Zairbek Pirzhanov
Zairbek Pirzhanov is a driver who was detained on 7 July 2022 in connection with the 2022 Karakalpakstan unrest. He was one of 39 participants prosecuted in a trial that began in Bukhara on 6 February 2023 regarding protests against constitutional amendments affecting the autonomous status of Karakalpakstan. Authorities classified the demonstrations as riots, but human rights observers consider the prosecutions politically motivated.
Zairbek Pirzhanov is a driver who was detained on 7 July 2022 in connection with the 2022 Karakalpakstan unrest. He was one of 39 participants prosecuted in a trial that began in Bukhara on 6 February 2023 regarding protests against constitutional amendments affecting the autonomous status of Karakalpakstan.
Arrest Date
July 7, 2022
Sentence Length
6 years
