Sevara Shaydullaeva

Sevara Shaydullaeva is a civilian social-media user who became subject to criminal prosecution due to private digital content found on her phone. Her case began after a search of her home in October 2023, when authorities confiscated her phone. She was convicted of attempting to overthrow the constitutional order based on religious content and a 1991 video found on her device. On 30 April 2024, the Chirchik City Criminal Court sentenced her to 2 years 6 months of restricted freedom. The evidence cited by prosecutors was a forensic examination of her phone, which contained a 1991 video of Islam Karimov. Despite the video being publicly available online, authorities classified it as extremist propaganda. Her conviction was upheld on appeal in August 2024, and a sentence modification occurred in March 2025.

Sevara Shaydullaeva is a civilian social-media user who became subject to criminal prosecution due to private digital content found on her phone. Her case began after a search of her home in October 2023, when authorities confiscated her phone. She was convicted of attempting to overthrow the constitutional order based on religious content and a 1991 video found on her device.