Additional Name(s): Oybek Hamidov

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Uzbekistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: January/17/2022

Date of Sentencing: May/17/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Distributing Religious Materials Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech Online Activity Possession of Religious Materials

Nature of Charges: Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials

Oybek Khamidov

Extra Bio Info:

Oybek Khamidov is imprisoned for his religious activities. 

On January 17, 2022, authorities arrested Khamidov for allegedly sharing illegal religious materials on social media to his wife and a few other individuals and for possessing "extremist" sermons on his phone. He was charged with "distributing or displaying materials containing a threat to public security and public order using mass media or telecommunication, or the Internet" (Art. 244-1.3 UCC). 

On May 17, 2022, an Andijan court sentenced Khamidov to five years in prison.

Khamidov was previously imprisoned for his religious activities from December 2011 to December 2017.

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