![[Translate to English:] Salidjon Abdurakhmanov, Journalist und Menschenrechtsaktivist, Palm-Preisträger 2014](/fileadmin/Aktuell/PST_Abschied_Salidjon_Abdurakhmanov_28.08.2025_II.png)
His death on 26 July 2025 marks the loss of a fearless journalist and human rights activist. His decades of commitment to press freedom, even in the face of arbitrary detention and repression, remain impressive. We express our deepest condolences to his family and companions.
Salidjon Abdurakhmanov was awarded the Palm Prize in 2014 for his independent reporting on corruption, human rights violations and environmental destruction in Uzbekistan. Despite years of imprisonment, he remained an unyielding advocate of press freedom.
Photo: Reporters Without Borders