Att.: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Uzbekistan, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Uzbekistan, International Organizations involved with Human Rights Protection
On December 17th, 2009 several informational agencies reported about the agitation regarding the criminal case against one of the most well-known Central Asian photographers, Umida Ahmedova. According to the disseminated information, Umida Ahmedova is accused of “insult and slander of the Uzbek nation”. Reason of the presented accusation is a photo album, “Women and Men: From Sunrise to Sunset”, which was published with the support of the Swiss Embassy to Uzbekistan .
It is important to mention that freedom of expression is one of the key criteria of any state governed by the rule of law. Judging any artwork should be done by experts and viewers and not by forces of any official organs. Art is not equal with social and political journalism and cannot be viewed as a “document” in legal sense, therefore it cannot be an agent of “slander”.
Photographs of Umida Ahmedova possess obvious artistic value and are considered as Central Asian cultural asserts by international professional community. The government should be proud of the creativity of the talented photographer and not threaten her with criminal persecution.
Umida Ahmedova is known as an advocate of documentary photography and cinema. Her lens follows the lives of the people in Uzbekistan, their rites and customs; her attention is given to simple people and their everyday behavior. Images, taken by Umida Ahmedova, are not fantasies and not caricatures. They authentically capture that side of life, which people of Uzbekistan face daily; every passerby on the streets, guests at weddings and other family celebrations. Accusation of these easily recognizable captions with “slander” and “insult” can only be done by those who know the life of the Uzbek nation only through reports of official TV channels and through emasculated images of official art.
The example of Umida Ahmedova shows that there is a quality crisis in the consciousness of authorities. From ideological intrusion of their clichés to the society, they turn to legal pressure. Facts of life, which are not corresponding to the official ideology, are suppressed and their representation in arts falls under prosecutors’ inspection. If this present process is not stopped, any photo that is taken on the Uzbek streets can become pretext for legal pursuit.
By signing this appeal, we demand that the Uzbek government complies with the rules of the Republic and respects the right of the artist to free creativity. Umida Ahmedova did not take pictures of secret objects, did not defame governmental symbols and did not “slander” the Uzbek nation. Discussion of artworks should take place on pages of magazines and newspapers and not in the court hall.
We are also turning to the international community, heads of diplomatic missions and human rights organizations. The Uzbek Justice is making a dangerous turn, the consequences of which can be unpredictable. We must do everything possible so that it does not become worse!
To sign the petition, please contact Boris Chukhovich. Thank you.
Alisher Akaev, student, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Meder Akhmetov, architect, artist, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Yulia Amanbaeva, student of AUCA (American University of Central Asia), Kyrgyzstan
Shaarbek Amankul, artist, director of bArtCenter, Kyrgyzstan Artists Union Member, member of the International Academy of Ceramics in Geneva, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Margarita Amvrosova, art critic, Tengri-Umay art-gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Viktor An, photographer, member of creative circle Academy of arts of Uzbekistan, Tashkent
Natalya Andrianova, designer, editorial board member at “Design.KG" journal, curator of design projects, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Ruben Arevshatyan, artist, critic, professor of art history of Armenian Open University, member of AICA (Art International Critics Association), member of editorial board of journal www.red-thread.org, member of curatorial board of the Contemporary Art Centre DEPO (Istanbul), Yerevan, Armenia
Said Atabekov, artist, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Levon Avakyan, Jewellery Designer, Montreal, Canada
Defne Ayas, Director «Arthub Asia», Split between New York and Shanghai
Alexandra Batina, artist, Uzbekistan
Ekaterina Bogachevskaya, photographer, St. Petersburg, Russia
Alena Boika, chief Editor of Umelec International magazine for contemporary art and culture, Prague, Czech Republic
Gamal Bokonbaev, culture expert, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Arthur Bolzhurov, professional photographer, at present student of All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Denise Brassard, writer and professor, UQAM, Montreal, Canada
