In the week leading up to the International Day of Political Prisoners, HRF highlights the experience of those who are arbitrarily detained around the world — in their own words.
In a letter addressed to the United Nations, detained Karakalpak lawyer and journalist Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov writes, “In the 21st century, I am being held in a cell without a proper floor. It has been 60 days since I last had access to a bathhouse; I wash myself in the toilet.”
HRF calls for Uzbekistan to release Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov, echoing his plea: “I beg you to help me and protect a man who, having already been knocked down, is still being beaten.”
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