NEW: #Kyrgyzstan should overturn the convictions of journalist Olzhobai Shakir and activist Zarina Torokulova and provide appropriate reparations, #TrialWatch and Debevoise argue in a petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Shakir was convicted for a video critical of Kyrgyz authorities; Torokulova, pictured here, for encouraging the sharing of two videos, including Shakir’s. Both trials violated fair trial rights, relying on flawed expert reports—a pattern documented by #TrialWatch in the region. Kyrgyzstan’s vague incitement law has been weaponized to silence dissent, further eroding freedom of expression. #TrialWatch calls on the UN Working Group to recognize Torokulova’s ongoing detention, and Shakir’s 14 months in jail, as arbitrary and inconsistent with international standards.