A judge in Karshi jailed 8 Muslim

A judge in Karshi jailed 8 Muslim men for between 6 and 10 years for exercising freedom of religion or belief. Four are former prisoners of conscience. The regime has used all the Criminal Code articles used in this case to jail – with as in this case the use of an informer – groups of Muslim men who met informally to pray and discuss their faith. Torture has also been used in such cases. Police threatened the men’s families that if they appeal the jail terms will be increased. On 18 December 2024, Judge Bekzod Umirov of Karshi Criminal Court, in the southern Kashkadarya Region, handed down long jail terms to eight Muslim men for exercising their freedom of religion or belief. Four of the eight have already served jail terms to punish them for exercising freedom of religion or belief. Police have threatened the families that if the men appeal or speak publicly about the cases, their sentences will be increased. สล็อต