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Uzbekistan

File # cmoru6em•Opened AUGUST 15, 2021•Uzbekistan / Jizzakh region, Uzbekistan

Valijon Kalonov

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Age ? • male

Jizzakh region, Uzbekistan

Detained AUGUST 15, 2021

Medical

Health Concerns Identified.

Authorities claim he has chronic mental illness, obsessive-compulsive disorder and impaired logical thinking; human rights monitors characterize the diagnosis as punitive psychiatric detention.

Quick Facts

Country: Uzbekistan
Occupation: Blogger and social media activist
Arrest Location: Jizzakh region, Uzbekistan
Current Location: Djizak Regional Psychoneurological Dispensary
Category: social media
Trial Status: unknown

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Last updated: May 5, 2026
First indexed: May 4, 2026
Accessed: May 5, 2026

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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Valijon Kalonov (PPW case cmoru6em). Retrieved May 5, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmoru6emi000c1vcvxwhevm4w. Original data from pp_directory.uzbekistan (https://politicalprisoners.directory/prisoner/valijon-kalonov/).

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§ 01 Overview

Case Summary

Valijon Kalonov is a blogger and social media activist; commentator on politics, human rights, and government policy. He was arrested on 15 August 2021 at his home in Jizzakh region during preparations for the October 2021 presidential election. As of late 2025 / early 2026, he remains detained indefinitely in a psychiatric institution under compulsory psychiatric treatment following a court ruling. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in February 2025 found his ongoing detention arbitrary under international law and recommended his immediate release.

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ORIG • Original

Valijon Kalonov is a blogger and social media activist who comments on politics, human rights, and government policy. He was arrested in August 2021 and subsequently placed in compulsory psychiatric detention following a court ruling that found him unfit to stand trial. His detention has been declared arbitrary by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.

§ 02 Charges & Legal

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01Threatening public safety
02Insulting the president online
03Spreading harmful materials via social media

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Arrest Date
August 15, 2021

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Valijon Kalonov

Health Concerns Identified.

§ 01 Overview

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