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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryUzbekistan
Age / Sexfemale
OccupationTeacher
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryOther
Statusunknown
Sentence5 years
Uzbekistan · context
101documented cases
24 urgent · 15 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
22
Religious
3
Activism
12
Social Media
12
Case Summary
Shakhnoza Safarova is a teacher sentenced to between five years of restricted freedom on dubious extortion charges. She is one of several co-defendants in a case targeting local activists.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Shakhnoza Safarova is a teacher sentenced to between five years of restricted freedom on dubious extortion charges. She is one of several co-defendants in a case targeting local activists.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Extortion
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. Article 165
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Sources
Data Source
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HRWCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Shakhnoza Safarova (PPW case cmplyl0j). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmplyl0jn00031vrcaxcyvn15. Original data from Human Rights Watch (https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/17/uzbekistan-free-wrongfully-imprisoned-activists#shakhnoza-safarova).
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