16 February 2025 | RSF
Karakalpak independent journalist dies in detention in Uzbekistan
Died in detention
Mustafa Tursynbayev, a Karakalpak blogger and creator of the well-known independent channel Nukus Online, has died in prison in Uzbekistan, Orda.kz reports.
According to Asia Terra, multiple sources, including the U.S.-based Via Serica organization, confirmed his death. Tursynbayev passed away on February 17 in a penal colony in Tavaksay, Tashkent region.
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