pp_directory.kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan · pp_directory.kyrgyzstan
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKyrgyzstan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationFormer governor of Talas region, co-chair of the Erkin El party, and founder of the youth organization Ak Shumkar Kut
Arrested inTalas
Held atHouse detention
Categorypolitical
Statusunknown
Sentence—
Kyrgyzstan · context
60documented cases
29 urgent · 14 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
9
Religious
2
Activism
16
Political
23
Medical
Health Concerns Identified.
Severely damaged health due to a 14-day hunger strike and inhumane detention conditions; requires continuous medical supervision and specialized healthcare; reported injuries caused by mistreatment.
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Aibek Buzurmankulov is the former governor of Talas region, co-chair of the Erkin El party, and founder of the youth organization Ak Shumkar Kut. He has been targeted for his political activism, including his participation in the 2017 Freedom of Speech March and his opposition to the transfer of the Kempir-Abad reservoir to Uzbekistan in 2022.
In the Kempir-Abad case, he was arrested in October 2022 and faced charges of organizing mass riots and calling for the violent seizure of power. During pre-trial detention, he suffered from inhumane conditions and underwent a 14-day hunger strike that severely damaged his health. He is currently under house detention while his case is under review.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Aibek Buzurmankulov is the former governor of Talas region, co-chair of the Erkin El party, and founder of the youth organization Ak Shumkar Kut. He has been targeted for his political activism, including his participation in the 2017 Freedom of Speech March and his opposition to the transfer of the Kempir-Abad reservoir to Uzbekistan in 2022.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01Failure to comply with the lawful demands of a Ministry of Internal Affairs officer
- 02Illegal obstruction of road traffic
- 03Organizing mass riots
- 04Calls for the violent seizure of power
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. 174Art. 371Art. 278Art. 327
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
October 23, 2022
05Sources
Data Source
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aibek Buzurmankulov (PPW case cmorrj8d). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmorrj8di000d1vhaed3qsm2v. Original data from pp_directory.kyrgyzstan (https://politicalprisoners.directory/prisoner/aibek-buzurmankulov/).
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