Human Rights Dispatch Oct 24, 2026 Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov Political Prisoner: Read HRF’s Release Call 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.
Op-Ed Oct 16, 2026 To Secretary Rubio: Demand Freedom for Uzbekistan’s Political Prisoners U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead a delegation of executives from more than 200 American businesses to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for a meeting with Central Asia’s five foreign ministers on October 17. This C5+1 visit gives Washington a rare opportunity to press the region, and more specifically Uzbekistan, for long-awaited institutional reforms and the release of political prisoners in exchange for American investment––an opportunity that may only come once.
Press Release Oct 13, 2026 Uzbekistan: Release Political Prisoner Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov and Investigate New Torture Allegations Authorities in Uzbekistan must immediately release political prisoner Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov and investigate his allegations of torture, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA), Freedom Now, Civil Rights Defenders, and the Human Rights Foundation said in a statement today.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 2, 2026 Imprisoned Karakalpak Lawyer Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov Details Severe Abuse in Uzbek Prison Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov, a prisoner of conscience in Uzbekistan, has shared a letter from prison detailing the abuse and severe mistreatment he is suffering while incarcerated.
Blog Post Oct 2, 2026 Dispatches from Detention: Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov HRF has received a desperate letter containing disturbing updates about Uzbekistan’s treatment of detained Karakalpak activist, Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov.
Newsletter Sep 3, 2026 HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #136 In Russia, officials sentenced a senior programmer to a four-year suspended sentence for donating $21 to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF). Leonid Stepanov was convicted using his own bank statements, showing how the Kremlin weaponizes financial surveillance and demonstrating precisely why alternative payment rails like Bitcoin matter in the struggle for democracy.
Press Release Apr 8, 2025 HRF succeeds in Uzbekistan case: UN calls for immediate release of Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) received a favorable opinion from the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD), which found that Uzbekistan’s detention of Karakalpak activist and lawyer, Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov, is arbitrary and violates fundamental international human rights law.
