Additional Name(s): Albert Rimovich Shafiyev, Albert Shafiev, Shafiev Albert Rimovich, Шафиев Альберт Римович
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 16 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: September/6/2016
Date of Sentencing: December/11/2017
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Association Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Terrorism
Albert Shafiyev
Extra Bio Info:
Albert Shafiyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On September 6, 2016, authorities arrested Shafiyev after accusing him of leading a cell of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization. Authorities reportedly searched his home and confiscated Hizb ut-Tahrir literature. Shafiyev and his colleagues reportedly came together to study religious literature and sought to attract new members, all of which are ordinary religious activities.
On December 11, 2017, the Volga District Military Court sentenced Shafiyev to 16 years in prison for "organizing the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist" (Art. 205.5-1 RCC).
Shafiyev is married with two children.
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Photo attributed to 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 9 November 2021" Memorial Human Rights Center
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"Дело запрещённой «Хизб ут-Тахрир» в Салавате" Memorial Human Rights Center
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"Five residents of Bashkiria, convicted of membership of Hizb ut-Tahrir, are political prisoners" Memorial Human Rights Center
Additional Name(s): Murodzhon Abdunabievich Sattorov, Сатторов Муроджон Абдунабиевич
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Ethnic Group: Tajik
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 11 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: December/6/2016
Date of Sentencing: February/15/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Religious Activity Religious Association Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Terrorism
Murodzhon Sattorov
Extra Bio Info:
Murodzhon Sattorov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 6, 2016, authorities arrested Sattorov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization. Prosecutors accused him of participating in Hizb ut-Tahrir meetings, studying the organization's literature, discussing political and religious issues, and seeking to attract new members for the organization.
On February 15, 2019, the Moscow District Military sentenced Sattorov to 11 years in prison for “participating in the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist” (Art. 205.5-2 RCC).
On September 19, 2019, Sattorov's sentence was upheld.
Related Cases: Khamid Igamberdyev, Otabek Isomadinov, Zafar Nodirov, Aziz Khidirbayev, Alidzhon Odinayev, Farkhod Nodirov, Sardobek Siddikov, Sobirdzhon Burkhoddini
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"Сатторов Муроджон Абдунабиевич" 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 9 November 2021" Memorial Human Rights Center
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"Московское дело 9 о членстве в запрещённой «Хизб ут-Тахрир»" Memorial Human Rights Center
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"Nine Individuals Convicted in the Moscow Hizb ut-Tahrir Case Are Political Prisoners, Memorial Says" Memorial Human Rights Center
Feb 12, 2021
USCIRF Releases New Report about Violent Islamist Groups in Northern Nigeria
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report on religious freedom violations committed by violent Islamist groups in northern Nigeria:
Northern Nigeria Factsheet – Violent Islamist groups based in northern Nigeria remain some of the deadliest and most formidable jihadist groups operating in the world today. Estimates suggest that conflict with groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa Province has resulted in the deaths of more than 37,500 people since 2011, and there is a reasonable basis to believe that these groups have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. This factsheet explores the current array of violent Islamist groups operating in northern Nigeria, the religious freedom violations they have committed in the past year, and the state of counterterrorism efforts in the country.
In its 2020 Annual Report, USCIRF recommended that the U.S. Department of State designate Boko Haram as an “entity of particular concern,” or EPC, under the International Religious Freedom Act for engaging in or tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom. In December 2020, USCIRF released a country update on religious freedom conditions in Nigeria.
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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is an independent, bipartisan federal government entity established by the U.S. Congress to monitor, analyze, and report on threats to religious freedom abroad. USCIRF makes foreign policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress intended to deter religious persecution and promote freedom of religion and belief. To interview a Commissioner, please contact USCIRF at [email protected].