Additional Name(s): Azizjon Salimjonovich Bannopov

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Uzbekistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 9 Years' Imprisonment + 7 Years' Imprisonment + 5 Years' Imprisonment

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials Treason & Sedition

Azizjon Bannopov

Extra Bio Info:

Azizjon Bannopov was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity. 

In 2001, the Margilon City Court sentenced Bannopov to nine years in prison for “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art. 159 UCC) and an unspecified subsection of Article 244 UCC.

In 2008, Bannopov was sentenced to an additional seven years on reportedly fabricated charges, and in 2017, he was sentenced to another five years.

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

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