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The Uzbek authorities have extended the imprisonment term for journalist Yusuf Ruzimurodov
The Uzbek authorities have extended the jail term for convicted journalist Yusuf Ruzimurodov for three years more.
Uzbek oppositionist Dilorom Iskhakova told “Jarayon” about that.
According to her, in May 2014 54-year-old Uzbek journalist Yusuf Ruzimurodov was supposed to be released, but at the end of his prison term, the administration of colony UA 64/3 located in Tavaksai district of Tashkent province, charged him with “violation of the internal prison rules”.
The Uzbek authorities have not transferred activist Bobomurod Razzokov from prison to colony again
According to the Criminal Executive Code and the Uzbek Senate’s“Amnesty” Decree, Bobomurod Razzokov, the chairman of the Bukhara regional branch of ‘Ezgulik’Uzbek Human Rights Society,an inmate of Prison 64/3 in Tavaksai district of Tashkent province, should have been transferred from prison to colony on 12 July, 2014.
The human rights activist, who has served a quarter of his punishmentterm, had had the fully right to it; moreover, “Amnesty” Decree does not stipulate anything to prevent his transfer to colony.
The Uzbek authorities have not transferred activist Bobomurod Razzokov from prison to colony again
According to the Criminal Executive Code and the Uzbek Senate’s“Amnesty” Decree, Bobomurod Razzokov, the chairman of the Bukhara regional branch of ‘Ezgulik’Uzbek Human Rights Society,an inmate of Prison 64/3 in Tavaksai district of Tashkent province, should have been transferred from prison to colony on 12 July, 2014.
The human rights activist, who has served a quarter of his punishmentterm, had had the fully right to it; moreover, “Amnesty” Decree does not stipulate anything to prevent his transfer to colony.
The Netherlands: court stopped deportation of Kazakh Muslim refugees
Refugees from Kazakhstan won a small but very important victory in the Dutch court in Middelburg, where their deportation case was tried on July 24, 2014.
B.Shakiyev, his family of three children and relative N. Shakiyev are Kazakh refugees (their names are changedfor obvious reasons). They asked for political asylum in the Dutch capital at the Amsterdam Airportin May 2012.
They had been persecuted in Kazakhstan by the national security services for several years for their religious beliefs. As a result, they were forced to secretly leave the country and apply for asylum in the Netherlands.
Uzbek public prosecution sue Mutabar Tadjibayeva
The prosecutor’s office of the city of Margilan sues Mutabar Tadjibayeva, the head of “Fiery Hearts Club” International Human Rights Organization, and demands depriving the Uzbek human rights activist of the residence permit.
A.Yu.Mavlonov, a prosecutor from Margilan, brought a lawsuit to Margilan interdistrict civil court against Mutabar Tadjibayeva claiming that the head of “Fiery Hearts Club” International Human Rights Organization is not eligible for Uzbek residence registration.
Amnesty International expressed concerns about Murad Zhurayev’s health status
International Human Rights Organisation Amnesty International expressed concerns about the health status of former Uzbek MP Murad Zhuraev, who was convicted for political reasons in Uzbekistan.
In the July 21 statement, International Human Rights Organization Amnesty International expressed deep concerns about the fate of political prisoner Murad Zhurayev.
In particular, the Amnesty International’s statement said that on July 14-15, 2014 Kholbika Zhurayeva,Murad Zhurayev’s spouse, visited him in Prison # 64/6 located in the town of Chirchiq, Tashkent province. Later on she informed human rights activists that her husband urgently needs medical care.
In Kyrgyzstan, another Muslim refugee is under threat of extradition to Uzbekistan
According to “Memorial” Human Rights Center, Muslim refugee Ablakhat Itakhunov, wanted in Uzbekistan on “Islamic extremism” charges, has been kept in an investigation cell in Bishkek for more than 7 months waiting for a decision.
According to “Memorial” Human Rights Center based in Moscow, 42-year-old Russian citizen Ablakhat Itakhunov was detained by the Kyrgyzstan National Security Committee on November 28, 2013 in the town of Kara-Balta as he was internationallywanted. Since then, he has been in custody, and the period of his detention has been repeatedly extended.
Dear readers!
We would like to inform you that Jarayon staff will be on summer vacation since July 9. Next updates are due on July 21.
We hope this time there will be not any critical events, which may interrupt the vacation.
Sincerely,
Jarayon
Mutabar Tadjibayeva conducted a protest action in Vienna
A protest action will be held on July 4 in the Austrian capital Vienna in the memory of all victims of torture and political repression in Uzbekistan. The event was organized by Mutabar Tadjibayeva, the head of “Fiery Hearts Club” International Human Rights Organization.
The event titled “Who is to blame? Who is next” will be conducted in the framework of the OSCE Conference on Freedom of Expression in Vienna.
Mirsobir Khamidkarievis in Tashkent prison
Relatives of refugee Mirsobir Khamidkariev, who was kidnapped in the center of Moscow on June 9, 2014, told “Jarayon”that now he is in an investigative ward in Tashkent prison.
Recently Eleanora Isayeva, the wife of Uzbek refugee Mirsobir Khamidkariev, called human rights activist Mutabar Tadjibayeva, the head of “Fiery Hearts Club” International Human Rights Organization, andsaid that her husband is an investigative ward in Tashkent prison.
