Dauletmurat Tajimuratov
Affiliated media: Karakalpak newspaper Yel Khyzmetinde (On the Service of the People), Editor
Incident date: July 1, 2022
Attack type:
- Short-term detention
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Gazeta.uz
Location: Uzbekistan, Nukus
Additional information:
The police detained the editor of the newspaper Yel Khyzmetinde (On the Service of the People) and blogger Dauletmurat Tajimuratov. According to the official version, he was detained «for illegally calling citizens through social networks to organize a rally», although in the video he had intended with his companions to hold a «peaceful, organized» rally for «freedom of Karakalpakstan» on July 5 after the start of the discussion of amendments to the Constitution of the country which deprive Karakalpakstan of formal sovereignty. After numerous protests of citizens, he was released.