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Islam Karimov's Policy

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Islam Karimov's Policy

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.

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Hizb ut Tahrir in Russia

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Hizb ut Tahrir in Russia

The Islamic party Hizb ut Tahrir has been working in Russia since the late nineties of the last century, where its call progressed from Central Asia where the party was working there since the eighties. In the nineties millions of Russian Muslims were allowed to practice their Islamic rituals after 70 years of rule by the authoritarian Soviet regime.

The call of Hizb ut Tahrir is widely spread among Muslims in different areas; in the Volga and the North Caucasus, Moscow and others, and many of the Tatars and Muslims from Bashkiria, Dagestan, and Ingushetia, and even Russians have become members of the party and carried the call to their people. The party has a wide presence in Islamic educational institutions in Russia, which is highly respected among preachers and even among muftis.

However, Hizb ut Tahrir activity did not last long as being permitted by the law; with the arrival of Putin's ruling, the authorities have begun to block the party and its call. Individual pursuits that began in 2000 have effectively ended on 14/2/2003 through a decision of the Federal Supreme Court to ban the activity of Hizb ut Tahrir. The trial sessions took place behind closed doors without the participation of the representatives of the party, human rights organizations and the press ... i.e. the court sessions were a formality while the decision was made elsewhere.

Moreover, the court's decision was not known until the authorities began the first arrests of Hizb ut Tahrir members, the first strikes were in Moscow and Bashkortostan where ammunition were hidden in properties of Hizb ut Tahrir's members and then accused of plotting terrorist acts, and they were convicted and sentenced to a long prison term. Recently the first detainees from the party members were released, almost two years ago.

It is worth mentioning that the regime's repression of the members of Hizb ut Tahrir was not known by the public. Many human rights activists, such as Memorial Center, have protested against the illegal repression and persecution, and attempted to challenge the ban, but the timeframe for appeal passed, as the authorities deliberately delayed time until the period allowed for appeal ends. Also some muftis protested in defense of Hizb ut Tahrir, such as the Mufti of the Asian Section of Russia, NaqeeAllah' Ashirōv, they stated formally that the activity of Hizb ut Tahrir does not contradict Islam, and does not include any extremism or terrorism.  Also from the public figures who did not remain silent is the famous Tatar writer Aider Halim and the President of the Tatar People's Assembly, Fawzia Baiarmova, and others.

Since that time, hundreds and perhaps even thousands of Muslims who have a relationship with Hizb ut Tahrir suffer from suppression of the Russian regime. The situation continues to deteriorate to this day, and until the time of writing this report, more than 80 Muslims are in prison on charges of membership or participation in the activities of the Hizb.

If we were to speak of the reasons for banning Hizb ut Tahrir in Russia, there are many aspects; including satisfying Karimov, who has already fought a fierce war against Hizb ut Tahrir. Today this war is clear and obvious led by the KGB regime headed by Putin, who came to power as a result of carrying out the second Chechen war who is already hostile to Islam. The regime is aware that the danger it faces lies in political Islam, due to the large number of Muslims in Russia, which is about 20 million Muslims. They also excel over the non-Muslims in strength of belief that they will achieve their objective, and their population growth rate is high, and the fact that the party is the vanguard of the revival of Islam in Russia, the regime began pursuing it in the Russia war against Islam.

If we review the events of the last decade (from 2005 to 2015) it reveals the following: After the first strike in 2003 the arrests of the members of Hizb ut Tahrir were limited to accusations of extremism, according to Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code (belonging to an extremist organization), and this article has been implemented since 2005 until 2012. The arrests under this article lead to prison sentences of up to three years, which belong to the category of minor crimes. The majority of the members of Hizb ut Tahrir, who were convicted (and many of them have not been convicted initially) under this article despite being punished for the crimes of extremism, and the party was considered as a terrorist organization.

In 2012, the authorities tightened its war against Hizb ut Tahrir due to the following factors:

First - the deteriorating situation in the country, particularly the opposition's attempts to carry out a revolution at the end of 2011 and beginning of 2012 at a time when Putin almost lost power. After Putin had managed to control the situation, he harshly cracked down on all who posed even a minimal threat to the regime, the degree of lawlessness in Russia increased significantly, although in the past security forces were reluctant to carry out certain actions. After 2012, they became bolder; the Kremlin stopped paying attention to the West's opinion to consider so-called human rights. Following the suppression of the liberal opposition, its attention shifted to the uncontrolled Islamic movements, including the Islamic Hizb ut Tahrir.

