The coalition of human rights organizations urges President Niazov to:

Immediately and unconditionally release Farid Tukhbatullin and
Mukhametkuli Aimuradov;

Investigate all allegations of torture and ill-treatment and take
appropriate action against all those responsible;

Cease persecuting all persons - who exercise their right to freedom of
expression, including non-violent political dissent - and their family
members;

With regard to those detained for the November 25 attack,
End incommunicado detention; allow family members to visit them in
prison and deliver essential food and medicines;
Ensure fair and public retrials that meet international due
process standards of anyone convicted at unfair trials;

Allow human rights monitors to operate in Turkmenistan.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
INTERNATIONAL HELSINKI FEDERATION
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
MEMORIAL HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE

For more information please see Amnesty International’s web action on Turkmenistan:
http://web.amnesty.org/web/web.nsf/pages/TKM_action