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Avaz Tokhtakhodjaev was imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On November 26, 1999, security service agents arrested Tokhtakhodjaev, an economist, from his home in Tashkent after suspecting he was a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir. Authorities also conducted a search of his home without a warrant. Tokhtakhodjaev was reportedly charged with several crime including “incitement of ethnic, racial, or religious hatred” (Art. 156 UCC), “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC), “illegal formation of public associations or religious organizations” (Art. 216 UCC), “preparation or distribution of materials containing a threat to public security or public order” (Art. 244-1 UCC), "creation, management, and participation in religious extremist, separatist, fundamentalist, or other banned organizations" (Art. 244-2 UCC), and "smuggling, that is carriage through the customs border...materials that propagandize religious extremism, separatism, and fundamentalism" (Art. 246 UCC). Security service officers reportedly subjected Tokhtakhodjaev to extensive torture to secure a false confession.

In March 2000, the Tashkent region court sentenced him to 13 years in prison.

Using various false pretexts, prison authorities have arbitrarily extended Tokhtakhodjaev’s sentence five times (in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, and 2013), adding more than 12 years to his original sentence and rendering him ineligible for release under amnesty.

Tokhtakhodjaev has served time in prisons in Navoi, Andijan, and Bukhara and has suffered numerous health ailments including a stroke in August 2018.

On March 7, 2022, Tokhtakhodjaev was released from prison under amnesty.

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Ravshan Kosimov was imprisoned for his religious identity and activity.

In 2008, security services arrested Kosimov, a soldier who studied on an exchange program at the U.S. military academy West Point, and tortured him while interrogating him on allegations of “religious extremism.” According to Kosimov's mother, Malika Kosimova, security services singled him out because he was an observant Muslim who kept a copy of the Qur’an in his possessions. Kosimov was reportedly charged at first with “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC) but later was instead charged with treason (Art. 157 UCC).

On an unspecified date, Kosimov was sentenced to prison. The exact length of the sentence was unspecified, but the sources indicate his imprisonment expires in 2023. Sources also report that authorities have manufactured various “violations of prison rules” on numerous occasions to render Kosimov ineligible for amnesty or release.

In December 2023, it was reported that Kosimov had been released after completing his sentence.

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Tohir Djumanov was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On August 6, 1999, authorities arrested Djumanov in Tashkent after accusing him of distributing Hizb ut-Tahrir literature.

On an unspecified date, a Sirdaryo Region Court sentenced him to ten years in prison on various criminal statutes, including “incitement of ethnic, racial, or religious hatred” (Art. 156 UCC), “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC), “illegal formation of public associations or religious organizations” (Art. 216 UCC), “organizing a criminal group” (Art. 242 UCC), "smuggling, that is carriage through the customs border...materials that propagandize religious extremism, separatism, and fundamentalism" (Art. 246 UCC), and an unspecified subsection of Article 244 UCC.

In 2009, Djumanov's sentence was reportedly sentenced to an additional three years and seven days for violating prison rules (Art. 221 UCC) at Zarafshon Prison (CEP 64/48).

In 2012, officials in his Qarshi Prison Colony reportedly sentenced him to another ten years on unspecified charges.

Djumanov has reportedly been tortured while imprisoned.

In September 2022, it was reported that Djumanov had been released.