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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. 

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Fayzulla Agzamov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.

In 2001, authorities arrested Agzamov and charged him with “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC) and an unspecified subsection of Article 244 UCC.  Human rights activists report that authorities targeted Agzamov simply because he fit the profile of an observant Muslim who practices his religion outside the strict controls imposed by the government.

On an unspecified date, Agzamov was reportedly sentenced to 17 years in prison.

In 2014, less than three years before Agzamov was to be released, authorities pressed new charges against him in prison, adding an additional 16 years and six months to his sentence.

Agzamov is currently serving his sentence in a strict prison colony in CEP 17, Karaulbazar, Bukhara.

Relatives allege that authorities subjected Agzamov to torture earlier in the course of his imprisonment.

In the ensuing two decades, Uzbek authorities have detained and imprisoned several of Agzamov’s relatives, including his wife and son, on similar charges, though all but Agzamov have now been released.