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Abduvohid Ishmuratov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity. 

In 2000/2001, Ishmuratov was imprisoned. His date of arrest, charges, and details of his…

Dilmurod Tuleev was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity. 

In 2000/2001, Tuleev was imprisoned on religiously motivated charges. His date of arrest, charges, and…

Ismon Usinbaev was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity. 

The charges and details of his original sentence are unknown.

In August 2008, the Fergana…

Ikromjon Akhmajonov was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity. 

In 2004, the Fergana Region Court sentenced Akhmajonov to 11 years in prison for “attempts to…

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…

Odilkhoja Dadakhojaev was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.

In 2000, the Margilon City Court sentenced Dadakhojaev to six years in prison for "attempts to…

Kobiljon Zokirov was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity. 

In 2000, the Andijan City Court sentenced Zokirov to 17 years in prison on several criminal statutes…

Ibrokhimjon Isaboev is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity. 

In late 2000, the Margilon City Court sentenced Isaboev to 11 years in prison for “attempts to…

Husnitdin Umaraliev was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity. 

In July 1999, authorities arrested Umaraliev when he filed a report with the military prosecutor'…

Avazjon Umurzakov was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On March 25, 1999, Umurzakov was detained under unknown circumstances. 

On August 5,…

Ahmadjon Madumarov was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity. 

On February 16, 2003, the Fergana Region Court sentenced Madumarov to 11 years in prison for “…

Zukhriddin Madmarov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In April 2000, the Margilon City Court sentenced Madmarov to nine years in prison for “attempts to…

Nurmukhammad Mamadjonov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity. 

In October 1999, the Margilon City Court sentenced Mamadjonov to six years and six months…

Ulugbek Nasimov was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In May 2005, the Samarkand Region Court sentenced Nasimov to five years in prison for “attempts to overthrow the…

Shavkat Khakimov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In 2004, the Urgut District Court sentenced Khakimov to seven years in prison “attempts to overthrow the…

Mirrakhim Mirsultonov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.

In 1999, the Angren District Court sentenced Mirsultonov to eight years in prison for “attempts to…

Sodikjon Abdullaev is imprisoned due to his religious activity. 

In December 1999, the Fergana Region Court sentenced Abdullaev to eight years in prison for “attempts to…

Ibrohim Asronkulov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.

In 1998, the Altyarikskim District Court in the Fergana region sentenced Asronkulov for "illegal…

Feruz Shodiev is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On August 15, 2017, the Qashqadaryo Region Court sentenced Shodiev to 25 years in prison for allegedly…

Salma Tanveer is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy. 

In September 2013, authorities arrested Tanveer, a school principal, after she was accused of…

Seytumer Seytumerov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On March 11, 2020, authorities arrested Seytumerov, a Crimean Solidarity activist, for allegedly being a member of the…

Osman Seytumerov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity. 

On March 11, 2020, authorities arrested Seytmemetov for allegedly being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Rustem Seytmemetov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity. 

On March 11, 2020, authorities arrested Seytmemetov for allegedly being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Gabdrakhman Naumov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

in March 2020, authorities arrested Naumov, an Islamic scholar at the Russian Islamic University and a former…

Nazim Abdrakhmanov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Abdrakhmanov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam…

Samat Adilov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Adilov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam.

On…

Zhasulan Iskakov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Iskakov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam.…

Esim Suleimenov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Suleimenov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about Islam.…

Azamat Umbetaliyev was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Umbetaliyev for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about…

Zhuldyzbek Taurbekov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On October 27, 2018, authorities arrested Taurbekov for participating in a WhatsApp group chat about…

Dilmurat Sultanmuratovich Makhamatov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On December 19, 2018, Kazakh authorities arrested Makhamatov after reportedly forcing…

Galymzhan Abilkairov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On April 23, 2018, authorities arrested Abilkairov reportedly following an investigation into sermons he…

Abdukhalil Abduzhabbarov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On February 18, 2017, Kazakh authorities arrested Abduzhabbarov, an imam, after extraditing him from Saudi…

Nariman Seytzhanov was imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On January 15, 2017, authorities arrested Seytzhanov reportedly over a meeting he had in a coffeeshop in…

Sirojiddin Abdurahmonov is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In November 2020, authorities arrested Abdurahmonov, an imam, following a raid on his apartment while he was teaching…

Mahmadsodyk Sayidov is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In March 2021, authorities arrested Sayidov, an imam, after he refused to give a state-provided sermon at his mosque.

