Karakalpak Activist in Uzbek Prison Appeals to UN, Cites Torture

Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, a Karakalpak activist and leader of the 2022 Nukus protests, has appealed to the United Nations from an Uzbek prison. His letter, shared by the Turkmen Helsinki Foundation, details alleged torture and inhumane conditions, including being held in a cell without a proper floor and denied regular washing facilities. He claims to have been beaten and forced to declare himself Uzbek.

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