Additional Name(s): Ahmet Bayramberdiyewich Mammetdurdyyew
Gender: Male
Current Location: MR-E/16, Bayramali, Mary Region
Perpetrator: Turkmenistan
Ethnic Group: Turkmen
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 12 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: August/15/2017
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Praying Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Hate Speech Illicit Financing
Ahmet Mammetdurdyyew
Extra Bio Info:
Ahmet Mammetdurdyyew is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
Between May and June 2017, authorities arrested five people, including Mammetdurdyyew, for meeting together to study the writings of Said Nursi and pray.
On August 15, 2017, the Balkan Regional Court in Balkanabat sentenced Mammetdurdyyew to 12 years in prison for “inciting social, national, ethnic, racial or religious hostility” (Art. 177-3 TCC), “participating in an organized criminal group” (Art. 275-2 TCC), and “financing of criminal structures” (Art. 275.1-2 TCC).
On July 11, 2018, the Supreme Court in Ashgabat upheld Mammetdurdyyew’s sentence.
Mammetdurdyyew is married with two children.
Related Cases: Jumanazar Hojambetow, Begejik Begejikow, Meret Owezow, Myratdurdy Shamyradow
Gender: Male
Current Location: MR-E/16, Bayramali, Mary Region
Perpetrator: Turkmenistan
Ethnic Group: Turkmen
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 12 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: August/15/2017
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Praying Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Hate Speech Illicit Financing
Begejik Begejikow
Extra Bio Info:
Begejik Begejikow is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
Between May and June 2017, authorities arrested five people, including Begejikow, for meeting together to study the writings of Said Nursi and pray.
On August 15, 2017, the Balkan Regional Court in Balkanabat sentenced Begejikow to 12 years in prison for “inciting social, national, ethnic, racial or religious hostility” (Art. 177-3 TCC), “participating in an organized criminal group” (Art. 275-2 TCC), and “financing of criminal structures” (Art. 275.1-2 TCC).
On July 11, 2018, the Supreme Court in Ashgabat upheld Begejikow’s sentence.
Begejikow is married with four children.
Related Cases: Jumanazar Hojambetow, Ahmet Mammetdurdyyew, Meret Owezow, Myratdurdy Shamyradow
Additional Name(s): Jumanazar Yuldashowich Hojambetow
Gender: Male
Current Location: BL-E/6, Balkan Region
Perpetrator: Turkmenistan
Ethnic Group: Uzbek
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 12 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: August/15/2017
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Praying Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Hate Speech Illicit Financing
Jumanazar Hojambetow
Extra Bio Info:
Jumanazar Hojambetow is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
Between May and June 2017, authorities arrested five people, including Hojambetow, for meeting together to study the writings of Said Nursi and pray.
On August 15, 2017, the Balkan Regional Court in Balkanabat sentenced Hojambetow to 12 years in prison for “inciting social, national, ethnic, racial or religious hostility” (Art. 177-3 TCC), “participating in an organized criminal group” (Art. 275-2 TCC), and “financing of criminal structures” (Art. 275.1-2 TCC).
On July 11, 2018, the Supreme Court in Ashgabat upheld Hojambetow’s sentence.
Related Cases: Begejik Begejikow, Ahmet Mammetdurdyyew, Meret Owezow, Myratdurdy Shamyradow