Additional Name(s): Zhahongir Ulugmurodov

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Uzbekistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Reduced to 3 Years' Restricted Freedom

Sentence: Originally 3 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Sentencing: May/8/2023

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Online Activity Singing, Playing, & Producing Religious Songs & Music

Nature of Charges: Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials

Jahongir Ulugmurodov

Extra Bio Info:

Jahongir Ulugmurodov was imprisoned for his religious activities.

On an unspecified date, authorities detained Ulugmurodov for downloading and sharing a religious song with some classmates that the State Committee on Religious Affairs claims includes "fundamentalist ideas."  

On May 8, 2023, a Tashkent court sentenced Ulugmurodov to three years in prison for "distributing or displaying materials containing a threat to public security and public order using mass media or telecommunication, or the Internet" (Art. 244-1.3 UCC).

On July 28, 2023, the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan reduced Ulugmurodov's sentence to three years of restricted freedom and released him from prison. 

In December 2023, it was reported that Ulugmurodov would be exempted from his sentence.

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