2022 Karakalpak protests

2022 Karakalpak protests
Karakalpakstan (red) within Uzbekistan (red and white)
Date1–3 July 2022 [1]
Location
Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
Caused by
MethodsDemonstrations, civil unrest, online activism
Resulted inConstitutional reforms regarding Karakalpakstan withdrawn
ConcessionsAmendments regarding removal of Karakalpak autonomy withdrawn
Parties
 Karakalpakstan Protesters
Uzbekistan Government of Uzbekistan

Karakalpakstan Supreme Council of Karakalpakstan

Lead figures

Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev (President of Uzbekistan)

Casualties
Death(s)21 (Uzbek government claim)[2]
Injuries243 (Uzbek government claim)[3]
"Thousands" (Karakalpak government claim)[4]
Detained516[5]

Protests broke out in the autonomous region of Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan on 1 July 2022 over proposed amendments by Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the Uzbek President, to the Constitution of Uzbekistan, which would have ended Karakalpakstan's status as an autonomous region of Uzbekistan and right to secede from Uzbekistan via referendum. A day after protests had begun in the Karakalpak capital of Nukus, President Mirziyoyev withdrew the constitutional amendments. The Karakalpak government said that protesters had attempted to storm government buildings.[6]

Despite concessions given by the Uzbek government in preserving Karakalpakstan's autonomy, protests continued growing, resulting in internet blockage throughout Karakalpakstan on 2 July,[7] and President Mirziyoyev declaring a state of emergency in the region.[8] The protests were quelled by the morning of 3 July.[1] The state of emergency was lifted on 21 July.[9]

  1. ^ a b Lillis, Joanna (7 July 2022). "Karakalpakstan: Dazed, confused and angry after deadly turmoil". Eurasianet. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Қорақалпоғистонда содир бўлган воқеалар оқибатида яна 3 киши вафот этди". Kun. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. ^ Auyezov, Olzhas. "Uzbekistan says 18 killed, hundreds wounded in Karakalpakstan unrest". Reuters. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Reuters2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Генпрокуратура Узбекистана: во время протестов в Нукусе погибли 18 человек". Mediazona (in Russian). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Uzbekistan declares state of emergency in protest-hit Karakalpakstan". ThePrint. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  7. ^ alexanderartemyevamnestyorg (4 July 2022). "Uzbekistan: End use of unlawful force against Karakalpakstan protesters". Amnesty International. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Uzbekistan imposes regional state of emergency after deadly unrest". The Guardian. Reuters. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  9. ^ Trevelyan, Mark (20 July 2022). "Uzbekistan lifts state of emergency in Karakalpakstan after protest deaths". Reuters. Retrieved 21 July 2022.