Olga Chagaoutdinova, photographer, video-artist, Montreal, Canada
Boris Chukhovich, independent curator, researcher in the Canada Research Chair in Esthetics and Poetics, Montreal, Canada
Ekaterina Degot, art historian, curator, corresponding member of the Art Academy of Russia
Naima Dib, Professor, University of Montreal and McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Ulan Djaparov, Editor of the “Kurak” art-magazine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Shailo Djekshenbayev, photographer, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Muratbek Djumaliev, artist, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Andrey Dureiko, artist, Düsseldorf, Germany
Natalya Dyu, artist, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Yevgeniya Eropkina, student, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Robert Fasold, the script-writer, the fraud agent of Royal bank of Canada, Montreal
Alexander Fedorov, photo artist, distinguished worker of culture of Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek
Ruslan Getmanchuk, writer, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Eugenia Gortchakova, the member of Artists Union of Germany, Oldenburg Germany
Vladislav Grakovsky, actor, film director, playwright, Germany
Larisa Grinberg, director of Gallery.Photographer.ru, member of Art Critics Association, Moscow, Russia
Rifat Gumerov, writer, full member of the Academy of Moral Traditions (Vienna, Austria), Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Simon Harel, Member of the Royal Society of Canada, Professor, UQAM, Montreal, Canada
Olzhas Isenov, artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Nellya Jamanbaeva, art manager of Public Union "ArtEast", Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Elena Jetpyspayeva, journalist, Kazakhstan
Aelita Jumaeva, Designer, Member of the International Association of the Union of Designers, Moscow, Russia
Mirbek Kadraliev, photographer, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Gulnara Kasmalieva, artist, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Sarvinoz Khojieva, Board Secretary of Artist Union, Republic of Tajikistan, art critic, author of TV program “Silhouette” - First Channel of Tajik television, Dushanbe
Jamshed Kholikov, artist, exhibitions coordinator, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Oksana Khripun, Literary Director, Ilkhom Theater, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Svyatoslav Kim, artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Daniil Kislov, Editor, Ferghana.ru, Moscow, Russia
Dastan Kozhakhmetov, director of Soros Center for contemporary art - Almaty, Kazakhstan
Sergey Kozoderov, photographer, designer, member of Union of journalists of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Temirtau
René LaFleur, Professor, Saint-Laurent College, Montreal, Canada
Andrey Kudryashov, journalist, photographer, Uzbekistan
Faruh Kuziev, Cultural Programing Manager, Bactria Cultural Centre, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Alexandra Loumpet, PhD in Museology, Paris, France
Djemaa Maazouzi, Coordinator in the Center fir Research on Intermediality, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Ruth Maclennan, artist and lecturer, University of the Arts, London, based in London.
Galim Madanov, the member of Artists Union of Kazakhstan, the member of Filmmakers’ Union of Kazakhstan, Almaty
Gaisha Madanova, independent artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Darya Maksimova, artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Tina Mamatsashvili, PhD in Art History, State University of Tbilisi, Georgia
Georgiy Mamedov, Art-Manager, Moscow, Russia
Yuliya Masyakina, student, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Erbossyn Meldibekov, artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Almagul Menlibayeva, artist, laureate of the State Youth Prize “Daryn”, laureate of the Independent Prize of Maecenas of Kazakhstan
Isabelle de Mévius, Director of the “Éditions de Mévius”, Brussels, Belgium
Avaz Momunkulov, artist, Art Union Board member of Osh region, Kyrgyzstan
Joshua (Ulanbek) Murzakhmetov, artist, photographer, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Mirsulzhan Namazaliev, media-consultant, Kyrgyzstan
Chingiz Narynov, film director, photographer, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Zhanara Nauryzbaeva, cultural anthropologist, Stenford University, USA-Kazakhstan
Maksim Neroda, designer, Germany
Lyudmila Nikitina, Russian language teacher, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Ekaterina Nikonorova, architect, artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Anna Nistratova, Director of the Photo Books magazine books.photographer.ru, Photo Editor in the Black Square Journal, Russia
