Saturday in a prison clinic, a day after he was hospitalized with pneumonia.
"O . . .