Lolagul Kallykhanova

Journalist; founder of Makan.uz news site

Date Detained: Early July 2022
Current Status:

8-year suspended sentence/restricted liberty (no prison time served). Released from the court’s hall

Charges Indicted:

Charged with conspiracy to overthrow constitutional order, organizing mass unrest, and disseminating socially dangerous content linked to the 1–2 July protests. Convicted under part 4 of Article 159 (conspiracy to seize power or overthrow the constitutional order of the Republic of Uzbekistan) of part 3 of Article 244 (organization of mass riots accompanied by violence against individuals, pogroms, arson, damage or destruction of property, resistance to a representative of power with the use or threat of use of weapons or other objects used as weapons, as well as active participation in mass riots) and paragraphs a, b, d of Article 244-1 (production, storage, distribution or demonstration of materials, containing a threat to public safety and public order, committed by prior agreement or by a group of persons; using official position; using the media or telecommunications networks, as well as the Internet).

Trial Details:

Tried with 22 defendants in Bukhara Regional Court (trial began 28 Nov 2022); pleaded guilty and expressed regret at verdict hearing.

Prison Details:

Released from custody, meaning she did not serve a prison term but carries a criminal conviction and post-trial controls. Home arrest.

Health Condition:

No available information

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