Uzbekistan’s Karakalpakstan Sensitivity Resurfaces After Activist’s Brother Detained
The Diplomat reports that Zholdasbay Sagidullayev, brother of exiled Karakalpak activist Aman Sagidullayev, received a seven-day administrative detention for alleged “petty hooliganism” after shouting a Karakalpakstan-related slogan. The incident underscores ongoing state sensitivity tied to the 2022 Nukus unrest, diaspora activism, and rising international scrutiny of related detentions.