Valery Nizamutdinov, technical English language officer, Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan
Andrey Novoselov, photographer, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Ainura Nurseitova, student, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Karlygash Nurzhanova (Bukenova), photographer, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Nurbossyn Oris, artist, designer, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Filippo Palumbo, doctoral fellow, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Andrey Polikanov, Photograph-Director, Russian Reporter Journal, Moscow, Russia
Claudia Polledri, doctoral fellow in visual arts and comparative literature, Piacenza, Italy
Zhanna Prashkevich, journalist, editor of the portal nur.kz, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Darya Pyrkina, Candidate of art criticism, Chief research worker of State Contemporary Art Centre, Moscow, Russia
Ekaterina Reznikova, Candidate of art criticism, Chief research worker of State Art museum named A. Kasteev, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Vlad Safronov, philosopher, art critic, Russia
Zilola Saidova, photographer, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Ulyana Salova, student, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Almasbek Samidinov, artist, director of art boarding school, Jalalabat, Kyrgyzstan
Raushanna Sarkeyeva, business-trainer, adviser, photographer, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Ekaterina Serebryanaya, art-historian, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Anna Sevastyanova, student, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Aliya Sharipbayeva, interpreter, editor, coordinator, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Eldana Shalabayeva, artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Oksana Shatalova, art critic, artist, independent curator, Rudny, Kazakhstan
Alexei Shindin, decorator, artist, photographer, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Inessa Shlapak, journalist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Alexandra Sokolovskaya-Fasold, artist, the member of Uzbekistan Academy of Art, Uzbekistan-Canada
Yuliya Sorokina, free lance curator, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Maria Stalbovskaya, library worker, cultural observer, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Oleg Stalbovsky, web-master, member of committee of directors of Tashkent municipal Open Library of legal information, Uzbekistan
Joseph Ten, director of department “Computer Software Systems” Kyrgyz State Technological University named to I.Razzakov, Candidate of technological sciences, Kyrgyzstan
Samuel Torello, film director, Montreal, Canada
Alexei Ulko, MEd TTELT, editor of ELTeCS of Southern and Central Asia, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Vladislav Ushakov, President of the Photojournalists Union of Kyrgyzstan Republic, photojournalist, director of projects www.photoasia.ru, www.photo.kg, www.gde.kg, ww.report.kg, www.aitmatov.kg, www.foto.kg, www.show.kg, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Dima Valershtein, art photographer, Israel
Maria Vilkovisskaya, writer, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Anastasiya Vinogradova, student, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Alexei Volosevich, independent journalist, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Victor Vorobyev, artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Yelena Vorobyeva, artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Irina Yashkova, art historian, curator, Moscow, Russia
Olga Zhitlina, art historian, artist, St. Petersburg, Russia
Ekaterina Zelenkova, student, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Alexander Zemlyanichenko, Photograph in Chief, Moscow Office of the “Associated Press” Information Agency, Moscow, Russia
Anna Zima, photographer, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Alimzhan Zhorobaev, photo artist, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Leda Mansour, linguist, Palestine - France
Hélène Jenny-Galitzine, nurse, France
Olga Hazan, Canada, professor of art history, UQAM, Montreal, Canada
Jean-Jacques Lavoie, professor of religion studies, UQAM, Montreal, Canada,
Simone Hazan, Mexico, psychanalyste
Hélène Jenny- Galitzine, nurse, France
Christian Lacombe, librarian, Quebec, Canada
Elisabeth Heseltine, France
Alexandra Zavolokine, art historian, Moscow-Paris
Nicole Dumoulin, librarian, Montreal, Canada
Louis Cummins, professor of cinema and art history, Canada
Céline Widmer, archivist, Canada
Sherry Simon, professor, Member of Royal Society of Canada, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
Sergei Naumov, journalist, Uzbekistan.
