Additional Name(s): Akhmet Annageldiyevich Dzhumayev, Dzhumaev Akhmet Annageldievich, Jumaev Akhmet Annageldievich, Джумаев Ахмет Аннагелдиевич
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 4 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: December/22/2016
Date of Sentencing: September/17/2018
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Religious Activity Religious Association Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism
Akhmet Dzhumayev
Extra Bio Info:
Akhmet Dzhumayev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Dzhumayev after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate people to support the banned Tablighi Jamaat movement and study its literature.
On September 17, 2018, the Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow sentenced Bakirov to four years in prison for “participating in the activities of a public or religious association, or any other organization in respect of which a court has adopted a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities” (Art. 282.2-2 RCC).
On an unspecified date, Dzhumayev was released following the end of his sentence.
Dzhumayev is married with one child.
Related Cases: Shakir Kozhamkulov, Airat Usmanov, Islambek Kamchybekov, Kanybek Uulu, Bekzod Bakirov, Gazybek Kubatov, Zufar Mustafin
Publicly Available Information:
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"Джумаев Ахмет Аннагелдиевич" Memorial Human Rights Center
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"List of Individuals Recognised as Political Prisoners by the Memorial Human Rights Centre and Persecuted in connection with the Realisation of Their Right to Freedom of Religion as of 30 October 2020" Memorial Human Rights Center
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"Московское дело «Таблиги Джамаат»" Memorial Human Rights Center
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"Eight Muslims convicted of involvement in Tablighi Jamaat in Moscow are political prisoners" Memorial Human Rights Center
Additional Name(s): Bekzod Batyrbekovich Bakirov, Bakirov Bekzod Batyrbekovich, Бакиров Бекзод Батырбекович
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 4 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: December/22/2016
Date of Sentencing: September/17/2018
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Religious Activity Religious Association Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism
Bekzod Bakirov
Extra Bio Info:
Bekzod Bakirov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 22, 2016, authorities arrested Bakirov after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate people to support the banned Tablighi Jamaat movement and study its literature.
On September 17, 2018, the Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow sentenced Bakirov to four years in prison for “participating in the activities of a public or religious association, or any other organization in respect of which a court has adopted a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities” (Art. 282.2-2 RCC).
On an unspecified date, Bakirov was released following the end of his sentence.
Bakirov is married with two children.
Related Cases: Shakir Kozhamkulov, Airat Usmanov, Islambek Kamchybekov, Kanybek Uulu, Gazybek Kubatov, Akhmet Dzhumayev, Zufar Mustafin
Publicly Available Information:
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"Бакиров Бекзод Батырбекович" Memorial Human Rights Center
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"List of Individuals Recognised as Political Prisoners by the Memorial Human Rights Centre and Persecuted in connection with the Realisation of Their Right to Freedom of Religion as of 30 October 2020" Memorial Human Rights Center
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"Московское дело «Таблиги Джамаат»" Memorial Human Rights Center
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"Eight Muslims convicted of involvement in Tablighi Jamaat in Moscow are political prisoners" Memorial Human Rights Center
USCIRF ADVOCATE: James W. Carr
Advocacy:
USCIRF Mourns the Passing of Patriarch Abune AntoniosFoRB Victims List and Religious Prisoners of Conscience Project Update
Religion News Service: Stripped of his title and illegally replaced, Eritrea’s spiritual leader languishes in detention
USCIRF Chair Thomas J. Reese, S.J. discusses Patriarch Abune Antonios
ERITREA: Release Patriarch Abune Antonios
Philadelphia Inquirer -- Commentary: Release every religious prisoner of conscience
USCIRF: Release Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch Abune Antonios
USCIRF Calls for Release of Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch Abune Antonios
The Christian Science Monitor - Is Eritrea the North Korea of Africa?
Other Resources:
Detained Eritrean Orthodox ex-leader dies at 94Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
2020 Report on International Religious Freedom: Eritrea U.S. Department of State
2019 Report on International Religious Freedom: Eritrea U.S. Department of State
Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights In Eritrea
Country:
EritreaKey Fact:
Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Church
Detained Since:
May 27, 2007
Death Date:
Feb 9, 2022
Biography:
Patriarch Abune Antonios was born on July 12, 1927, in Himberti, a town north of the Eritrean capital, Asmara. He was ordained as the third Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tawahedo Church in 2004.
At age 5, Patriarch Antonios was sent by his father to be educated at the Debre Tsege Abuna Andrewes monastery. Serving as a monk, he was ordained a priest in 1942 and an abbot in 1955. In 1994, Antonios was one of five abbots sent to Egypt to establish a Holy Synod for what would become the autocephalous Eritrean Orthodox Church, one of the largest religious denominations in Eritrea. On June 19, 1994, Antonios was ordained as Bishop Antonios of Hamasien - Asmara in Saint Mark's Cathedral in Cairo by His Holiness Shenouda III, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and returned to Eritrea.
Very early in his reign as Patriarch, Abune Antonios confronted state interference within his church. He resisted government requests that he excommunicate 3,000 members and protested the arrest of priests. On January 20, 2006, authorities notified Patriarch Antonios he would be removed as Patriarch and placed him under house arrest.
One year later, on January 20, 2007, authorities confiscated Patriarch Antonios' personal pontifical insignia. On May 27, 2007, the Eritrean government replaced Patriarch Antonios with Bishop Dioscoros of Mendefera, forcefully removed the Patriarch from his home, and detained him at an undisclosed location. Patriarch Antonios continues to be held incommunicado and is reportedly being denied medical care despite suffering from severe diabetes. On July 16, 2017, authorities allowed Antonios to make a public appearance for the first time in over a decade. While under heavy security, Antonios attended mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Asmara, but was prevented from giving a sermon or subsequently speaking with congregants. Three days later, on July 19, the government moved Antonios to a new location, reportedly to provide better living conditions.
On February 9, 2022, Patriarch Antonios died after 16 years of house arrest. The next day, he was buried at Abune Andreas Monastery.