Country: Uzbekistan — Political Prisoner Database

Tleubike Yuldasheva

Tleubike Yuldasheva is one of the diaspora activists who was arrested in Kazakhstan following requests from Uzbekistan. She was part of a series of arrests targeting Karakalpak activists.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

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UZ-CMOR

UNKNOWN

Kattakurgan, Samarkand region

Social media

Dilshod Iskandarov

Dilshod Iskandarov is a social media user who was sentenced to 2.5 years in a penal colony on 26 October 2023. He was convicted by the Kattakurgan District Court in the Samarkand region for an Instagram comment deemed insulting to the president's family. He returned from Russia voluntarily after learning of the criminal case.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Kabul Dusov

Kabul Dusov Blogger and social-media commentator known for publishing critical videos about local officials and public institutions in Uzbekistan. He was active on platforms such as YouTube and Facebook, where he addressed alleged corruption and governance problems. Former district council deputy.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Otkirbek Sobirov

Otkirbek Sobirov is a social media user active in a Telegram group focused on local gas issues (reported as “Kokand methane gas”). His case is tied to posts and messages made in late January 2023, following which police searched and seized his phone and initiated proceedings. He was convicted by a court in Fergana for his online activities, which authorities interpreted as calls for demonstrations and the removal of the president amid gas and electricity shortages. He was sentenced to serve time in a general-regime prison colony.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Yusuf Ruzimurodov

A journalist who was tried alongside Muhammad Bekjanov in 1999. He received an additional sentence in May 2014, though the specific duration was not disclosed.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Musallam Umirova

Musallam Umirova is an employee of the Republican Social Security Society sentenced to between five and six years of restricted freedom. She was included as a defendant in the same extortion case as the other activists.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Farogat Mamatova

Farogat Mamatova is a teacher sentenced to between five and six years of restricted freedom on dubious extortion charges. She was part of a group of defendants targeted in a case involving local school officials.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Shukrullo Parpiev

Shukrullo Parpiev is a human rights activist and business owner sentenced to between five and six years of restricted freedom. He was implicated in a group extortion case that rights groups describe as baseless.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

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UZ-CMOR

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Shahrikhan district, Andijan region

Journalism

Otabek Akhliddinov

Otabek Akhliddinov is a physician, independent blogger, and member of the human rights organisation Ezgulik. Before his arrest, he served as the head of the Reception and Diagnostic Department at a hospital in Shahrikhan district, Andijan region, and regularly published on social and local governance issues affecting the medical sector and local residents. He was convicted on charges of extortion and embezzlement, which are believed to be politically motivated responses to his reporting on corruption. His sentence was increased from 5 years and 1 month to 7 years and 1 month upon appeal.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Nauryzbay Menlibayev

Nauryzbay Menlibayev is an activist currently seeking refugee status in Europe. His case is being monitored by human rights organizations due to potential risks in Central Asia.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Aqylbek Muratbai

Aqylbek Muratbai is a Karakalpak human rights defender who has been raising awareness about human rights violations committed by Uzbekistani authorities in Karakalpakstan. He faced judicial harassment and detention related to his advocacy and support for the Karakalpak diaspora.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Shakhnoza Safarova

Shakhnoza Safarova is a teacher sentenced to between five years of restricted freedom on dubious extortion charges. She is one of several co-defendants in a case targeting local activists.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Zhangeldy Zhaksymbetov

Zhangeldy Zhaksymbetov was arrested in Kazakhstan as part of a crackdown on Karakalpak diaspora activists. His arrest was linked to extradition requests from Uzbekistan.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Oydin Rustamova

Oydin Rustamova is a teacher sentenced to between five and six years of restricted freedom on dubious extortion charges. She is one of several co-defendants in a case described as a crackdown on activism.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Qo'rg'ontepa, Andijan

Activism

Zoirjon Gapparov

Zoirjon Gapparov, head of the 'Savay Ariq Suvlari' farming enterprise in the Qo'rg'ontepa district, has been subjected to pressure by local authorities to surrender his land to Chinese investors. He and his wife were forcibly taken to the district administration (hokimiyat). After refusing to sign a statement claiming he was surrendering the land voluntarily, he has faced repeated inspections and pressure from police and prosecutors.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 22, 2026

