Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Uzbekistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: Unknown + 19 Years' Imprisonment

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Ravshan Ochilov

Extra Bio Info:

Ravshan Ochilov is imprisoned for his religious activity.

Between 2000 and 2001, authorities arrested Ochilov reportedly after accusing him of being a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir, a banned religious organization. The details of his charges, trial, and sentence were unspecified.

In August 2008, the Qashqadaryo Region Court sentenced Ochilov to an additional 19 years in prison. The court reportedly invoked Article 34 UCC to declare him a “recidivist” and lengthen his sentence.

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