Abdullo Shamsiddin

Additional Name(s): Abdullohi Shamsiddin, Абдуллоҳи Шамсиддин

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Tajikistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: January/18/2023

Date of Sentencing: March/29/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Incitement to Commit Crime & Violence

Abdullo Shamsiddin

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Abdullo Shamsiddin is imprisoned for his religious association.

In January 2023, Tajik authorities detained Shamsiddin after he was extradited from Germany. Authorities charged him with "public calls to violent change of the constitutional order of Tajikistan" (Art. 307 TCC).

In March 2023, a court in Dushanbe sentenced Shamsiddin to 7 years' imprisonment for his affiliation with the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), an Islamic political party that advocated for freedom of religion or belief. 

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