Dilshod Iskandarov
Social media user (worked abroad at the time, according to reporting).
Date Detained: Public reporting does not consistently state the exact arrest date. Reporting does state he returned voluntarily from Russia after learning a criminal case had been opened, and the case proceeded to trial in October 2023.
Current Status:
Imprisoned; sentenced 26 October 2023 to 2.5 years in a penal colony.
Charges Indicted:
Article 158 part 3 (“insulting the president online”).
Trial Details:
Convicted by Kattakurgan District Court (Samarkand region). The case centered on one Instagram comment (later deleted) under a post involving the president’s family; a state expert/linguistic analysis concluded the comment was “insulting and discrediting.” Reports note he expressed regret and asked forgiveness in court.
Prison Details:
Serving sentence in a penal colony; the specific facility is not publicly identified in the cited sources.
Health Condition:
No reliable public reporting describing a specific health condition.
