Jaslyk Prison

Jaslyk Prison (Uzbek: Jasliq, Жаслиқ, [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.

[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.