Khayyam Karimov
Additional Name(s): Khayyam Aligulu oghlu Karimov
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Azerbaijan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Shi'a
Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: January//2024
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Drug Trafficking & Illicit Drug Use
Khayyam Karimov
Extra Bio Info:
Khayyam Karimov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In January 2023, authorities arrested Karimov amid a deterioration of relations between Azerbaijan and Iran and a crackdown on perceived religious Shi'a Muslims.
On an unspecified date, Karimov was sentenced to five years in prison for "illegally purchasing or storing with a view of selling, manufacturing, processing, transporting, transferring or selling of narcotics or psychotropic substances in large amount" (Art. 234.4.3 ACC).