Basanova Anna, art manager, Tajikistan, Dushanbe
Shabnam Shermatova, art manager, Tajikistan, Dushanbe
Tila Rasul-zadeh, journalist, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Muyassar Nekkadamova, assistant administrator Aga Khan Foundation, Khorog, Tajikistan
Jutta Langbehn, economist, France
Manouchehr Kholov, human rights activist, Tajikistan
Pairav Chorshanbiev, journalist, Tajikistan
Usmanov MKO, artist, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Ismatov Bahram, artist, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Alla Rumyantsev, artist, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Alexei Rumyantsev, artist, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Farrukh Kuziev, art manager, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Jamshed Kholikov, artist photo and video art, curator of a number of artistic projects
Sergei Responsive, art manager, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Anton Rukhlov, designer, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Alisher Primkulov, producer, member of the Union of cinematographers of CIS and Baltic countries, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Islombekov Yodgor, Manager Art Department of the advertising agency "Ustodizayn", Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Sid Yanishev, journalist, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Ablikim Akmullaev, artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Izturgan Aldauev, photographer, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Elmira Aumann, journalist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Kuanysh Bazargaliev, artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Olga Baturin, Ph.D., associate professor, head of the Scientific and Practical Center of postgraduate education of the Kazakh National Academy of Arts. Zhurgenov
Michael Beketov, artist, Yaroslavl, Russia
Svetlana Berezovskaya, artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Nick Gaza, painter, St. Petersburg, Russia
Daniel Gallegos, artist, California, USA
Eugene Glazkov, businessman, St. Petersburg, Russia
Elena Evdokimova, artist, Yaroslavl, Russia
Valeria Kilibekova, a student, a graduate of the Central Asian School of Performing Arts in the theater «ART & SHOCK», Almaty, Kazakhstan
Valery Korenchuk, Academician Peter’s Academy of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Technical and Economic Academy of Film and Television, the president Photoclub "Medeo", member of the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan, member of the Conference of the Filmmakers’ Union, Honorary Member of several international unions of photo (Es FIAP, EFIAP / S, ED - ISF, FPSG), Almaty, Kazakhstan
Diamond Kosobaev, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Public Foundation "Art To Be", Almaty, Kazakhstan
Anna Margatskaya, artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Andrei Martynov, CEO Art Foundation "Moscow Biennale, Moscow, Russia
Nail Mukumzhanov, painter, photographer, designer, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Vladimir Nazansky, art critic, member of the Artists Union of Russia, Chairman of the District Branch of the Association of Art of Russia, Director of the State of the art gallery Generations Fund of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Timur Nusimbekov, artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Nicholas Pozhoga, teacher overall picture at the Academy of Arts of the Republic of Moldova
Alexander Rajewski, artist, Chisinau, Moldova
Konstantin Smirnov, student, Almaty State University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Ruksanda Stefanov, student in architecture, Chisinau, Moldova
Daniyar Shabdukarimov, charity, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Saul Suleimenova-Bazargalieva, artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Zitta Sultanbaeva, artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Airat Teregulov, Honored Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia
Halim Truspekova, Ph.D., assistant professor, associate professor of the Kazakh head of Architecture and Building Academy, a leading researcher of the Institute of Literature and Art named MOAuezov Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Vladimir TYUL’KIN, documentary filmmaker, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Vladimir Filatov, art, gallery "Tengri-Umai", Almaty, Kazakhstan
Inessa Hezelle-Meerburg, activist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Valery Kaliev, photographer of the newspaper "New Herald", Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Olga Grebennikov, Kyrgyzstan
Lola Saifi, designer, Uzbekistan-Russia
