Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: Unknown + 17 Years' Imprisonment
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Umid Boltaboev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
Between 2000 and 2001, authorities arrested Boltaboev on charges related to his religious belief. The details of his trial and sentence were unspecified.
In August 2008, the Fergana Region Court reportedly sentenced Boltaboev to an additional 17 years in prison in relation for his religious belief and activity.
On April 25, 2024, Boltaboev was released from prison.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: Unknown + 19 Years' Imprisonment
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Association
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Ravshan Ochilov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
Between 2000 and 2001, authorities arrested Ochilov reportedly after accusing him of being a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir, a banned religious organization. The details of his charges, trial, and sentence were unspecified.
In August 2008, the Qashqadaryo Region Court sentenced Ochilov to an additional 19 years in prison. The court reportedly invoked Article 34 UCC to declare him a “recidivist” and lengthen his sentence.
Additional Name(s): Mukhammadjon Khabibullaevich Ibadullaev
Gender: Male
Current Location: CEP 17, Karaulbazar, Bukhara
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: Unknown + 19 Years' Imprisonment
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Mukhammadjon Ibadullaev is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
Between 2000 and 2003, Ibadullaev, a surgeon, was originally sentenced. The date of arrest, charges, and sentence were unspecified.
In August 2008, the Tashkent City Court sentenced Ibadullaev to an additional 19 years behind bars. Human rights defenders allege that the new sentence was punishment for the peaceful exercise of his religious beliefs while in prison.
Ibadullaev is reportedly being held in CEP 17 in Karaulbazar, Bukhara.