Additional Name(s): Mukhitdin Saidovich Irgashev
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 15 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: April/1/2015
Date of Sentencing: September//2015
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Mukhitdin Irgashev
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Mukhitdin Irgashev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On April 1, 2015, officers arrested Irgashev, along with his son in Bukhara, charging them first with administrative offenses and then later with extremism-related offenses. Irgashev ’s wife, Zumrat Irgashev, reports that both her husband and son were subjected to severe torture in custody between April and September 2015, during their trial period. Security services officers allegedly attempted to coerce them into signing false confessions of financing terrorism.
In September 2015, a Tashkent Court sentenced Irgashev to 15 years, Otabek to 11 years, and another son, Sardorbek Irgashev, to 12 years in prison on unspecified charges. According to Zumrat, all three were subjected to torture during pre-trial detention.
Irgashev is married with three children.
Related Cases: Sardorbek Irgashev, Otabek Irgashev
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USCIRF Tweet October 26, 2021
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USCIRF Report Uzbekistan’s Religious and Political Prisoners October 2021
Additional Name(s): Abdulbosit Kamoliddin ogly Akhmajonov
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 15 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: June/11/2017
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism Mercenarism Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials Terrorism Treason & Sedition
Abdulbosit Akhmajonov
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Abdulbosit Akhmajonov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On June 11, 2017, the Fergana Region Court sentenced Akhmajonov to 15 years in prison for several criminal statutes, including being a mercenary (Art. 154 UCC), terrorism (Art. 155 UCC), “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC), and an unspecified subsection of Article 244 UCC. The date of Akhmajonov's arrest was unspecified.
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Additional Name(s): Otabek Nabievich Madaminov
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 12 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment + 10 Years' Imprisonment + 9 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: November/5/1999
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
Otabek Madaminov
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Otabek Madaminov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 5, 1999, the Shakhrikhan District Court in the Andijan region sentenced Madaminov to 12 years and six months in prison for “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC) and an unspecified subsection of Article 244 UCC. Rights defenders believe his arrest and sentencing were in retaliation for being Muslim.
In 2010, Madaminov was reportedly sentenced to an additional ten years on unspecified charges.
In 2020, the Navoi Region Court sentenced Madaminov to another nine years for “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC) and an unspecified subsection of Article 244 UCC.
In September 2022, it was reported that Madaminov was released.