pp_directory.karakalpakstan
Uzbekistan · pp_directory.karakalpakstan
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryUzbekistan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationCivil activist
Arrested inKarakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
Held atpenal colony
CategoryActivism
Statusunknown
Sentence11 years
Uzbekistan · context
101documented cases
24 urgent · 15 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
22
Religious
3
Activism
12
Social Media
12
Case Summary
Omirbek Kurbanov is a civil activist and one of the founders of the Human Rights Alliance of Karakalpakstan. He was detained in connection with the July 2022 protests in Karakalpakstan, which were triggered by proposed constitutional amendments that threatened the region's autonomous status.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Omirbek Kurbanov is a civil activist and one of the founders of the Human Rights Alliance of Karakalpakstan. He was detained in connection with the July 2022 protests in Karakalpakstan, which were triggered by proposed constitutional amendments that threatened the region's autonomous status.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Mass disturbances (participation in mass riots)
- 02Production, storage, distribution or display of materials containing a threat to public security and public order
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. 244 part 3Art. 244-1 part 3(a,d)
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 19, 2022
Sentence served
3y 11mo / 11 years
05Sources
Data Source
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Omirbek Kurbanov (PPW case cmorrf6m). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmorrf6mv000k1vfwqr49vd1u. Original data from pp_directory.karakalpakstan (https://politicalprisoners.directory/prisoner/omirbek-kurbanov/).
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