Jaslyk Prison | |
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Uzbekistan | |
Coordinates | 44°01′05″N 57°31′38″E / 44.018142°N 57.527329°E |
Site history | |
Built | 1999 |
Demolished | 2019 |
Jaslyk Prison ( Uzbek: Jaslik, Жаслик, [d͡ʒasˈlək]) was a detention facility in Karakalpakstan in north-west Uzbekistan where human rights activists and ex-inmates alleged that torture was widespread. [1] [2] Former prisoners include Muzafar Avazov, who was apparently boiled to death. [3]
The prison, officially known by the codename UYA 64/71, was located in a former Soviet military base once used for testing chemical warfare protection equipment. It was established in 1999. [4] The prison was opened to contain thousands of people arrested following bombings in the capital, Tashkent, and as of 2012 held 5,000–7,000 people according to Human Rights Watch. [2]
The prison was shut down by Uzbekistan's president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, in September 2019. [5]