Sapardurdy Hajyýew

Sapardurdy Hajyýew is a Turkmenistani human rights activist who served a prison sentence in Türkmenbaşy from 2006 to 2013. Amnesty International designated him a prisoner of conscience and named him a 2011 "priority case".

Arrest and trial Sapardurdy Hajyýew is associated with Turkmenistan Helsinki Foundation (THF), an organization that publicized human rights violations in Turkmenistan. In June 2006, he was arrested along with Annagurban Amangylyjow, another THF worker, and Hajyýew's sister Ogulsapar Myradowa, a correspondent for Radio Liberty. The three were initially charged with spying for foreign intelligence services; these charges were later changed to "the illegal acquisition, possession or sale of ammunition or firearms". Reporters Without Borders, and Human Rights Watch have all described the charges as fabricated.

Imprisonment Sapardurdy Hajyýew and Annagurban Amangylyjow were sentenced to seven-year prison terms.

Amangylyjow and Hajyýew were released from prison on 16 February 2013, after nearly seven years imprisonment.