Additional Name(s): Музаффар Давлатмиров

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Tajikistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Shi'a

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: July/26/2022

Date of Sentencing: August/4/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Extremism Incitement to Commit Crime & Violence

Muzaffar Davlatmirov

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Muzaffar Davlatmirov is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On July 26, 2022, authorities in Gorno-Badakhshan Region (GBAO) detained Davlatmirov, a prominent cleric, reportedly for criticizing government violence in his sermons and leading funeral services for three local leaders killed by police.

On August 3, 2022, the Badakhshan Regional Court sentenced Davlatmirov to five years in prison for "public calls for extremist activity…committed using the mass media or the internet" (Art. 307-1-2 TCC).

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