Fayzulla Agzamov
Additional Name(s): Fayzulla Saidkarimovich Agzamov, Файзулла Саидкаримович Агзамов, Файзулла Саидкаримович Агзамов
Gender: Male
Current Location: CEP 17, Karaulbazar, Bukhara
Perpetrator: Uzbekistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 17 Years' Imprisonment + 16 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials Treason & Sedition
Fayzulla Agzamov
Extra Bio Info:
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.