pp_directory.karakalpakstan
Uzbekistan · pp_directory.karakalpakstan
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryUzbekistan
Age / Sexmale
Occupationvendor
Arrested inDomodedovo Airport, Moscow, Karakalpakstan
Held atHouse arrest
CategoryActivism
Statusunknown
Sentence5 years
Uzbekistan · context
101documented cases
24 urgent · 15 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
22
Religious
3
Activism
12
Social Media
12
Case Summary
Zhetkerbai Abdramanov is a civic activist who worked as a vendor at a market in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He was detained for distributing materials expressing disagreement with constitutional changes in Uzbekistan that would abolish the sovereignty of Karakalpakstan. On December 26, 2024, he was abducted at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow and unlawfully transferred to Uzbekistan. On April 29, 2025, the Nukus City Court sentenced him to house arrest for 4 years and 7 months.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Zhetkerbai Abdramanov is a civic activist who worked as a vendor at a market in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He was detained for distributing materials expressing disagreement with constitutional changes in Uzbekistan that would abolish the sovereignty of Karakalpakstan. On December 26, 2024, he was abducted at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow and unlawfully transferred to Uzbekistan. On April 29, 2025, the Nukus City Court sentenced him to house arrest for 4 years and 7 months.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01public calls for violation of the unity of Uzbekistan’s territory
- 02distribution of materials threatening public safety by prior conspiracy
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. 159, Part 1Art. 244-1, Part 3, Paragraph “a”
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
December 26, 2024
Sentence served
1y 6mo / 5 years
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Zhetkerbai Abdramanov (PPW case cmorrf6m, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmorrf6ms00031vfw93b38n79. Original data from pp_directory.karakalpakstan (https://politicalprisoners.directory/prisoner/zhetkerbai-abdramanov/).
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