Additional Name(s): Хамроев Бахром Мардонович

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: Yes

Appeal: Reduced to 13 Years, 9 Months' Imprisonment

Sentence: Originally 14 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: February/24/2022

Date of Sentencing: May/23/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Human Rights Work for Religious Communities Legal Work for Religious Communities Online Activity Religious Association Religious Expression

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Incitement to Commit Crime & Violence Terrorism

Bakhrom Khamroev

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Bakhrom Khamroev is imprisoned for his human rights work for religious communities and his alleged religious expression.

On February 24, 2022, authorities arrested Khamroev, a human rights lawyer and member of the Memorial Human Rights Center, for posts he allegedly made on social media discussing religion and referring to the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization. Khamroev was well-known for providing legal defense to Muslims accused of being in the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization.

On May 23, 2023, the Second Western District Military Court sentenced Khamroev to 14 years in prison for “public calls for terrorist activities, public justification of terrorism or propaganda of terrorism…committed with the use of mass media or electronic or information and telecommunication networks” (Art. 205.2-2 RCC) and “participating in the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist” (Art. 205.5-2 RCC).

On October 10, 2023, the Military Court of Appeal reduced Khamroev's sentence by three months to 13 years and 9 months in prison.

In January 2024, prison officials reportedly beat Khamroev severely in retribution for his attempts to report officials' medical neglect and other degrading treatment to prison administration.

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