Azam Farmanov (born 1978) is the head of the Sirdaria regional branch of the Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan (HRSU). He was arrested on 29 April 2006 because he had defended the land rights of farmers who had accused the local agricultural authorities of exploitation, mismanagement and corruption.
Fact sheet Uzbekistan
The case of Azam Farmonov
Azam Farmanov is being held in Yaslik, one of the worst prison camps in Uzbekistan. During a visit from his wife Ozoda, he told her that he was being tortured, beaten and humiliated.
The couple have two children, a daughter and a son. Their son was born one week after Farmanov's arrest. Father and son first met at the prison.
Father-in-law Talib Yakubov was forced to flee Uzbekistan because of his activities, and now lives in exile in France.
Despite his fragile health there has been no let up in his campaigning to focus attention on the human rights situation in Uzbekistan and on the plight of Azam Farmanov.
More on political prisoners:
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch
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Hello dear friends!
Thank You very much for interesting film about political prisoner Azam Farmonov.
Hereby I want to send to you little more information about the very tragic situation. My article called: Who is the real terrorist? You can read it in my website stopdictatorkarimov.com ...Last News...
I trying send to you my article but maybe mine links you cannot se.
I think about the new film what we could created togheter.
Best regards.
Hazratkul Khudojberdi
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Who is the real terrorist? Some uncomfortable questions to people…
Who is the real terrorist? Who is the real criminal?
It is he? Shovriq Ruzimuradov, defender, former Member of Parliament. He has been arrested by order of President Karimov (1991, 1998, 2001) and tortured to death in Head Office of Police Department in Tashkent (2001). He never did any crime against anybody. [http://www.eurasianet.org/resource/uzbekistan/hypermail/200108/0032.html ]
It is he? Muzaffar Avazov, religious man. He has been arrested by order of President Karimov (2000) and tortured to death in Jaslyk (2001). He never did any crime against anybody.[ http://www.thenausea.com/elements/uzbekistan/tortures.html ]
It is he? Husniddin Alimov, religious man. He has been arrested by order of President Karimov (2000) and tortured to death in Jaslyk (2001). He never did any crime against anybody.
It is he? Muhammad Bekjanov, the oppositioner and journalist. He has been arrested by order of President Karimov and judged to 14 years in prison (1994) but never has been released and still in prison. He never has the weapon in hands and never did any crime against anybody.[ http://cpj.org/cgi-bin/mt4/mt-search.cgi?search=muhammad-bekjanov&__mode... ]
It is he? Murad Juraev, former Member of Parliament, the oppositioner. He has been arrested by order of President Karimov and judged to 14 years in prison (1994) but never has been released and still in prison. He never has the weapon in hands and never did any crime against anybody.[ http://www.eurasianet.org/resource/uzbekistan/links/uzrt916.html ]
It is he? Mamadali Makhmudov, writer. He has been arrested by order of President Karimov and judged to 15 years in prison (1999). He is still in prison. He never has the weapon in hands and never did any crime against anybody. http://www.englishpen.org/writersinprison/honorarymembers/uzbekistan/mam... ]
It is he? Azam Farmonov, defender. He has been arrested by order of President Karimov and judged to 9 years in prison (2006). He never has the weapon in hands, never did any crime against anybody.[ http://www.rnw.nl/english/video/political-prisoner-uzbekistan-azam-farmanov ]
It is he? Alisher Karamatov, defender. He has been arrested by order of President Karimov and judged to 9 years in prison (2006). He never has the weapon in hands, never did any crime against anybody.
It is he? Yusuf Juma, poet, the oppositioner. He has been arrested by order of President Karimov and judged to 5 years in prison (2007). He is still in prison. He never has the weapon in hands and never did any crime against anybody . [http://www.englishpen.org/writersinprison/bulletins/uzbekistanpoetyusufjumadetained/ ]
It is she? Mekhriniso Hamdamova, religious woman. She has been arrested by order of President Karimov (2009). [ http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Uzbek-Christians-and-Muslims-are-persecut... ]
Unfortunately, this list of political prisoners, prisoners of conscience and people who has been tortured to deaths are very long...
Andijan Massacre (2005), (video), Tashkent Massacre (1992)
Islam Karimov. Who is actually this man? The President of Republic of Uzbekistan or The Commander of Chiefs of Criminal Power Gangs? He have the absolutely power, weapons, wish to kill any political rival and stay as president in Uzbekistan forever. He is 72 and 21 years in the power what he got of Politbureau of Communist Party of Soviet Union in 1989. According by parade.com he is one of 11 worse dictators in the world.
[ http://www.parade.com/dictators/2009/ ].
Don’t be stupid! Think about it:
What is important in chaotic world
To believe to the power of the words?
Or to believe to the words of the power?
Hazratkul Khudojberdi
Oppositioner against dictator Islam Karimov regime, former political prisoner
2010-04-26
www.stopdictatorkarimov.com
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