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Bobirjon Tukhtamurodov is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On April 11, 2022, Uzbek authorities arrested Tukhtamurodov at Tashkent airport after he arrived from Russia. Tukhtamurodov was said to have participated in a group between 2006 and 2010 that studied the works of Said Nursi. In January 2010, Tukhtamurodov fled Uzbekistan to Russia after Uzbek authorities arrested his brother for reading Said Nursi's writings. Uzbek authorities claimed Tukhtamurodov was responsible for “attracting talented youth to the ranks of Nurchilar [an alleged organization banned as extremist]” and “distributing materials and literature abounding in extremist ideas.”

On June 23, 2022, the District Criminal Court in Vobkent, Bukhara, sentenced Tukhtamurodov to five years and one month in prison for “preparation or distribution of materials containing a threat to public security or public order” (Art. 244-1 UCC) and "creation, management, and participation in religious extremist, separatist, fundamentalist, or other banned organizations" (Art. 244-2 UCC). The sentence took into account the time Tukhtamurodov had spent in detention in Russia between August 2010 and March 2011, so Tukhtamurodov will serve four years, five months and 25 days in prison.

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Elham Choubdar is imprisoned for her LGBTI+ identity through religious motivated grounds.

On an unspecified date around late 2021, authorities arrested Choubdar in relation to her real or perceived LGBTI+ identity and social media activities in support of LGBTI+ rights.

In September 2022, it was reported that the Urmia Revolutionary Court sentenced Choubdar to death for "committing corruption on Earth" (Art. 286 IPC) by "trafficking women to the Kurdistan region of Iraq."

In March 2023, it was reported that Choubdar had been released on bail.

In February 2024, it was reported that Choubdar had been arrested to serve out the rest of her sentence.

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