Gender: Female

Perpetrator: Tajikistan

Ethnic Group: Tajik

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: February/2/2022

Date of Sentencing: April/7/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Criticizing Religious Freedom Conditions Online Activity

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism

Shohida Mamadjonova

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Shohida Mamadjonova is imprisoned because of her son's criticism of religious freedom conditions in Tajikistan.

On February 2, 2022, Mamadjonova, mother of exiled Tajik blogger Sherzod Mamadjonov, disappeared after going to the police station to retrieve her phone after having it confiscated during a previous summons.  Her son, Mamadjonov, who is based in Germany, is known to criticize the Tajik government's restrictive policies toward Muslims on his YouTube channel.

On February 8, 2022, the Interior Ministry announced that it had detained Mamadjonova on suspicion of "organizing extremist activities" (Art. 307.3-2 TCC).

On April 7, 2022, the Ismaili Somoni district court sentenced Mamadjonova to six years in prison. 

Police had reportedly summoned Mamadjonova several times and ordered her to convince her son to return home.

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