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

Extra Bio Info:

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."

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