Zakharova

The article discusses a verdict regarding Uzbek blogger Zakharova and why her statements caused controversy.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 26, 2026

Aziz Hakimov

Pro-Russian blogger Aziz Hakimov has been sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison. The article reports his conviction in Uzbekistan.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Anvar Otaxojayev

The Hokim (mayor) of Namangan city has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Juraek Mirzamahmudov

Former Uzbek Energy Minister Juraek Mirzamahmudov has been detained on suspicion of abuse of power and embezzlement. His arrest follows his dismissal by President Mirziyoyev due to systemic failures in the energy sector.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Detained

UZ-CMR5

26 YRS

Kashkadarya region, Uzbekistan

political

M.R.

A 26-year-old Uzbek citizen was sentenced to 4.5 years of restricted freedom for serving in the Russian army in Ukraine. The defendant testified that he was forced into service and physically assaulted, resulting in a broken jaw.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Alijon Ashurov

A group of high-ranking State Security Service (SSS) officials in Uzbekistan have been detained in connection with a massive $90 million corruption scheme involving labor migration to South Korea. The scheme allegedly involved extorting large sums of money from citizens seeking work abroad.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 24, 2026

Detained

UZ-CMOV

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Kashkadarya/Qarshi, Uzbekistan

Activism

Nargiz Keldiyorova, Dildora Khakimova

Human rights groups are calling for the release of activists Nargiz Keldiyorova and Dildora Khakimova, who were sentenced on dubious extortion charges. The case is highlighted by the urgent medical needs of Khakimova, a cancer patient who recently gave birth while in detention.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Umida Niyazova

Human rights activist Umida Niyazova was ambushed and intimidated by unidentified men in the Fergana region while conducting labor rights monitoring. The incident suggests she may have been under surveillance, as the attackers knew her specific itinerary and location.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Dildora Khakimova

Dildora Khakimova is a teacher, blogger, and civil-society activist who publicly criticized corruption in the education system and provided support to community members. She was arrested in February 2024 and convicted in July 2024 on charges of extortion, which rights groups describe as baseless retaliation for her activism. Khakimova gave birth to a child in mid-September 2024 while in detention. Human rights organizations have raised serious concerns regarding the inadequate conditions for the newborn within the detention facility. Furthermore, she suffers from breast cancer that reportedly requires urgent specialized treatment which has not been adequately provided.

HEALTH CONCERNS

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

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Documented Cases.

Tleubike Yuldasheva

Dilshod Iskandarov

Kabul Dusov

Otkirbek Sobirov

Yusuf Ruzimurodov

Musallam Umirova

Farogat Mamatova

Shukrullo Parpiev

Otabek Akhliddinov

Nauryzbay Menlibayev

Aqylbek Muratbai

Shakhnoza Safarova

Zhangeldy Zhaksymbetov

Oydin Rustamova

Zoirjon Gapparov

Zakharova

Aziz Hakimov

Anvar Otaxojayev

Juraek Mirzamahmudov

M.R.

Alijon Ashurov

Nargiz Keldiyorova, Dildora Khakimova

Umida Niyazova

Dildora Khakimova

Documented Cases.

Tleubike Yuldasheva

Dilshod Iskandarov

Kabul Dusov

Otkirbek Sobirov

Yusuf Ruzimurodov

Musallam Umirova

Farogat Mamatova

Shukrullo Parpiev

Otabek Akhliddinov

Nauryzbay Menlibayev

Aqylbek Muratbai

Shakhnoza Safarova

Zhangeldy Zhaksymbetov

Oydin Rustamova

Zoirjon Gapparov

Zakharova

Aziz Hakimov

Anvar Otaxojayev

Juraek Mirzamahmudov

M.R.

Alijon Ashurov

Nargiz Keldiyorova, Dildora Khakimova

Umida Niyazova

Dildora Khakimova