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His Excellency
President Islam Karimov
Presidential Palace
ul. Uzbekistanskaya, 43
g. Tashkent
Uzbekistan
Dear President Karimov,
We are very concerned about the lack of religious freedom in your country. Religious minorities that do not belong to the Orthodox Church or to Sunni Islam are harassed. In this regard, we highlight the case of Baptist Pastor Tohar Haydarov from Gulistan. He is serving a ten-year prison term on drug crimes which, according to credible sources, he did not commit at all.
We urgently call on you to improve the religious situation in your country as well as to have Pastor Haydarov immediately released.
Yours sincerely and respectfully, |
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