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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryTurkmenistan
Age / Sexfemale
OccupationJournalist and human rights defender
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryOther
Statusunknown
Sentence—
Turkmenistan · context
12documented cases
9 urgent · 5 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
2
Treason
1
Case Summary
Soltan Achilova was forcibly taken from her home by men in medical uniforms under the pretext of an infectious disease to prevent her from traveling to Geneva. This action appears to be a retaliatory measure to stop her from receiving international recognition for her human rights reporting.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Soltan Achilova was forcibly taken from her home by men in medical uniforms under the pretext of an infectious disease to prevent her from traveling to Geneva. This action appears to be a retaliatory measure to stop her from receiving international recognition for her human rights reporting.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Forcible hospitalization under false pretenses of infectious disease
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
November 20, 2024
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06Sources
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Soltan Achilova (PPW case cmplylf6, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmplylf6f00001vto14slz8pr. Original data from cpj.org (https://cpj.org/2024/11/turkmen-journalist-soltan-achilova-forcibly-hospitalized-prevented-from-traveling-abroad/).
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