Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov

Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov is a Karakalpak lawyer, journalist, and human rights activist sentenced to 16 years in a high-security prison colony for allegedly organizing the July 2022 Nukus protests against constitutional amendments that sought to strip Karakalpakstan of its sovereignty. He was detained before the protests, reportedly beaten, and later rearrested as unrest spread. His trial was held in Bukhara, far from Karakalpakstan, and international human rights groups have condemned the proceedings as politically motivated. He is currently held in High-Security Prison Penal Colony No. 11 in Navoi Region, Uzbekistan, where he faces harsh and degrading conditions, including psychological torture, solitary confinement, and attacks by cellmates.