In…

Abdugafor Rajabov is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In March 2021, authorities arrested Rajabov after an imam at his mosque refused to give a state-provided sermon.

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Aslamkhon Karimov is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In March 2021, authorities arrested Karimov after an imam at his mosque refused to give a state-provided sermon.

In…

Ali al-Omari is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.

In September 2017, authorities arrested al-Omari, an Islamic scholar, talk-show personality, and chairman of TV…

Uzeir Abdullayev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity. 

On October 12, 2016, Russian security forces arrested Abdullayev and several others after raiding their homes…

Maksim Puygin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On September 6, 2016, authorities arrested Puygin after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Ibrahim Shavkatov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 22, 2016, authorities arrested Shavkatov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb…

Shohida Mamadjonova is imprisoned for her religious association.

In February 2022, authorities forcibly disappeared Mamadjonova, the mother of religious freedom advocate Sherzod …

Dadash Mazhenov was imprisoned for posting online religious content.

On April 23, 2018, authorities arrested Mazhenov in relation to posts he made online containing religious sermons in 2015…

Sulaiman al-Dowaish was forcibly disappeared for his religious expression.

In April 2016, al-Dowaish, a religious scholar, was forcibly disappeared after posting tweets summarizing a…

Ali Badahdah is imprisoned in relation to his religious activity and leadership.

On September 12, 2017, armed soldiers arrested Badahdah, an imam and professor of hadith at King Abdul Aziz…

Omar Abdullah al-Saadoun is detained for her religious freedom advocacy.

In July 2021, authorities arrested Omar Abdullah al-Saadoun, a cleric and legal advisor, after he wrote an article…

Omar al-Muqbil is imprisoned for his religious expression and religious freedom advocacy.

In September 2019, authorities arrested al-Muqbil, a cleric, for a sermon criticizing concerts…

Abdullah Basfar is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership.

In August 2020, authorities arrested Basfar, an imam, professor, well-known Qur’an reciter, and former Secretary-…

Abdolsadeh Azari is detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On March 10, 2022, authorities arrested four individuals, including Azari, in Ahvaz city as they attended a…

Jome Naami is detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On March 10, 2022, authorities arrested four individuals, including Naami, in Ahvaz city as they attended a…

Hasan Nisi is detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On March 10, 2022, authorities arrested four individuals, including Nisi, in Ahvaz city as they attended a…

Mostafa Khosraji is detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On March 10, 2022, authorities arrested four individuals, including Khosraji, in Ahvaz city as they…

Saleh Al Talib is imprisoned for his religious expression leadership.

In August 2018, authorities arrested Talib, an imam at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, following a sermon he gave criticizing…

Bobirjon Tukhtamurodov was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On April 11, 2022, Uzbek authorities arrested Tukhtamurodov at Tashkent airport after he arrived from Russia. …

Yevgeny Tarasov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 5, 2021, authorities in Moscow arrested six men, including Tarasov, after raiding their homes and…

Mukazhan Ksyupov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 5, 2021, authorities in Moscow arrested six men, including Ksyupov, after raiding their homes and…

Parviz Zeynalov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 5, 2021, authorities in Moscow arrested six men, including Zeynalov, after raiding their homes and…

Urdash Abdullayev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 5, 2021, authorities in Moscow arrested six men, including Abdullayev, after raiding their homes and…

Ilmir Abdullin was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On October 5, 2021, authorities in Moscow arrested six men, including Abdullin, after raiding their homes and…

Nikolay Nesterovich was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On October 5, 2021, authorities in Moscow arrested six men, including Nesterovich, after raiding their homes…

Anatoli Zernichenko is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 15, 2021, authorities in Arys arrested Zernichenko for posting religious texts on Instagram and…

Farit Sharifullin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In February 2020, authorities arrested Sharifullin after accusing him of organizing and participating in…

Marsel Gimaliev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In February 2020, authorities arrested Gimaliev after accusing him of organizing and participating in…

Jumanazar Hojambetow is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In early summer 2017, authorities arrested Hojambetow and four others for meeting to pray and study the writings of…

