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Uzbekistan · HRW
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryUzbekistan
Age / Sex40 · female
OccupationTeacher at a local school, blogger and civil-society activist
Arrested inTashkent Prison
Held at—
CategoryActivism
Statusunknown
Sentence6 yrs
Medical
Health Concerns Identified.
Suffers from breast cancer; requires urgent specialized oncology treatment (chemotherapy or surgery). Also concerns regarding newborn care following childbirth in detention.
Case Summary
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.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
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.
02Charges
Charges
03 count- 01Extortion by prior agreement of a group of persons
- 02extortion by prior agreement of a group of persons
- 03Extortion
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. Article 165
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
November 19, 2025
Sentence served
0y 6mo / 6 yrs
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
HRWCase 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: Dildora Khakimova (PPW case cmi6d2pb). Retrieved June 2, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi6d2pbg0001limfm08ss59n. Original data from Human Rights Watch (https://www.uzbekforum.org/dildora-khakimovas-life-is-at-risk-free-her-now/).
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