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Khudojberdi, Hazratkul

Gender: .
State of concern: .

Who, Why and How exiled:

Khudojberdi was an active member of the political opposition Birlik movement in the early 1990s (NSD, 2005). Because of his advocacy work he was forced to  flee from Uzbekistan to Sweden (NSD, 2005).

Category of exile: . (Definitions here.)
Alleged affiliation: Birlik.

Which stages experienced: Stage 1   Stage 2   not Stage 3. (Definitions here.)
Date of most serious incident: 1994.
Violence experienced: .

Stage 2 details (arrest/ detention/ extradition):

Khudojberdi was detained several times in Uzbekistan between the years 1991 and 1994, before moving to Sweden (NSD, 2005).

Other actions during Stages 1–3 (dispossession/ overseas assets frozen/ intimidation/ action against associates/ …):

His website  "Stop Dictator Karimov" was banned in Uzbekistan (Fergana News, 2007).

International arrest warrant: .

Countries of transit, asylum and/or residence: .

Current status:

Khudojberdi lives in Sweden and continues to campaign for human rights in both Uzbekistan and worldwide continuing to update a website called the International Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan (International Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan, 2018).


Press sources:

Fergana News. (2007). Journalism in Uzbekistan is not history. It has but moved to the Net. Available: http://enews.fergananews.com/article.php?id=1855. Last accessed 15th Feb 2018.

International Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan. (2018). Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan. Available: http://en.hrsu.org/. Last accessed 15th Feb 2018.

Norrländska Socialdemokraten (NSD). (2005). A police report of the more unusual battle. Available: http://www.nsd.se/nyheter/en-polisanmalan-av-det-ovanligare-slaget-3550341.aspx. Last accessed 15th Feb 2018.