Islam Karimov is considered the de facto President of Uzbekistan since 1989. Because he has been running the government since he was First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan in the bygone era of the Soviet Union. Karimov was elected as president of Uzbekistan in December 1991 by 87 percent of the vote at the time.

These elections came after the events of Namangan city, when thousands of people came out demanding to declare Uzbekistan an Islamic state, in which Karimov swore to the people that if elected president he will fulfill their desire, the people believed Karimov and helped him to reach to power.

Year after year passed and Karimov had failed to fulfil his promise. Although Uzbekistan is a nation rich in natural resources, and its fertile land planted with wheat, cotton, corn, and filled with gardens and fruits, but the situation whether economic, technological or other has not improved, and remained the same.

After the resounding fall of the communist dictatorial tyrannical system and the emancipation of the Central Asian countries from the enslavement of the Kremlin, Muslims breathed a sigh of relief. They began to rebuild the mosques of Allah, reconstructing and purifying them from the impurities of alcohol and pork, which filled the houses of Allah during the atheist communist era, all from the people's own expense. They returned to practice their religious rituals after more than 75 years of disruption.

The Uzbek people are one of the most religious peoples of Central Asia, and this is not surprising because they are a people who loved Islam, Uzbekistan gave the Islamic Ummah the gift of great scholars like Bukhari, Tirmidhi, Nasafi, Zamakhshari, and others, may Allah (swt) grant them all mercy.

Indeed at the beginning of Karimov's rule, Muslims were free to practice their religion; women wore the headscarf and those frequenting the mosques increased and Islamic schools opened without problems compared to the communist era.

During that time, Karimov focused on increasing his popularity. In March 1995, Karimov carried out a referendum to stay in power for another term. He received 99 percent, and in December of 2000 was elected for two consecutive terms, and what led to these results is what was carried out by the Uzbek intelligence of planning and carry out the bombings in 1999 and 2004, which became known as "terrorism and Islamic fundamentalism."

The rulers of Uzbekistan did not like to have a religious population; children, men, women, and elderly, so it banned any foreign financial assistance, whether it was to build or renovate mosques or build Islamic schools or any other Dawah activity.

Then the Karimov regime began its frenzied campaign against mosques and imams who do not support the regime, and closed down mosques which do not mention the name of Karimov and his henchmen. They confiscated loudspeakers and prevented the call of prayer (Azan), and began pursuing, kidnapping, imprisoning, torturing and murdering bearded men, Dawah carriers and women wearing the headscarf, and closed down the mosques; in the city of Namangan alone they closed 98 mosques and only 9 mosques remained.

Here we mention some of the crimes and the sins of the tyrant Karimov regime, in order for all to be aware, the people of Uzbekistan and Central Asia and all the Muslims all over the world, and human rights organizations. Perhaps it will motivate them to stop the "Karimov and his henchmen criminal machine" perhaps it will stop them from inventing lies and falsification of facts, and from oppression, violence and deprivation.

In 16/2/1999, a powerful explosion ripped through the Tashkent capital, at the same afternoon Karimov announced that he was the target of this explosion, and hinted that the hands of the Russian intelligence are behind it. Nevertheless, Karimov's desire to strike at the Islamic movements led to the accusation of the Islamic movements that are working to spread Islam, so the pharaoh of the century declared war against Islam and the Muslims who call to Allah (swt), note that the signs of this began a few months prior to these events.

At noon that day, Interior Minister Olmativ announced that Hizb ut Tahrir is behind these bombings, and that its military wing Hezbullah had carried it out, and he stressed that Hizb ut Tahrir plots while the other movements implement.

The oppressive and dictatorial policy of the Karimov regime had angered the people. And this anger increased day after day, because Karimov affixed each vice to the "terrorist" Muslims for the rampant corruption in all parts of the state and nepotism, especially among relatives of the regime's men, and the country's resources were looted and monopolized by the regime's men and their henchmen, and deprived the people at large of their rights.

Even businessmen and farmers did not escape the looting of their money and wealth that they have accumulated with their hard labour was snatched from them unlawfully under false pretenses.

The Andijan events was the straw that broke the camel's back, when 23 businessmen were arrested by the regime, leaving behind a sea of ​​blood and body parts in the streets of Andijan which witnessed the crimes of the tyrant of Uzbekistan, Karimov.  May Allah's Wrath be upon him and may He (swt) prepare a painful punishment for him.

 

Spring 2005

The Ruling regime decided to control businessmen and farmers in the country. The successful and profitable business of the group Akram Yoldchev drew the attention of the regime, especially the National Security Agency.

Akram Yoldchev was sentenced to prison for 17 years, on charges of terrorism and organizing the Tashkent bombings in 1999, because in one of his books "The True Way to Belief" he incites violence and to establish an Islamic state in Uzbekistan as alleged by the regime.

In 10/2/2005 the trial of the 23 businessmen began in Andijan, they were accused of membership in a banned organization "Al-Akramia" and were accused of violating the Constitution and distribution and dissemination of materials that threaten the stability and security of the society, and the creation of an extremist religious organization.

The arrest operation of "Al-Akramia" drew the attention of human rights organizations, which began to study the case. In an interview with "German Wave" on 8/5/2005 a representative of the Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan Talib Yakobov said, "... in all these actions there is a common factor... The defendants are all young businessmen... and under the cover the non-licensed "Al- Akramia" movement which is not of a terrorist nature ... There are hidden material ambitions".

In reality the regime employs embezzlement, looting, and stealing of businessmen and taking over their savings, and this is like the beginning of the thirties of the last century during the communist era. Yakobov added, "The regime pursues those with money ... businessmen." He answered, "The businessmen are not from "Al-Akramia" movement and we are simple believers."

Mahmoud Joon, one of the detainees and a deputy director of the furniture company Torun Production, said: "The National Security Service told him if they did not sign the statement of false confession - that they are members of the "Al-Akramia" movement - then they will rape their wives". Mahmoud Joon said, "They told us if you continue to withstand the torture we will bring your women and.... I could not fathom that, so I signed the paper of false confessions ..."

The relatives, neighbors and friends of the detainees, did not know the reason for their arrests. They began to gather in and around the court; numerous crowds of people came to voice their anger and dissatisfaction with the trial of these young men.