Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Tajikistan
Ethnic Group: Tajik
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: March/5/2021
Date of Sentencing: June/4/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Aslamkhon Karimov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On March 5, 2021, authorities arrested Karimov after an imam at the mosque he was attending refused to give the state-provided sermon.
On June 4, 2021, Karimov was sentenced to five years in prison. While it is unclear what the charges against him were, a judge reportedly accused him, the imam, and another person of "act[ing] together and participat[ing] in an extremist religious organization."
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Tajikistan
Ethnic Group: Tajik
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: March/5/2021
Date of Sentencing: June/4/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Abdugafor Rajabov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On March 5, 2021, authorities arrested Rajabov after an imam at the mosque he was attending refused to give the state-provided sermon.
On June 4, 2021, Rajabov was sentenced to five years in prison. While it is unclear what the charges against him were, a judge reportedly accused him, the imam, and another person of "act[ing] together and participat[ing] in an extremist religious organization."
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Tajikistan
Ethnic Group: Tajik
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: March/5/2021
Date of Sentencing: June/4/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech Religious Activity Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Mahmadsodyk Sayidov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On March 5, 2021, authorities arrested Sayidov, an imam, after he refused to give the state-provided sermon at his mosque.
On June 4, 2021, Sayidov was sentenced to five years in prison. While the charges against him were unclear, a judge reportedly accused him and two others of "act[ing] together and participat[ing] in an extremist religious organization."
USCIRF Commissioner Nury Turkel, Tweet, January 11, 2022
USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom in Tajikistan in 2021 January 2022
"Tajikistan: Imam jailed for preaching his own sermon" Forum 18