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May 28, 1950 Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan 74 years old
Uzbek journalist
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About Salijon Abdurahmanov
- Salijon Abdurahmanov (born 28 May 1950 in Nukus, Uzbekistan) is an Uzbek journalist who contributed to Radio Free Europe, Voice of America and uznews.net.
- In October 2008, he was given a ten-year prison sentence for marijuana and opium possession.
- He asserted his innocence of the charges, stating that the drugs were planted by police officers.
- Several international human rights NGOs called for his release, including Amnesty International, which designated him a prisoner of conscience.
- In 2014 he was awarded the Johann Philipp Palm prize for freedom of expression and the press.
- He was freed from detention in October 2017.
