Bakhrom Khamroyev
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| Born | 1963 or 1964 (age 61–62) |
Bakhrom Mardonovich Khamroyev (also Khamroev, Uzbek: Бахром Мардонович Хамроев, Baxrom Mardonovich Xamroev; born 1963/64)[1] is an Uzbekistan-born lawyer and human rights defender. On May 23, 2023, a Russian court sentenced him to 14 years in prison for justifying and participating in activities of the Islamic Hizb ut-Tahrir movement designated as terrorist in Russia and extremist in a number of other countries. He was initially charged for Facebook posts supporting .[1][2][3] He was previously a member of Memorial.[1] He is also known for providing legal assistance in Russia to labor migrants from Central Asia.[4]
In September 2016, the Federal Security Service (FSB) conducted a raid at his home. All of his technical equipment and documents were confiscated. Khamroyev was detained and interrogated at the FSB headquarters.[5]
On February 24, 2022, the day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Khamroyev was again detained.[1][3] In May 2023, he was sentenced to 14 years for "online calls for terrorism and organizing a terrorist group's activities". According to Memorial, Khamroyev is being persecuted for his consistent human rights activities.[6]
In January 2024, he was reportedly severely beaten by prison authorities in Vladimir Central Prison.[7][8]
Khamroyev used to come to court proceeding with posters protesting the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the persecution of dissidents.[4]
