Mamedov, Vyacheslav

Gender: Male.

State of concern: Turkmenistan.

Who, Why and How exiled:

Vyacheslav Mamedov is formerly a leading member of the Russian community in Turkmenistan (Amnesty International, 2000) and previous head of the Krasnovodsk based NGO, Flamingo (RFE/RL, 2003). He is now a prominent exiled opposition leader (Fedorenko, 2015), working as the head of the Civil Democratic Union of Turkmenistan, based in the Netherlands (Chronicles of Turkmenistan, 2016; European Parliament, 2011).

Category of exile: 4. (Definitions here.)

Alleged affiliation: Civil Democratic Union of Turkmenistan.

Which stages experienced: Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3. (Definitions here.)

Date of most serious incident: 2000.

Violence experienced: Unknown.

Stage 2 details (arrest/ detention/ extradition):

On 21st January 2000, he was detained by the KNB and taken to an investigation-isolation prison in Nebit-Dag, after conducting an interview regarding the work of the Russian community in Turkmenistan in December 1998. He was then accused of slandering the Turkmen people and encouraging Russian emigration by President Niyazov. Mamedov was released on 3rd February after he signed an agreement that he would not leave the country or continue any further political activity (Amnesty International, 2000).

International arrest warrant: Unknown.

Countries of transit, asylum and/or residence: Netherlands, Russia.

Current status:

Head of Civil Democratic Union of Turkmenistan, based in the Netherlands (Chronicles of Turkmenistan, 2016; European Parliament, 2011; Amnesty International, 2008).

Press sources:

Amnesty International, Amnesty International Report 2000 - Turkmenistan , 1 June 2000, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aa0e0.html [accessed 6 March 2018]

Amnesty International (2008). Health concern/Possible prisoner of conscience. [online] Amnesty.org. Available at: https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/56000/eur610022008eng.pdf [Accessed 6 Mar. 2018].

Chronicles of Turkmenistan (2016). Interview: Why are dual nationals barred from leaving Turkmenistan?. [online] Chronicles of Turkmenistan. Available at: https://en.hronikatm.com/2016/03/interview-why-are-dual-nationals-barred-from-leaving-turkmenistan/ [Accessed 6 Mar. 2018].

European Parliament (2011). Turkmenistan: protecting human rights a prerequisite for closer ties with the EU. [online] Europarl.europa.eu. Available at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20110418IPR18103/turkmenistan-protecting-human-rights-a-prerequisite-for-closer-ties-with-the-eu [Accessed 6 Mar. 2018].

Federenko, V. (2015). Timeline of Asia (1918-2014). Washington DC: Rethink Institute.

RFE/RL (2003). Turkmenistan: Clock Ticking As Ashgabat Refuses To Budge On Dual-Citizenship Ban. [online] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Available at: https://www.rferl.org/a/1103494.html [Accessed 6 Mar. 2018].