Uzbekistan
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
Uzbekistan: Jaslyk – Uzbekistan’s infamous prison
Journalist Muhammad Bekjanov was imprisoned in Jaslyk during the 18 years he spent in Uzbek jails. He speaks to Lucy Burns along with independent human rights observer Acacia Shields.Source — BBC
Uzbekistan: closure of the country’s most notorious prison, the "House of Torture'"
Jaslyk is Uzbekistan’s most notorious prison. On August 2, President Mirziyoyev ordered its closure.Source — The Diplomat
Uzbek dissident released after 18 years in prison
Uzbek dissident Muhammad Bekjanov, one of the world’s longest-jailed journalists, was released from prison on Wednesday after serving 18 years in prison, his relatives and a local rights group said. Bekjanov, 63, a former editor of the opposition newspaper Erk, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in…Source — Reuters
