pp_directory.turkmenistan
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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryTurkmenistan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationMinister of Foreign Affairs / Ambassador
Arrested inAshgabad, Turkmenistan
Held at—
Categorytreason
Statusunknown
Sentence—
Turkmenistan · context
12documented cases
9 urgent · 5 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
2
Treason
1
Medical
Health Concerns Identified.
Health has seriously deteriorated due to torture and psychoactive/paralytic drug injections; reportedly losing physical and mental capabilities.
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Boris Shikhmuradov is a Turkmen politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan from 1995 to 2000 and as Turkmenistan’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China starting in March 2001. He was arrested on December 25, 2002, following an alleged assassination attempt against President Saparmurad Niazov. He was sentenced to life imprisonment after the People’s Council amended the criminal code to allow for life sentences for traitors. Reports indicate he was subjected to torture and drugging to extract confessions. His current status is unknown; he may still be imprisoned, may have died in prison, or may have been secretly executed between 2003 and 2005.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Boris Shikhmuradov A Tukmen polititian, served as the minister of foreign affairs of Turkmenistan from 1995 to 2000. In March 2001, he became Turkmenistan’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01Treason
- 02assassination
- 03coup attempt
- 04drug use
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
December 25, 2002
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Boris Shikhmuradov (PPW case cmortxun). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmortxunf00001voei68cecye. Original data from pp_directory.turkmenistan (https://politicalprisoners.directory/prisoner/boris-shikhmuradov/).
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