George Kolotov, photographer, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Vitaly Simakov, academician of the Academy of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Alexander Roganova, photographer, painter, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Rosa Zyryanov, lecturer at Westminster University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Nina Gorshkova, photojournalist, publishing house "Word", Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
Igor Sapozhnikov, director of the Center Multimedia, member of the Union of Photographic Art, Kyrgyzstan
Hyun-Gil Han, curator, New York, USA
Artyom Kim, composer, Uzbekistan
Konstantin Bokhorov, curator, critic of contemporary art, Russia
Elena Sorokina, curator of Contemporary Art, Brussels
Azat Minnekaev, artist, member of the Union of Artists of Russia, St.Petersburg
Natalia Merentseva, artist, member of the Union of Artists of Russia, St. Petersburg
Maxim Shubovich, photographer, Kyrgyzstan
Efim Rezvan A., dhs, prof., Deputy director of the MAE for Science, Editor in Chief of the international scientific journal "Manuscripta Orientalia"
Chingiz Huseynov, a professor of Moscow State University, Honored Artist of Azerbaijan
Julia Yuvakaeva, a student of faculty of journalism of Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Yasmin Masood (Masood Yasmin), London, UK
Oksana Kapishnikova, artist, art critic, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Jule Reuter, curator, Berlin, Germany
Bahronboeva Marhabo (Tajikistan), a corporation Majid Al Futteym, Dubai, UAE
Artmambetov decide the designer-builder, Ukraine
Said Abdurakhimov, independent journalist, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Feruza Hashimhanova, journalist, Uzbekistan
Kateryna Bondarenko, journalist, Moscow, Russia
Andrei Baskakov, chairman of the Union of Photographers of Russia, Director of FotoSoyuz "
Farid Tukhbatullin, editor of the site "Chronicle of Turkmenistan"
Maxim Bondarenko, artist, Moscow, Russia
Bureychak Tatiana, sociologist, Professor, Ukraine
Umar Ibragimov Student Girne American University / Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Timur Akhmedov, artist, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Elena Ryabinin, expert on work with refugees from Central Asia
Tatiana Pechonchik, journalist, Kiev, Ukraine
Alexander Kuzminetsky, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Victoria Getmanov
Mohirahon Buhadurova, a graduate of the Finance Academy under the Government of Russia, Moscow, Russia, Tajikistan
Igor Dats, architect, Khabarovsk, Russia
Albina Belousova, philosopher, Khabarovsk, Russia
Kirill Kiselyov, modern artist, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Murat Mirzaev, architect, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Lutfullo Shamsutdinov, human rights activist, U.S.
Pavel Grachev, the auditor, Moscow, Russia
Anna Harding, Chief Executive, Space Studios (Art Services Grants Ltd), London, UK
Prihodkina Natalia, candidate of pedagogical sciences, professor
Sergei Bobok, journalist, photographer, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Maria Korotaeva, journalist, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Ognian Bozidar, free man
Tatyana Meleshko, high school teacher, St. Petersburg, Russia
Gulasal Kamalov, journalist, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Nigara Khidoyatova, politician, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Rahimzhan Sultanov, journalist, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Galima Bukharbaeva, journalist, "Uznews.net"
Halim Hushkadamova, Moscow, Russia
Galina Petriashvili, journalist, editor, blogger, president of the Association of Journalists GenderMediaCaucasus
Konstantin Kolesov, student in the VGIK rezhfak, former theater actor, Mark Weil Ilkhom Theater, Uzbekistan
Gayane Khachatryan, Russia, student
Natalia Askerka, photographer, student, Minsk, Belarus
Vazif Kortunov, director of Platform Garanti Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Karina Ivanyan, Seattle, USA
Safar Bekzhan, PEN international
Olga Demidova, Ph.D.,
Professor, member of the joint venture of St. Petersburg, a member of Rossiyskogo joint venture, a member of the Russian Academic Group in the U.S.
Alex Krasnitsky, non-governmental organization UUJS.org Kiev, Ukraine
Ernst Abdrazakov, architect
Ivan Lapshin, entrepreneur
Natalie Nebieridze, painter, Georgia
Keto Logua, painter, Georgia
Vyacheslav Mizin, Russia, artist, member of the "Blue Noses", Moscow, Russia
Olga Maslovska, artist, Belarus
Tecla Aslanishvili, painter, Georgia
Gio Sumbadze, artist, Georgia
Vladimir US, artist & curator, Moldova
Moldova Young Artists Association "Oberliht" / [Oberlist] mailing list
Igor Savchenko, photographer, painter, Belarus
Olga Wade, Journalist, Russia
Urmanova Nina, artist, writer, Moscow, Russia
