Crackdown on Christians in Uzbekistan
by Staff
September 28, 2007
(christiansunite.com) - Several Christians were arrested or fined in Uzbekistan in recent weeks, according to a September 18 report from Forum 18.On August 27, Sharofat Allamova was given a suspended prison sentence of six months in the central city of Bukhara on August 27 after police confiscated Christian literature from her in early June. She was prosecuted under Article 244-3 of the Criminal Code, which punishes "illegal production, storage, import or distribution of religious materials."
On August 28, a Protestant pastor, Khyn-Mun Kimi, and a colleague were fined about one month's salary for "illegal" religious activity in Karakalpakstan. In a separate incident, a group of Protestants in the southern region of Uzbekistan were detained in mid-September after they "illegally" met for worship. Police confiscated religious literature and twelve of the believers face charges under the Administrative Code.
The October edition of The Voice of the Martyrs' newsletter focuses on the persecution facing Christians in Uzbekistan. To subscribe to this free newsletter, go to www.persecution.net/nlorder.htm.
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