pp_directory.uzbekistan
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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryUzbekistan
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested inNamangan
Held at—
CategorySocial media
Statusunknown
Sentence5 years
Uzbekistan · context
99documented cases
22 urgent · 15 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
22
Religious
3
Activism
12
Social Media
12
Case Summary
D. Tursunov is a social media user who posted political commentary, including on a Facebook profile reported as “Muhammad Sanjar”. He was arrested upon his return to Uzbekistan on 3 December 2023. He was sentenced by the Namangan City Court to 5 years in prison for insulting the president online and unlawful exit from the country.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01insulting the president online
- 02unlawful exit abroad
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. 158 part 3Art. 223 part 2(b)
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedFacebook
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
December 3, 2023
Sentence served
2y 7mo / 5 years
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06Sources
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The Detained. (2026). Case file: D. Tursunov (TD case cmoru6em, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmoru6eml000m1vcv65l7vr2z. Original data from pp_directory.uzbekistan (https://politicalprisoners.directory/prisoner/d-tursunov/).
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