Additional Name(s): Bobirjon Baratovich Tukhtamurodov, Тухтамуродов Бобиржон Баратович

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Uzbekistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 5 Years, 1 Month's Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: April/11/2022

Date of Sentencing: June/23/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials

Bobirjon Tukhtamurodov

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Bobirjon Tukhtamurodov is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On April 11, 2022, Uzbek authorities arrested Tukhtamurodov at Tashkent airport after he arrived from Russia. Tukhtamurodov was said to have participated in a group between 2006 and 2010 that studied the works of Said Nursi. In January 2010, Tukhtamurodov fled Uzbekistan to Russia after Uzbek authorities arrested his brother for reading Said Nursi's writings. Uzbek authorities claimed Tukhtamurodov was responsible for “attracting talented youth to the ranks of Nurchilar [an alleged organization banned as extremist]” and “distributing materials and literature abounding in extremist ideas.”

On June 23, 2022, the District Criminal Court in Vobkent, Bukhara, sentenced Tukhtamurodov to five years and one month in prison for “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). The sentence took into account the time Tukhtamurodov had spent in detention in Russia between August 2010 and March 2011, so Tukhtamurodov will serve four years, five months and 25 days in prison.

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