Secondly - the events in Syria, which began in 2011, and was quickly characterized as Islamic, by the grace of Allah (swt) and through the efforts of members of Hizb ut Tahrir, this made the authorities fear the establishment of the Khilafah "Caliphate" upon the method of Prophethood in Syria and its impact on the 20 million Muslims in Russia.

Third - since the beginning of 2011 Hizb ut Tahrir entered the public arena in Russia with the opening of its Media Office, and its effective political activity began, exposing injustice and repression against members of Hizb ut Tahrir and the Muslims in general, it organized rallies, conferences and seminars.  The Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Russia has played an important role in highlighting the Syrian Revolution in the Russian satellite-media and in the Russian language; therefore the party became the real pioneer of Russian Muslims, and enjoyed a broad support from the people, and held an immense respect and influence among them. The public began to discuss the Hizb, Islam and Khilafah "Caliphate" with the correct view.

As a result of all this, the Russian regime began to intensify its war against Hizb ut Tahrir.

Since 2012, the regime began fabricating criminal cases under Article 278 of the Criminal Code (the seizure of power or maintain it by force), but these charges were absurd and was obvious that they were fabricated charges. In addition the allegation of the "seize power" has led to increased attention to the Hizb; nonetheless these trumped-up charges were taken to court.

  • On 30/7/2014 a Moscow court sentenced four members of Hizb ut Tahrir with harsh prison sentences for periods ranging between 7-11 years under Article 278 with charge of attempt to seize power.

Aziz Beik Enamov

Zikrulah Rahmanovic

Shamil Ismailov

Saynula Gurbanov

 

  • Five members of Hizb ut Tahrir in Chelyabinsk region were convicted of trumped-up charges of attempting to seize power, and in November 2013 they were sentenced with harsh prison sentences of 6 years.

Pazarbathiv Marat Tokmorzaivic

Valiev Rochat Rachetovic

Aedelbayev Rinat Vadimovich

Nasirov Vadim Qaivolaivic

 

  • In Bashkortostan, since 26/08/2013 four members of Hizb ut Tahrir remain in custody, all of whom have been convicted under the first part of Article 30 and Article 278 (preparing the work aimed to seize power by force, as well as violent change of the constitutional system).

Garivianov Aider Ralivovich

Colaqeen Yafiqini Aakorovic

Hamadjiev Alex Alviovic

 

 

Nevertheless, the absurdity and the weakness of such accusations prompted the authorities to invent new ways to deal with Hizb ut Tahrir; they introduced a new Article to the Russian Criminal Code No. 205.5 (organizing terrorist organization activities)

This occurred as follows:

On 11/03/2013, President Putin signed the law introducing new sets of measures to combat terrorism. There was an introduction of several articles in the criminal law, including Article 205.5 (organization of a terrorist group and participation in it), which stipulates a prison sentence not for two years as in the past, but from 5 to 20 years with a fine payment of up to one million Russian rubles. After 3 months it became evident that expectations were on point, and that these measures were taken in order to fight Hizb ut Tahrir.  This was when Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code was implemented for the first time on 26/2/2014 upon six members of Hizb ut Tahrir in the city Dyurtyuli in Bashkiria. However 20 years in prison was not enough for the authorities, so they amended the Article on 05/05/2014, the first part of it states the penalty of life imprisonment, all these measures taken despite the fact that the reality of the party and its goals and actions have not changed. But the legislation has changed, despite the fact that in all cases there were no crime apparatuses, no place and no victims found. All of this took place in order to blame the Muslims. Thereby membership in Hizb ut Tahrir and the call to Islam does not need evidence. All of this is clear and it is not a secret to anyone.

As a result, there was a contradictory reality in 2014, as some members of the same party are still being tried under the previous Article 282.2, while others are already facing charges under Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code, which maintains a penalty of up to life imprisonment. In 24/07/2014 against the backdrop of the vast campaign, six party members were arrested in St. Petersburg, according to the first part of Article 205.5 (the harshest one) and which is already punishable with a lifetime imprisonment.

In the meantime, the situation is rapidly deteriorating; the accelerating wheel of repression is moving in unimaginable force. The authorities are already carrying out campaigns of wide arrests (as what happened at the beginning of the month of February in Bashkortostan, when they arrested more than 20 members in a single day, each and every one of them is threatened with a five year imprisonment).

It is worth mentioning that all the years of repression accompanied misleading fabrications regarding Hizb ut Tahrir; whether broadcasted directly in press centers from law enforcement agencies, or representatives of the security services among Muslims. The absence of law with regard to Hizb ut Tahrir has paved the way for the media to promote illusions and misleading propaganda; some of them are not aware of such explicit contradictions, and publish only what is receives from the security services,

Others do not dare to tell the truth, and therefore they support the regime's policies against Islam. In many cases, the media is spreading false information, and refuses to refer to the Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Russia. Accordingly, they have conjured up false information about the activities of the party, making law enforcement officials continue with their repression.

