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Uzbekistan · PP Directory
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryUzbekistan
Age / Sex45 · male
Occupationlawyer, journalist, and human rights defender
Arrested inNukus, Karakalpakstan
Held atHigh-Security Prison Penal Colony No. 11 in Navoi Region, Uzbekistan
CategoryActivism
StatusConvicted
Sentence18 years 5 months
Uzbekistan · context
108documented cases
26 urgent · 16 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
22
Religious
3
Activism
15
Social Media
15
Medical
Health Concerns Identified.
Health has reportedly deteriorated due to harsh detention conditions, forced hard labor without proper equipment, constant stress, and lack of adequate medical care. He was also beaten by police during his initial arrest.
Content advisory.This case includes reports of torture or ill-treatment. The descriptions may be distressing.
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Reported to have been subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention, according to available sources. Such treatment, where established, violates international law.
Case Summary
Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov is a Karakalpak lawyer, journalist, and human rights activist sentenced to 16 years in a high-security prison colony for allegedly organizing the July 2022 Nukus protests against constitutional amendments that sought to strip Karakalpakstan of its sovereignty. He was detained before the protests, reportedly beaten, and later rearrested as unrest spread.
His trial was held in Bukhara, far from Karakalpakstan, and international human rights groups have condemned the proceedings as politically motivated. He is currently held in High-Security Prison Penal Colony No. 11 in Navoi Region, Uzbekistan, where he faces harsh and degrading conditions, including psychological torture, solitary confinement, and attacks by cellmates.
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Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov is a Karakalpak activist and lawyer detained for his peaceful advocacy for Karakalpakstan's autonomy and his role in the 2022 protests. His detention has been declared arbitrary by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.
02Charges
Charges
13 count- 01Embezzlement or misappropriation
- 02Legalization of proceeds obtained through criminal activity (money laundering)
- 03Intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm
- 04Encroachment on the constitutional order of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- 05Mass disorders (riots)
- 06Production, storage, distribution or display of materials containing a threat to public security and public order
- 07instigator of the unrest
- 08Conspiring to overthrow the constitutional order of Uzbekistan
- 09organizing mass riots
- 10disseminating materials containing separatist and fundamentalist calls aimed at creating panic
- 11embezzlement
- 12legalization of proceeds of criminal activity
- 13actions disrupting the work of a penal institution
Criminal Code Articles
06 articleArt. 167Art. 243Art. 104Art. 159Art. 244Art. 244-1
03Analysis
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04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 4, 2022
Sentence served
4y 1mo / 18 years 5 months
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The Detained. (2026). Case file: Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov (TD case cmorrf8m, record version 2026-08-16). Retrieved September 2, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmorrf8m1000y1vfwigcil1n3. Original data from Political Prisoners Directory (https://politicalprisoners.directory/prisoner/dauletmurat-tazhimuratov/).
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