pp_directory.karakalpakstan
Uzbekistan · pp_directory.karakalpakstan
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryUzbekistan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationUnemployed
Arrested inKarakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
Held atpenal colony
CategoryProtest
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
Sultanbek Kaipov is a political prisoner from Karakalpakstan. He was detained following the July 2022 protests in Nukus, which were triggered by proposed constitutional amendments that threatened the region's autonomous status. His trial was transferred from Karakalpakstan to Bukhara in 2023. He was initially sentenced to 8 years, but this was reduced to 5 years on appeal.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Sultanbek Kaipov is a political prisoner from Karakalpakstan. He was detained following the July 2022 protests in Nukus, which were triggered by proposed constitutional amendments that threatened the region's autonomous status.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Organizing mass unrest
- 02Attempting to undermine the constitutional order
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. 104(3)(a)Art. 244(3)Art. 244-1(3)(a)
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 14, 2022
Sentence served
3y 11mo / 5 years
05Sources
Data Source
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Sultanbek Kaipov (PPW case cmorrf6m). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmorrf6mu000h1vfw7bm5iesd. Original data from pp_directory.karakalpakstan (https://politicalprisoners.directory/prisoner/sultanbek-kaipov/).
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