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On 3 May 2025, the attorney of imprisoned Karakalpak activist Dauletmurat Tajimuratov was denied access to his client at Penal Colony No. 11. The prison administration claimed that Tajimuratov had refused to meet, yet failed to provide any written statement or video confirmation of this alleged refusal. During a subsequent visit on 10 May, the lawyer was finally allowed to meet Tajimuratov, who […]

For almost three years, Dauletmurat Tajimuratov has been facing the ongoing torture, inhumane treatment, and politically motivated imprisonment at Uzbekistan’s Penal Colony No. 11. Findings, legal testimonies, and official documentation reveal a systematic pattern of abuse, while Uzbek authorities continue to deny wrongdoing. Tajimuratov, sentenced in January 2023 to 16 years imprisonment for peacefully opposing constitutional amendments threatening Karakalpakstan’s

Freedom for Eurasia expresses grave concern over the continued psychological and physical abuse of Karakalpak human rights defender and journalist Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, currently serving a 16-year sentence in Penal Colony No. 11 in Navoi Region, Uzbekistan. On March 24, 2025, attorney Sergey Mayorov met with Dauletmurat Tajimuratov and reported alarming details of his treatment below

Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, a Karakalpak human rights defender, was unlawfully sentenced to 16 years in prison in connection with the Nukus events of July 1-2, 2022. He is currently serving his sentence at KIN-11 in the Navoi Region of Uzbekistan. Freedom for Eurasia has repeatedly published disturbing reports of torture, threats, and cruel treatment that Tajimuratov

On July 6, 2023, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Uzbekistan denied Renat Tajimuratov the right to act as the legal defender of his brother, Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, who is currently held in Correctional Institution No. 11 in Navoi. This decision remains in effect to this day. Such an action directly violates Uzbekistan’s national legislation,

Freedom for Eurasia received information that Dauletmurat Tajimuratov has appealed to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to make an official visit to him in prison, where he has been held under harsh life threatening conditions due to his  activism.    A criminal case was opened against Dauletmurat Tajimuratov following the protests

The condition of Dauletmurat Tajimuratov in KIN-11 is worsening every day. According to his lawyer, Sergey Mayorov, Tajimuratov’s family has informed him that the staff at KIN-11 are once again engaging in illegal actions against him. Specifically, unknown substances are again being added to his food, leading to a deterioration in his health. Additionally, threats

Freedom for Eurasia has received alarming information regarding the deteriorating prison conditions faced by Dauletmurat Tajimuratov in colony KIN 11, Navoi, Uzbekistan. Reports indicate that Tajimuratov is experiencing daily threats from the colony administration and worsening of his living conditions. He has been warned of an imminent transfer back to the maximum-security prison, where he

Freedom for Eurasia is extremely concerned about the health and safety of Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, who is currently being held in colony KIN-11. We urgently call on the Government of Uzbekistan to provide immediate and adequate medical treatment for Dauletmurat Tajimuratov and ensure that he serves his sentence in the special colony KIN-22, designated for former

Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, Karakalpak lawyer and Human Rights Defender was unlawfully imprisoned for demanding the right tof Karakalpakstan people to secede from Uzbekistan preserved in the Constitution. He opposed to the attempts by the Uzbek authorities to remove this paragraph from the Constitution through constitutional reform. These attempts led to protests in Karakalpakstan, which were violently