Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Uzbekistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: Unknown + 16 Years' Imprisonment

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Abduvohid Ishmuratov

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Abduvohid Ishmuratov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity. 

In 2000/2001, Ishmuratov was imprisoned. His date of arrest, charges, and details of his sentencing and sentence were unspecified.

In August 2008, the Chinaz City Court in the Tashkent region sentenced Ishmuratov to an additional 16 years in prison on allegedly fabricated charges.

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Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Uzbekistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: Unknown + 16 Years' Imprisonment

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Jamoliddin Khaidarov

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Jamoliddin Khaidarov was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.

In 2000/2001, Khaidarov was initially imprisoned. The date of his arrest, charges, and details of his sentencing and sentence were unspecified.

On an unspecified date, the Surkhandaryo Region Court sentenced him to an additional 16 years in prison on allegedly fabricated charges.

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

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Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Uzbekistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: Unknown + 5 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Umar Nishonbaev

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Umar Nishonbaev was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.

In 2000/2001, authorities arrested Nishonbaev reportedly in relation to his religious belief and activity. The charges and details of his original sentence are unspecified.

In August 2008, the Tashkent Region Court in Chinaz sentenced Nishonbaev to an additional five years and six months in prison.  Prison authorities allegedly manufactured charges against him to prevent his release along with other religious prisoners of conscience.

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

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