After the adoption of the new terrorism laws, the enforcement of the brutal unjust law is undertaken by the courts in various parts of Russia.

The evidence suggests that the new legislation and the decisions of the courts are in line with current federal Supreme Court's decision of 2003; terrorist laws started pursuing terrorist groups.

Below is a list of Muslims already sentenced or under investigation on charges of participating in the activities of Hizb ut Tahrir:

1. Norliqainov Rinat Ranivovic, born in 1991 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

2. Latypov Rustam Maratuvic, born in 1976 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

3. Qalayam Rustam Ravelovic, born in 1981 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

4. Sharipov Shamil Khajalithvashec, born in 1976 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

5. Khamzin Rustam Valerivic, born in 1977 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

6. Vakhitov Lennart Munirovic, born in 1983 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

7. Takirov Arick Recatovic, born in 1989 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

8. Maxotov Radamir Youssovic, born in 1984 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

9. Jamaladinov El Gazz Vaylovic, born in 1988 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

10. Vataatakhuv Rafael Raolivech, born in 1980 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

11. Vataatakhuv Ruslan Wakilovic, born in 1980 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

12. Yaakobov Oral Gayevolavicm, born in 1991 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

13. Mamaev Rinat Mazetovic, born in 1971 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

14. Kornev Alexander Valerivic, born in 1987 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

15. Fayzrkhmanov Danis Maratovic, born in 1987 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

16. Mostafaev Fareed Ramadanovic, born in 1987 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

17. Akhmidov Radek Modarisovich, born in 1976 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

18. Salimov Artur Raulvic, born in 1986 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

19. Gataulin Rishat Razetovic, born in 1972 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

20. Cayomov Azamat, born in 1985 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

21. Akhmidshin Vans Varretovic, born in 1962 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

22. Abdovasitov Abdovaris Abdovasitovic, born in 1969 (Moscow

23. Adiyev Azat Jalimazianovic, born in 1978 (Kazan - Tatarstan)

24. Asilov Ruslan Denisovic, born in 1986 (Dyurtyuli - Bashkortostan)

25. Ashurov Seidolajon Saidovic, born in 1978 (Moscow)

26. Bazareif Marat Tokmorzaivic, born in 1976 (Chelyabinsk - Chelyabinsk Oblast)

27. Babdjanov Nabijan Valedjounavic, born in 1981 (Moscow)

28. Valev Rochat Racedovic, born in 1983 (Chelyabinsk - Chelyabinsk Oblast)

29. Valeuf Albert Rasheeqovic, born in 1990 (Kazan - Tatarstan)

30. Jabdulin Rustum Alfredovic, born in 1992 (Dyurtyuli - Bashkortostan)

31. Jalimov Lennart Zejanshevic, born in 1982 (Kazan - Tatarstan)

32. Jalikhmanov Rustum Rafiatovic, born in 1990 (Dyurtyuli - Bashkortostan)

33. Jaleulen Rinat Fayzolavic, born in 1978 (Chelyabinsk region)

34. Jarivianov Idar Ralivovich, born in 1976 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

35. Davlechen Rozelle Reemovich, born in 1988 (Aznakayevo - Tatarstan)

36. Jakhbarov Sulaiman Alivevic, born in 1992 (Boinas - Dagestan)

37. Zaribov Radek Ramilovic, born in 1986 (Kazan - Tatarstan)

38. Ibrahimov Kareem AsKhatovic, born in 1963 (St. Petersburg)

39. Ivanov Raman Ginadevic, born in 1980 (St. Petersburg)

40. Aaibdelbayev Rinat Vadimovic, born in 1980 (Chelyabinsk region)

41. Aaimaev Aielmer Anasovic, born in 1951 (Kazan - Tatarstan)

42. Enamov Azizbek Julikovic, born in 1977 (Moscow)

43. Ismailov Shamil Majamidersolovic, born in 1973 (Moscow)

44. Kartashov Mohammed Musayivic, born in 1981 (Kizlyar, Dagestan)

45. Collageen Yafijeini Victoravich, born in 1981 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

46. ​​Kurbanov Saybola Ghebraulovic, born in 1980 (Moscow)