Revenko OP, just a citizen
Dmitry Schneerson, photographer, curator, Museum director of photography, St. Petersburg, Russia
Berkovich Artem, head of the photo exhibitions department in the museum "House Metenkova" Ekaterinburg, Russia
Zorina Raisa, Head. museum "House Metenkova", Ekaterinburg, Russia
Tarasov Denis, photographer, President of the Development Fund for photos, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Andrei Baskakov, Chairman of the Union of Photographers of Russia, Director of Fotosoyuz "(Moscow), Russia
Vyacheslav Ivanov, photographer, curator of the photo club "Thursday", Ekaterinburg, Russia
Tyagni-row Oleg, photographer, organizer of "Fotoshkly OK", Ekaterinburg, Russia
Rogozhkin Sergei, photographer, teacher, Photoschool OK ", Ekaterinburg, Russia
Stanislav Beloglazov, photographer, director Photoschool and photographic MAGNET, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Vyacheslav Fetisov, chief photographer FAME STUDIO, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Karamysheva Natalia, a teacher of the Ekaterinburg Academy of Contemporary Art (EASI), Russia
Alexey Starostin, journalist, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Amotnik Valery, Engineer, Perm, Russia
Anhalt Elena, teacher, Perm, Russia
Sergey Belov, photographer, city Osa, Perm Krai, Russia
Beresnev Vladimir, Perm, Russia
Vladislav Bazhenov, freelance photographer, Perm, Russia,
Bikmullin Raphael, photographer, Solikamsk, Perm Region, Russia,
Borozdin Vladislav, chairman of the Perm Branch of the SFD, Perm, Russia,
Boldyrev, Olga, accountant, Perm,
Voronova Faina, Architect, Perm,
Vostroknutova Asya, accountant, Perm, Russia,
Vorobyov Olga, photographer, Perm, Russia,
Grigoriev Denis, photojournalist, Perm, Russia,
Anatoly Grigoryev, Perm, Russia,
Gushin Alex, a student, Perm, Russia,
Gubarev Alexander, journalist, Perm, Russia,
Dadiomova Elena, artist, Perm, Russia,
Dadiomov Roman, Engineer, Perm, Russia,
Dolmatov Anatoly, journalist, photographer, Perm, Russia,
Dolmatova Marina, artfotograf, Perm, Russia,
Dmitry Dubrovsky, Engineer, Perm, Russia,
Elagin Vladimir, bank clerk, Perm, Russia,
Katya Zhuravleva, Secretary, Perm, Russia,
Izgagina Love, photojournalist, Perm, Russia,
Kalashnikov Eugene, photographer, Perm, Russia,
Nataliya Krylova, photographer, Perm Russia,
Dmitry Kornienko, teacher, lecturer, Perm, Russia,
Kolovanov Dmitri, a photographer, Gubaha, Perm Krai, Russia,
Yuri Lukyanov, electrician, Kungur, Perm Region, Russia,
Lyskov Anatoly, freelance writer, Perm, Russia,
Oil Maria, photographer, designer, Perm, Russia,
Victor Miller, an engineer, Perm, Russia,
Nelyubina Tatiana, sculptor, Kungur, Perm Region, Russia,
Novopashin Klim, photographer, Perm, Perm, Russia,
Menshikov Olga, student, Perm, Russia,
Oborin Alex, student, Perm, Russia,
Vladimir Ponomarev, photojournalist, Perm, Russia,
Andrei Polyakov, head of the photo club, Kungur, RF
Pak, Alexander, art historian, teacher, Perm, Russia,
Permyakov Anatoly, co Bank, Perm, Russia,
Parovyshny Andrew, painter, ceramist, Perm, Russia,
Pichugin Lily, photographer, Perm, Russia,
Natalia Reznik, art, Perm, Russia,
Ryabov, Zinaida, entrepreneur, Perm, Russia,
Startsev Liana, photographer, Perm, Russia,
Stryapunina Mary, photographer, Perm, Russia,
Angry Vladimir, photojournalist, Perm, Russia,
Semyakina Tatiana, music pedagag, Perm, Russia,
Sapegin Denis, cameraman, Perm, Russia,
Syzrantsev Alex, photojournalist, Perm, Russia,
Olga Sorokina, photographer, Perm, Perm, Russia,
Tagirov Talgat, photojournalist, Perm, Russia,
Urzhum Sergei pedagag, Kungur, Perm Region, Russia,
Falco Igor, photojournalist, Perm, Russia,
Yuri Chernyshev, teacher, artfotograf, Perm, Russia,
Shabunin Nicholas, poet, Perm, Russia,
Nikolai Shvetsov, artist, Perm, Russia,
Shtopin Alex, loader, Perm, Russia,
Chumakov Andrew, a geophysicist, Perm, Russia,
Yagodintseva Tatiana, photographer, Perm, Russia,
Yarushin Vyacheslav, entrepreneur, Kungur, Perm Region, Russia
Julia Vishnevetskaya, journalist, Moscow
Alfia Kharchenko, journalist, Uzbekistan
Victoria Ivlev, journalist, Moscow, Novaya Gazeta
Anton Kozlov, Mayr, artist, filmmaker, Paris
Sergei Kochmarev, head of NFC Splav, photographer
Ilya Krieger, journalist, Moscow
Alma Bekturganova Andersen, Denmark
Igor Klimov, a journalist, Krivoy Rog, Ukraine
Mikhail Maksimov, operator-TV producer, a member of SFH Russia. Moscow
Michael Skrylnikov, Russian poet and artist
Aziz Alpizbaev, New York freelance writer
Sain baynuu from Mongolia
Nikita Skorobogatov, translator, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Thomas Venclova, writer, professor of Yale University (USA)
Sergey Soroka, designer, Kharkiv, Ukraine
FRANKie MORO - artist, photographer, designer
Irina Voge, St. Petersburg, Russia
Adrien Rusca, Art Manager, U.S.
