Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov

Affiliated media: El Khyzmetinde (In the Service of the People), Former editor-in-chief

Incident date: April 18, 2023

Attack type:

Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent

Additional information:

Lawyer Sergey Mayorov described how Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov, the former editor-in-chief of the newspaper El Khyzmetinde (In the Service of the People), sentenced to 16 years in prison, is bullied. Mayorov considers the Karakalpak a political prisoner. His client was placed had been placed with cellmates who put physical and psychological pressure on him. The lawyer also mentioned beatings: On April 6, Tazhimuratov was brought to the Supreme Court to get familiarised with the case and tried to defend his rights, the convoy twisted him and beat him.