Begejik Begejikow is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In early summer 2017, authorities arrested Begejikow and four others for meeting to pray and study the writings of Said…

Ahmet Mammetdurdyyew is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In early summer 2017, authorities arrested Mammetdurdyyew and four others for meeting to pray and study the writings…

Meret Owezow is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In early summer 2017, authorities arrested Owezow and four others for meeting to pray and study the writings of Said Nursi,…

Myratdurdy Shamyradow is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In early summer 2017, authorities arrested Shamyradow and four others for meeting to pray and study the writings of…

Muhammad Mustafa is detained for not engaging in religious activities according to the standards of a non-state entity.

On May 31, 2021, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham forces reportedly arrested…

Ali Shaker is detained for not engaging in religious activities according to the standards of a non-state entity.

On May 31, 2021, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham forces reportedly arrested Shaker…

Akim Bekirov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Bekirov, an activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, after accusing him of…

Seytveli Seytabdiyev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Seytabdiyev, an activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, after…

Rustem Seytkhalilov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Seytkhalilov, an activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, after accusing…

Eskender Suleymanov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On June 10, 2019, authorities arrested Suleymanov, the brother of Crimean Solidarity activist Ruslan Suleimanov,…

Izzet Abdullayev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Abdullayev, an activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, after accusing…

Medzhit Abdurakhmanov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Abdurakhmanov, an activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, after…

Bilyal Adilov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Adilov, an imam and activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, after…

Remzi Bakirov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On March 28, 2019, authorities arrested and beat Bakirov, a citizen journalist and activist from the Crimean Solidarity…

Riza Izetov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Izetov, an activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, after accusing him of…

Farkhod Bazarov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Bazarov, an activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, after accusing him…

Raim Ayvazov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On April 17, 2019, authorities detained Ayvazov, an activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, at a border crossing…

Shaban Umerov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Umerov, an activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, after accusing him of…

Rail Abdrakhmanov is imprisoned for his religious association and activity. 

On November 5, 2020, authorities in Kazan arrested several people, including Abdrakhmanov, for…

Vyacheslav Vankov is imprisoned for his religious association and activity. 

On November 5, 2020, authorities in Kazan arrested several people, including Vankov, for allegedly…

Lenar Mukhamadeev is imprisoned for his religious association and activity. 

On November 5, 2020, authorities in Kazan arrested several people, including Mukhamadeev, for…

Ilsur Galeev is imprisoned for his religious association and activity. 

On November 5, 2020, authorities in Kazan arrested several people, including Galeev, for allegedly being…

Erfan Osmanov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Osmanov, an activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, after accusing him…

Seiran Murtaza is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Murtaza, an activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, after accusing him…

Alim Karimov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Karimov, an activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, after accusing him of…

Abdul Majeed Al-Arkani is imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

In 2020, authorities arrested Al-Arkani, an imam, for being friendly with a prominent Turkish figure, Yasin…

Khaled Al-Rashed is imprisoned for his religious expression and association.

In March 2006, Saudi authorities arrested Al-Rashed, a cleric, for his membership in the Movement of Reformers…

Tulkun Astanov is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On November 22, 2020, authorities arrested Astanov, a religious…

Raif Fevziyev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On August 17, 2021, authorities in Russian-occupied, Crimea, Ukraine, detained five people, including Fevziyev, an imam,…

Marlen Mustafayev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity. 

On February 9, 2022, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, arrested Mustafayev and other Crimean…

Ruslan Ilyasov is imprisoned for his religious activity and association.

In or around June 16, 2021, authorities in Kazan arrested Ilyasov after accusing him of leading a cell of the…

Dzhebbar Bekirov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On August 17, 2021, authorities in Russian-occupied, Crimea, Ukraine, detained five people, including Bekirov, after…

Zavur Abdullayev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On August 17, 2021, authorities in Russian-occupied, Crimea, Ukraine, detained five people, including Abdullayev, after…

Rustem Murasov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On August 17, 2021, authorities in Russian-occupied, Crimea, Ukraine, detained five people, including Murasov, after…

Rustem Tairov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On August 17, 2021, authorities in Russian-occupied, Crimea, Ukraine, detained five people, including Tairov, after…