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New York, April 2, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the ongoing imprisonment of independent Uzbek editor Muhammad Bekjanov, whose health has severely deteriorated in jail, and urges authorities to immediately release him so that he may receive medical care. Bekjanov and a colleague, both of whom were jailed in...
Committee to Protect Journalists
four
independent reporters in retaliation for critical journalism: Muhammad
Bekjanov, Yusuf Ruzimuradov, Dilmurod Saiid, and Salidzhon Abdurakhmanov. All four
are serving lengthy sentences. Uzbek authorities refuse
2012
15
Years for Ruzimuradov, imposed in 1999
12.5
Years for Dilmurod Saiid, imposed in 2009
10
Years for Salidzhon Abdurakhmanov, imposed in 2008
CPJ's request for information about Abdurakhmanov's whereabouts, legal status, or well-being.
Dilmurod Saiid, freelance
Imprisoned: February 22, 2009
Saiid was serving a 12½-year prison
Union to recognize their commitment to human rights by lifting
sanctions. Dilmurod Saiid,
a reporter from Tashkent, was sentenced to 12 and one-half years
six years in prison.
2008: Abdurakhmanov, Uznews; sentenced to
10 years.
2009: Dilmurod Saiid, freelance; sentenced to
12.5 years.
Boboyev was found guilty in
s October 2011 request for information on Abdurakhmanov’s well-being.
Dilmurod Saiid, freelance
Imprisoned: February 22, 2009
Saiid was serving a prison term of
years in prison a month later. Appeals in the case were denied.
Dilmurod Saiid, freelance
Imprisoned: February 22, 2009
Regional authorities arrested Saiid in Tashkent and
detailing
alleged corruption in the Nukus regional traffic police for Uznews. Dilmurod Saiid, a freelance journalist who covered abuses
in the agricultural sector and violations
blog publishing platform, those sources said.
In February, Samarkand
regional prosecutors arrested Dilmurod Saiid, a journalist and human rights
activist, on trumped-up charges of extortion
