Additional Name(s): Бахтиёр Акбаров
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Tajikistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Date of Detainment: April/4/2024
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Managing a Religious Institution Religious Activity Resisting State-Imposed Religious Systems
Nature of Charges: Extremism
Bakhtiyor Akbarov
Extra Bio Info:
Bakhtiyor Akbarov is detained for his independent religious activities.
On April 4, 2024, during Ramadan, authorities in Sughd region arrested Akbarov, a religious leader of Khoja Muhammad Balodurkun mosque in the village of Rumon, for allowing minors to attend mosque and allegedly adhering to and spreading Salafism. Akbarov was reportedly charges with extremism.
Related Cases: Ikhtiyorhoja Kamolov, Mirzoburhan Salmanzoda
Sources:
- USCIRF Commissioners Eric Ueland and Nury Turkel, Tweet, April 17, 2024
- "Боздошти имомхатиби як масҷиди Суғд бо ду пайраваш" Radio Ozodi
Additional Name(s): Ихтиёрхӯҷа Камолов
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Tajikistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Date of Detainment: April/4/2024
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Managing a Religious Institution Religious Activity Resisting State-Imposed Religious Systems
Nature of Charges: Extremism
Ikhtiyorhoja Kamolov
Extra Bio Info:
Ikhtiyorhoja Kamolov is detained for his independent religious activities.
On April 4, 2024, during Ramadan, authorities in Sughd region arrested Ikhtiyorhoja Kamolov, the imam of Khoja Muhammad Balodurkun mosque in the village of Rumon, for allowing minors to attend mosque and allegedly adhering to and spreading Salafism. Kamolov was reportedly charged with extremism.
Related Cases: Bakhtiyor Akbarov, Mirzoburhan Salmanzoda
Sources:
- USCIRF Commissioners Eric Ueland and Nury Turkel, Tweet, April 17, 2024
- "Боздошти имомхатиби як масҷиди Суғд бо ду пайраваш" Radio Ozodi
May 01
May 1st 10:00am
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
2024 Annual Report: Key Findings and Recommendations
25 Years of IRFA
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
10:00-11:00 am ET
Virtual
Please join the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for a virtual event on the 2024 Annual Report. This year’s report commemorates the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA).
The 2024 Annual Report documents systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom that have occurred in the last year and provides recommendations to the U.S. government intended to deter religious persecution and promote freedom of religion and belief abroad. It also highlights important global developments and trends related to religious freedom during 2023, including in countries that do not meet the criteria of a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) or Special Watch List (SWL).
Remarks
- Abraham Cooper, Chair, USCIRF
- Frederick A. Davie, Vice Chair, USCIRF
- David Curry, Commissioner, USCIRF
- Susie Gelman, Commissioner, USCIRF
- Mohamed Magid, Commissioner, USCIRF
- Stephen Schneck, Commissioner, USCIRF
- Nury Turkel, Commissioner, USCIRF
- Eric Ueland, Commissioner, USCIRF
- Frank Wolf, Commissioner, USCIRF
This event is open to Members of Congress, congressional staff, the public, and the media. The video recording will be posted on the Commission website. For any additional questions or interview requests, please contact [email protected]