Additional Name(s): Muhamadjon Akmaljon ogly Akhmadjonov
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 13 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: May/20/2017
Date of Release: March/18/2022
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 Unlawful Disobedience
Muhamadjon Akhmadjonov
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Muhamadjon Akhmadjonov was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On May 20, 2017, Akhmadjonov was sentenced to 13 years in prison for “resistance to a government official or a person performing a civic duty” (Art. 219 UCC), “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). Akhmadjonov is the son of a religious prisoner of conscience, Nasiba Usmonova, who along with her relatives was charged with membership in the Jihodchilar (“Jihadists”), which Uzbek authorities characterize as a banned extremist organization. The date of Akhmadjonov's arrest was unspecified.
On March 18, 2022, Akhmadjonov was released from prison under amnesty.
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Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment + 4 Years, 15 Days' Imprisonment + 8 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: Unknown Violating Prison Rules
Farrukh Yuldashev
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Farrukh Yuldashev was imprisoned for his religious activity.
In 2000, authorities arrested Yuldashev during waves of arrests of Muslims following the February 1999 Tashkent bombings.
Later in 2000, a Tashkent court sentenced him to seven years in prison on unspecified charges.
In 2007, before Yuldashev was to be released, prison authorities arbitrarily extended his prison sentence by four years and 15 days for violating prison rules (Art. 221 UCC).
In 2008, prison authorities sentenced Yuldashev to another eight years in prison on extremism-related charges. The trial reportedly took place in prison and did not meet fair trial standards.
On an unspecified date, Yuldashev was reportedly sentenced to an additional five years in prison on unspecified charges.
On June 11, 2020, Yuldashev called his family to say that he had been tortured in CEP 64/46, Navoi, where he is currently detained. A petition to review his torture claims has reportedly been denied.
In September 2022, it was reported that Yuldashev had been released.
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Additional Name(s): Murodjon Tohirjonovich Khayitov
Gender: Male
Current Location: Zaforobod, Jizzakh
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 15 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 Hate Speech Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials Terrorism Treason & Sedition
Murodjon Khayitov
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Murodjon Khayitov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
In 2009, authorities arrested Khayitov for peacefully exercising of his religious beliefs.
Later in 2009, the Andijan Region Court sentenced him to 15 years in prison on various criminal statutes, including terrorism (Art. 155 UCC), “incitement of ethnic, racial, or religious hatred” (Art. 156 UCC), “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC), “organizing a criminal group” (Art. 242 UCC), “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).
Khayitov has reportedly spent time in CEP 64/51 in Koson, Qashqadaryo, and as of March 2018 has been transferred to a resettlement colony in Zaforobod, Jizzakh.