Bakhrom Khamroyev
Bakhrom Khamroyev | |
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| head of Yordam, a human rights organization | |
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| Born | Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
Bakhrom Khamroyev is an Uzbekistan-born lawyer and human rights defender. Russian court sentenced him to 14 years in prison in connection with extremism charges.
Khamroyev was born in Uzbekistan. He is known for providing legal assistance in Russia to labor migrants from Central Asia.
In September 2016, the Federal Security Service conducted a raid at his home. All of his technical equipment and documents were confiscated. Bakhrom Khamroev was detained and interrogated at the FSB headquarters.[1]
In May 2023, he was sentenced to 14 years for "online calls for terrorism and organizing a terrorist group's activities". According to the Memorial human rights group, Khamroyev is being persecuted for his consistent human rights activities.[2]
In January 2024, prison authorities in Vladimirskiy Central Prison subjected him to physical violence.[3]
Bakhrom used to come to court proceeding with posters protesting the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the persecution of dissidents. "I used to dream that my beloved Uzbekistan would overthrow the dictator Karimov and at least gain the freedom it had in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Today, Russia has sadly outdone Karimov's dictatorship and resembles 1937 or worse with its repressions. I am sure this monstrous lawlessness that prevails in Russia will not last long and all innocent political prisoners will be released and rehabilitated,” Khamroyev said at one of the court meetings.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Status: House raid". Frontlinedefenders. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Russian Rights Defender Khamroyev Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison". RFE/RL. 2023-05-24.
- ^ "Bakhrom Khamroev faces harassment and physical violence in prison". Frontlinedefenders.org. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ ""I am sure this monstrous lawlessness won't last long." The story of a migrant rights defender sentenced to 14 years in prison". OVD info. Retrieved 26 February 2024.