47. Kutlearov Jazeem Javarrovic, born in 1959 (Dyurtyuli - Bashkortostan)

48. Mahamidov Jabur Ramadanovic, born in 1989 (St. Petersburg)

49. Mahamidov Habib Jamaldinovic, born in 1981 (Boinas - Dagestan)

50. Mirov Arevjon Jonbekovic, born in 1983 (Chelyabinsk - Chelyabinsk region)

51. Mukayudinov Mohammad Akaivic, born in 1987 (Boinas - Dagestan)

52. Nasirov Vadim Jayvolaivic, born in 1981 (Chelyabinsk - Chelyabinsk region)

53. Nikiforov Omar Valerivic, born in 1981 (Makhachkala - Dagestan)

54. Ramadanov shaml Madjdmidzagerovic, born in 1980 (Makhachkala - Dagestan)

55. Ramadanov Elder Vasilvevic, born in 1984 (St. Petersburg)

56. Rahmanhajayev Zikrolkhoun Fayzolavic, born in 1975 (Moscow)

57. Riziabov Polat Maksimovic, born in 1973 (Naberezhnye Chelny - Tatarstan)

58. Saidov Lennart Azatovic, born in 1987 (Aznakayevo - Tatarstan)

59. Salahov Al Qaz Aschatovic, born in 1975 (Dyurtyuli - Bashkortostan)

60. Salif Mohammadayn, born in 1992 (St. Petersburg)

61. Salimov Ach-Chat Maratuvic, born in 1987 (Dyurtyuli - Bashkortostan)

62. Sativ Rasim Radekovic, born in 1988 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

63. Safin Rustum Abdul Alhaivic, born in 1972 (Kazan - Tatarstan)

64. Senakiv Rustum, born in 1985 (Asha - Chelyabinsk region)

65. Suleymanov Shabi Mahmidovic, born in 1982 (Makhachkala - Dagestan)

66. Toshmatov Abdul Rahim, born in 1988 (Stavropol - Stavropol Territory)

67. Ozbekav Taimor Narimanovic, born in 1990 (Kazan - Tatarstan)

68. Vaizulin Idar Revovic, born in 1985 (Dyurtyuli - Bashkortostan)

69. Khaberov Salavat Baijytovic, born in 1982 (Chelyabinsk - Chelyabinsk region)

70. Hamdayev Alexi Alfretovic, born in 1982 (Ufa - Bashkortostan)

71. Hasanov Azat Damirovic, born in 1977 (Kazan - Tatarstan)

72. Hafizov Asjat Hasanovic, born in 1985 (Aznakayevo - Tatarstan)

73. Khaevronen Bavel Vladimirovich, born in 1986 (Kazan - Tatarstan)

74. Hassniaarov Shamil Varretovic, born in 1979 (Dyurtyuli - Bashkortostan)

75. Shaaimov Alfred Aadilliarovic, born in 1988 (Kazan - Tatarstan)

76. Shekhaldenov Eldar Hatimovic, born in 1975 (Kazan - Tatarstan)

77. Shamsadinov Rinat Jielmetdenovich, born in 1989 (Kazan - Tatarstan)

78. Shiralev Kazimjan, born in 1961 (St. Petersburg)

79. Yabmokov Sergei Nikolayevich, born in 1982 (St. Petersburg)

80. Ruslan Zimolayev, born in 1986 (Sevastopol - Crimea)

81. Rustum Vaitov, born in 1987 (Sevastopol - Crimea)

82. Nuri Barimov, born in 1977 (Sevastopol - Crimea)

It should be noted here that those who are in prison on charges of belonging to Hizb ut Tahrir are not all members of the party, some of whom are ordinary Muslims, so that the security services demonstrates to the people that anyone who approaches Hizb ut Tahrir could simply lose his freedom.


As for the Islamic and Muslims Situation in General Matters are as follows:

The Headscarf Ban in Schools and Universities

 

Wearing the Islamic dress was banned fully in schools after a long discussion on this topic. On February 11, 2015 the Russian Federal Supreme Court approved the ban on wearing the headscarf in schools, and has upheld the decision of the District Court of the Republic of Mordovia, which banned "wearing a headscarf - or any religious manifestations in schools," in May 2014 earlier. A similar ban was confirmed in Stavropol, Rostov, Ivanovo and Astrakhan regions.

On 9 July 2013, the Supreme Court in Russia approved the ban on wearing the headscarf in secondary schools in the Stavropol region, and on 15 January 2014, the government of Rostov region adopted a decree issued by the Ministry of Education in the region for the school uniform requirements. One of the points in the document is to ban visits of educational institutions in religious attire.

The governor of Ivanovo region, Mikhail, said, "As long as I am the governor of this region, this will never happen." Governor Alexander Jailkin said, "No discussion. From the first of September, there will be no unusual clothes in schools and educational institutions in this region. Convey this to the representatives of ethnic groups... this is definite and it is not a subject of discussion and those who have a different opinion, there are many other options."

