Salijon Abdurahmanov

Salijon Abdurahmanov (28 May 1950 – 26 July 2025) was 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 maintained his innocence, stating that the drugs had been 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 released from detention in October 2017.