Jamshid Karimov | |
|---|---|
Жамшид Каримов | |
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) |
| Disappeared | September 12, 2006 (aged 38–39) |
| Nationality | Uzbekistani |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Relatives | Islam Karimov (uncle) |
Jamshid Karimov (Uzbek: Жамшид Каримов, Russian: Джамшид Каримов; born 1967) is an investigative journalist in Uzbekistan. He has been a prominent critic of the administration of Islam Karimov, the president of Uzbekistan, who was his uncle. Jamshid Karimov has spent many years in detention.
According to Radio Free Europe, in 2004 Karimov was "beaten up on the streets of Jizzakh ... by unidentified assailants."[1]