Antoine Byusson, independent researcher (PhD), Paris, France
Lydia Isamova, journalist, Tajikistan
Friedrich Schaetti, Accountant, Switzerland
Lucas Niggli, Musician, Switzerland
Ekaterina Romanova, student NGLU them. Dobrolubova, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Maxim Efimov, chairman of the Karelian Branch of the "Youth Human Rights Group", an amateur photographer, Petrozavodsk, Karelia.
Alexander Saenko, photographer of the newspaper "Evening Grodno. Grodno, Belarus
Andrew Cheremnykh, Secretary of the Coordinating Council of the Youth Human Rights Movement
Tatiana kovich, photographer (freelance). Minsk, Belarus
Maksim Ivantsov, Youth Human Rights Group - St. Petersburg, Director, St. Petersburg, Russia
Victoria Babi, chairman of "Youth Human Rights Group - Kharkov", Kharkov, Ukraine
Julia Bashinova participant MTD, Moscow, Russia
Serge Konstantinov, chairman of the human rights committee IHO United Democratic Movement "Solidarity", movement "Free Radicals"
Anastasia Karimova Anvarovna, a correspondent for the Kommersant Publishing House, Moscow, Russia.
Tatiana Demicheva, chairman of the Presidium zamesitel ODPK "Keepers of Laws", Vladivostok, Russia,
Andrew Liankevich, photographer, Belarus, Grodno.
Sergey Fedulov, Consultant Anti-Corruption Network Cabinet - Voronezh, Voronezh, Russia
Natalia Zvyagina, editor of "free labor". Chernozem Region, Russia.
Love Zakharova, spokeswoman Interregional Human Rights Gruppy-Voronezh/Chernozeme. Voronezh, Russia
Alexander Nazarov, MPD, Scythian Neapolis
Tatyana South, Vladimir party intellectual movement "Swan", a correspondent for the IPOA, a correspondent for the information portal, "Selection of 33"
Alain Obezdchikova. International Youth Human Rights Movement. Voronezh, Russia.
Irina Aksenova, Youth Human Rights Group, Voronezh. Voronezh, Russia
Anastasia Nikitina, editor of Open City, Voronezh, Russia
Maria Gordeeva, International Youth Human Rights Movement (MPD), Free University, Russia
Sanjar Yanishev, poet (Russia - Uzbekistan)
Andrew Gritsman, poet, editor in chief of "Interpoezia" (New York)
Helen Peters, Institute of Philosophy Academy of Sciences Russia, Moscow, Russia
Irina Gordienko, special correspondent of Novaya Gazeta, Moscow, Russia
Jacob Krasnovskii, artist, Russia
Yevgeny Petrov, composer, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Andrei Bitov, writer, Russia
Sukhrob Nazimov, The Omnibus Ensemble, Music & VisualArts Festival Black Box
Salikhova Daria, composer, producer, author of Documentary Film
Sayyora Nazarov, director of exhibitions and fund Galleries Fine Arts of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Sergei Malykhin, editor of "The Nature of Altai", the head of a public movement "Start with his house"
Seydulla Moldahanov, film and theater actor, Uzbekistan
Claude Gosselin, director of the CIAC (Centre international d’art contemporain de Montréal), Montreal, Canada
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