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 “I beg you to help me”: Uzbekistan’s Ongoing Detention and Torture of 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.
