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| Uzbekistan: At least 30 Muslim women are arrested in the Kashkadaria Oblast |
| 2009-11-19 |
| Since the beginning of November at least 30 Muslim women have been arrested in the city of Karshi in the Kashkadaria Oblast of Uzbekistan. The Initiative Group of Independent Human Rights Activists of Uzbekistan (IGIHRAU) reports that the reason of detention is not shared even with close relatives. According to Latofat Orzikulova, the dozen of policemen and National Security officers entered the house of her mother on November 5 and conducted a search. Finding nothing suspicious, they took two DVDs and book, presented by clerical administration of Uzbekistan. Besides, the officers detained the mother on suspicion of "organization of jamoat (communities), attraction of youth and increase the number of jamoat members". IGIHRAU says that Mehriniso Hamdamova graduated from religious school, named after Khodja Bukhoriy in the city of Kitab in 2006 while in 2007 she took special courses on Islamic studies. Later on she was appointed to Kuk Gumbaz Karshi mosque to work with women and youth thanks to the recommendations from the Chairman of Islamic administration of Uzbekistan, mufti Usmokhan Alimov and Ms. Karomova, responsible worker for the work with women in the Kashkadaria Oblast. Moreover, Mehriniso Hamdamova solved the problems in mahallah (local communities). Ms. Hamdamova is characterized as responsible worker and it is unclear what the local authorities suspected in her activity. The human rights activists note that the houses of Hamdamova's parents and relatives also went through unsanctioned search. On November 5 sister Zulhumor, nieces Nigora Nosirova, Nodira Burieva, Rahima Burieva, daughter-in-law Hikoyat Imomova, Bahtishod Huzhaeva and Yulduz Tuhtaeva and others were arrested. Thus, at least 30 women were placed to detention center in Karshi. They are exposed to physiological torture and threats. National security officers want them to write statements against Mehriniso Hamdamova. Close relatives of detained women already wrote appropriate letters to Uzbek President Islam Karimov, Prosecutor General, Head of National Security Committee, Chairman of Clerical Administration, Head of Women's committee and subordinate structures in the Kashkadaria Oblast. No response has followed yet. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Compare wid WAFF > INDONESIAN MUSLIM WOMEN SUFFERING RAPE AND BEATINGS AT THE HANDS OF ARAB MUSLIM BROTHERS IN THE GULF. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-11-19 23:12 |
| #1 No one expects the Uzbekistan Inquisition ..HA HA HA... |
| Posted by: linker 2009-11-19 22:01 |