Alijon Mirganiyev
Additional Name(s): Alijon Mirganiev
Gender: Male
Current Location: Regime Prison No. 12, Navoi Region
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Reduced to 6 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Sentence: Originally 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/22/2022
Date of Sentencing: October/18/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Adherence to a Religious Figure Religious Activity Travel Abroad
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Crimes Involving Minors Drug Trafficking & Illicit Drug Use Extremism Illegal Migration & Entry/Exit of Country
Alijon Mirganiyev
Extra Bio Info:
Alijon Mirganiyev is imprisoned for his religious activities.
On June 22, 2022, authorities detained Mirganiyev at Tashkent Airport and accused him of participating in a banned "extremist" organization after tricking him into returning to Uzbekistan. Mirganiyev and his family had moved to Tukey in 2013 after Mirganiyev completed a 2011 prison sentence tied to his peaceful religious activities. Upon his most recent arrest, Mirganiyev was charged with the "creation, management, and participation in religious extremist, separatist, fundamentalist, or other banned organizations" (Art. 244-2 UCC), "illegal exit from or entry into Uzbekistan" (Art. 223-2 UCC), and other drug related charges tied to children and trafficking.
On October 18, 2022, the Zangiota District Criminal Court sentenced Mirganiyev to seven years in prison.
On March 10, 2023, the Tashkent Regional Court heard Mirganiyev's appeal and reduced his sentence to six years and six months, finding the drug and trafficking related charges unsubstantiated.
On April 12, 2023, Mirganiyev was transferred to regime prison No. 12 in Navoi Region.
While living in Turkey, Uzbek authorities harassed Mirganiyev and his family and, in 2019, unsuccessfully attempted to extradite him.