Gender: Male
Current Location: CEP 10, Koson, Qashqadaryo
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment + 16 Years' Imprisonment
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials Treason & Sedition
Odilkhoja Dadakhojaev
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Odilkhoja Dadakhojaev was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
In 2000, the Margilon City Court sentenced Dadakhojaev to six years in prison for "attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC) and an unspecified subsection of Article 244 UCC reportedly in connection to his religious beliefs.
In 2008, Dadakhojaev was sentenced to another 16 years on unspecified charges.
In September 2022, it was reported that Dadakhojaev had been released.
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Additional Name(s): Azizjon Salimjonovich Bannopov
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 9 Years' Imprisonment + 7 Years' Imprisonment + 5 Years' Imprisonment
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials Treason & Sedition
Azizjon Bannopov
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Azizjon Bannopov was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
In 2001, the Margilon City Court sentenced Bannopov to nine years in prison for “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC) and an unspecified subsection of Article 244 UCC.
In 2008, Bannopov was sentenced to an additional seven years on reportedly fabricated charges, and in 2017, he was sentenced to another five years.
In September 2022, it was reported that Bannopov had been released.
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Additional Name(s): Ikromjon Yardamjonovich Akhmajonov
Gender: Male
Current Location: CEP 10, Koson, Qashqadaryo
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 11 Years' Imprisonment + 13 Years' Imprisonment
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials Treason & Sedition
Ikromjon Akhmajonov
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Ikromjon Akhmajonov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
In 2004, the Fergana Region Court sentenced Akhmajonov to 11 years in prison for “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC), "organizing a criminal group" (Art. 242 UCC), and an unspecified subsection of Article 244 UCC.
In 2011, authorities sentenced Akhmajonov to an additional 13 years “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC), "organizing a criminal group" (Art. 242 UCC), and an unspecified subsection of Article 244 UCC. while he was detained in CEP 17 in Bukhara.
Akhmajonov is currently held in CEP 10 in Koson, Qashqadaryo.
Akhmajonov was imprisoned prior to his current sentence. In 1999, the Margilon City Court had sentenced him to nine years in prison for “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC), "organizing a criminal group" (Art. 242 UCC), and an unspecified subsection of Article 244 UCC; however, in 2002, he was released under amnesty.