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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryUzbekistan
Age / Sexfemale
Occupationkindergarten teacher
Arrested in—
Held atUzbekistan (specific facility not identified)
CategorySocial media
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
Sitora Bozorova is a kindergarten teacher and social media user reported to have been arrested in September 2023 for social media posts. She was convicted in March 2024 and sentenced to 5 years and 2 months in prison. Her appeal was unsuccessful, and she remains incarcerated.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Sitora Bozorova is a kindergarten teacher and social media user reported to have been arrested in September 2023 for social media posts. She was convicted in March 2024 and sentenced to 5 years and 2 months in prison. Her appeal was unsuccessful, and she remains incarcerated.
02Charges
Charges
05 count- 01insulting the president online
- 02insult
- 03slander/libel
- 04forgery of documents
- 05false reporting with malicious intentions
Criminal Code Articles
05 articleArt. 158 part 3Art. 140Art. 139Art. 228Art. 237
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
September 1, 2023
Sentence served
2y 10mo / 5 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
pp_directory.uzbekistanCase 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: Sitora Bozorova (PPW case cmoru6em). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmoru6emg00061vcvwaiw74sm. Original data from pp_directory.uzbekistan (https://politicalprisoners.directory/prisoner/sitora-bozorova/).
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