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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryUzbekistan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationBlogger and investigative journalist
Arrested inTashkent, Uzbekistan
Held atGeneral-regime penal facility
CategoryJournalism
Statusunknown
Sentence8 years
Uzbekistan · context
101documented cases
24 urgent · 15 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
22
Religious
3
Activism
12
Social Media
12
Medical
Health Concerns Identified.
Serious ill-treatment and torture while in custody, including physical violence resulting in injuries, reportedly inflicted to coerce a confession.
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Abdukodir Muminov is a blogger and investigative journalist; founder and host of the popular YouTube channel Ko‘zgu (“Mirror”), where he posted critical content about social issues and powerful individuals in Uzbekistan. He was detained on 8 February 2023 by law-enforcement authorities in Tashkent on suspicion of extortion and fraud.
Muminov’s trial took place before the Mirabad District Criminal Court in Tashkent in mid-2023. Prosecutors asked for an 11-year sentence, but the court convicted him and sentenced him to 7 years and 3 months’ imprisonment. Human-rights monitors describe these charges as widely disproportionate given the evidence publicly known and linked to his online criticism of authorities.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Abdukodir Muminov — blogger va tergovchi jurnalist; mashhur “Ko‘zgu” YouTube kanalining asoschisi va vedutchisi bo‘lib, unda O‘zbekistondagi ijtimoiy muammolar va qudratli shaxslar haqida tanqidiy kontentlar joylashtirib kelgan. U 2023-yil fevral oyida Toshkentda tortishuv va firibgarlikda gumon qilib hibsga olingan.
02Charges
Charges
05 count- 01Violation of privacy, grave consequences
- 02Extortion in an especially large amount
- 03Fraud by a repeat offender in especially large amount
- 04Violation of trade/services regulations
- 05Bribery and complicity
Criminal Code Articles
05 articleArt. 141-1 part 2(a)Art. 165 part 3(a)Art. 168 part 4(a)Art. 189 part 1Art. 211 part 3(a) with Article 28
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Technology usedYouTube
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
February 8, 2023
Sentence served
3y 4mo / 8 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
pp_directory.uzbekistanCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Abdukodir Muminov (PPW case cmoru6em). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmoru6emk000h1vcvntdgtzh4. Original data from pp_directory.uzbekistan (https://politicalprisoners.directory/prisoner/abdukodir-muminov/).
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