pp_directory.karakalpakstan
Uzbekistan · pp_directory.karakalpakstan
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryUzbekistan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationDriver
Arrested inKarakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
Held at—
CategoryProtest
Statusunknown
Sentence6 years
Uzbekistan · context
101documented cases
24 urgent · 15 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
22
Religious
3
Activism
12
Social Media
12
Case Summary
Zairbek Pirzhanov is a driver who was detained on 7 July 2022 in connection with the 2022 Karakalpakstan unrest. He was one of 39 participants prosecuted in a trial that began in Bukhara on 6 February 2023 regarding protests against constitutional amendments affecting the autonomous status of Karakalpakstan. Authorities classified the demonstrations as riots, but human rights observers consider the prosecutions politically motivated.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Zairbek Pirzhanov is a driver who was detained on 7 July 2022 in connection with the 2022 Karakalpakstan unrest. He was one of 39 participants prosecuted in a trial that began in Bukhara on 6 February 2023 regarding protests against constitutional amendments affecting the autonomous status of Karakalpakstan.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Mass disturbances (participation in mass riots)
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 244 part 3
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 7, 2022
Sentence served
3y 11mo / 6 years
05Sources
Data Source
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Zairbek Pirzhanov (PPW case cmorrf8l). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmorrf8lw000p1vfw4ynmqxxs. Original data from pp_directory.karakalpakstan (https://politicalprisoners.directory/prisoner/zairbek-pirzhanov/).
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