pp_directory.karakalpakstan
Uzbekistan · pp_directory.karakalpakstan
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryUzbekistan
Age / Sexfemale
OccupationJournalist; founder of Makan.uz news site
Arrested inKarakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
Held atHome arrest
CategoryJournalism
Statusunknown
Sentence8 years
Uzbekistan · context
101documented cases
24 urgent · 15 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
22
Religious
3
Activism
12
Social Media
12
Case Summary
Lolagul Kallykhanova is a journalist and the founder of the Makan.uz news site. She was detained in early July 2022 in connection with the protests in Karakalpakstan. She was tried alongside 22 other defendants in the Bukhara Regional Court. She received an 8-year suspended sentence and is currently under restricted liberty/home arrest.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Lolagul Kallykhanova is a journalist and the founder of the Makan.uz news site. She was detained in early July 2022 in connection with the protests in Karakalpakstan.
02Charges
Charges
03 count- 01conspiracy to overthrow constitutional order
- 02organizing mass unrest
- 03disseminating socially dangerous content
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. 159(4)Art. 244(3)Art. 244-1(a, b, d)
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 1, 2022
Sentence served
4y 0mo / 8 years
05Sources
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Lolagul Kallykhanova (PPW case cmorrf6m). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmorrf6mu000i1vfwnnf8lmdc. Original data from pp_directory.karakalpakstan (https://politicalprisoners.directory/prisoner/lolagul-kallykhanova/).
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