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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryTurkmenistan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationCivil activist
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryOther
Statusunknown
Sentence12 years
Turkmenistan · context
12documented cases
9 urgent · 5 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
2
Treason
1
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Initially sentenced to four years for criticizing government Covid-19 policies, Dushemov was given an additional eight-year sentence following allegedly staged charges of fighting a co-prisoner. His legal defense was provided by a state-appointed lawyer during a closed trial.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Initially sentenced to four years for criticizing government Covid-19 policies, Dushemov was given an additional eight-year sentence following allegedly staged charges of fighting a co-prisoner. His legal defense was provided by a state-appointed lawyer during a closed trial.
02Charges
Charges
06 count- 01extortion
- 02infliction of bodily harm
- 03injuring a fellow prisoner
- 04criticising authorities
- 05challenging official Covid-19 policies
- 06alleged fight with a co-prisoner
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 1, 2021
Sentence served
5y 6mo / 12 years
05Sources
Data Source
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Murat Dushemov (PPW case cmply48j). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmply48jo00001vqeptc7vy0s. Original data from nhc.no; iphronline.org (https://nhc.no/en/turkmenistan-drop-new-charges-release-civic-activist-murat-dushemov/).
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