The ban on Muslim women wearing the headscarf, which in Islam is a requirement for women to wear, is contrary to the Constitution of Russia, especially Article 28, which states "Everyone will be guaranteed the freedom of opinion and freedom of religion, including conversion of religion or atheism as individuals or groups and to follow a belief or not to follow any belief and the propagation of the belief and other and acting according to the belief."

Wearing the headscarf is allowed in Chechnya, Dagestan and Tatarstan, i.e. in the Muslim areas where clothing is the Islamic tradition. In areas where Muslims constitute a minority, the headscarf is banned in schools. The authorities want to kill the culture and thus prevent the call to Islam through putting the "Islamic Republics" under siege.

If the secondary educational institutions (schools) were to prohibit the headscarf by law, it would be banned in universities internally according to the law of the University. Similar incidents occurred at least twice in 2014 in the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, and I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, only because of the community's broad resistance and the Muslim representatives' active role allowed the heads of universities to permit the headscarf.

 

The Problem of Building Mosques

 

In many non-Muslim areas of the country, there is an unofficial ban on the building of mosques. Often Muslims face many obstacles along their way in building a mosque for the first time on land which has none, for example, mosques in Kaliningrad area, Vladivostok, Pyatigorsk, Soraski, and in other areas to obtain a license to build a mosque which requires a contract.

After collecting the necessary paperwork, officials delay the matter by putting many administrative obstacles. Moreover, there is the problem of closing down the existing mosques, and there many such cases. At the same time, such a problem does not exist in the "Islamic Republics", and this indicates that the authorities are struggling to prevent the construction of mosques outside the Muslim areas.

 

The Islamic Culture

 

Different courts in Russia ruled to ban a large number of the fundamental Islamic books, for example, the list of banned literature includes: "Riyadh As-Saliheen", "Fortress of the Muslim", "The Forty Nawawi", "Volumes of Sahih Bukhari", "The Seerah of Ibn Hisham", and others.

The authorities did not succeed in banning the valued Islamic heritage after it noticed the negative reaction by Muslims, they even prohibited the most renowned translation of the meaning of the texts of the Qur'an in the Russian language, describing it as extremist, and this is considered banning of the Qur'an itself.

On 17 September 2013, the Criminal Court upheld the decision of the Prosecutor in Novorossiysk that the book by Almira Guliyev's Transliteration of the Holy Qur'an in the Russian language is an extremist book.

It was only after Muslims organized pickets protesting against the ban of their fundamental Book that the ban was lifted in December 2013, and it should be noted here the role of Hizb ut Tahrir in Russia, where the members of the party were the first to organize public campaigns for the defense of the Qur'an; which lead many of them to be imprisoned with long prison sentences.

 

Islamic Organizations

Russia banned all Islamic organizations, even those far from violence and are non-political, such as the Tablighi Jamaat and Nourgolar group. In April 2008, the Supreme Court considered the Nourgolar group an extremist organization.

In 2009 the Supreme Court of Russia announced the ban on the Tablighi Jamaat and considered it a banned global association on Russian territory and in accordance to the official website of the Federal Prosecutor, the court found that "the structural units of Tablighi Jamaat's activities threaten the ethnic and religious stability in Russian society and the unity of the Russian Federation territory".

Consequently, the members of these groups are being continually harassed and imprisoned, according to Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code (the establishment of an extremist organization). From all this it is clear that Russia sees Islam as a threat, and therefore they are trying to eliminate anything that revives Islam amongst the 20 million Russian Muslims.

Main Conclusions:

  • All measures taken against members of Hizb ut Tahrir are baseless and are politically motivated, and have nothing to do with the party's activities.
  • Russia is implementing a declared domestic policy hostile to Islam. The harassment against members of Hizb ut Tahrir is due to them being the vanguard of the revival and for being the reason in the emergence of political awareness among Russian Muslims.

 

Due to the fact that the Russian authorities do not plan to change its position towards Islam and towards Hizb ut Tahrir, the only thing that can be done today with respect to injustice is an attempt to influence public opinion, but this is impossible if the Russian media is not objective in their coverage of the events, and does not stop its anti-Islam policy.

 

Links:

  • Mass Searches and Arrests in Tatarstan

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Uzbekistan's Regime Is Spiteful of Islam. And Hence It Harbours Malice Against Hizb ut Tahrir Taji Mustafa | Uzbek Embassy, London 9th May 2015

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Uzbekistan's Regime Is Spiteful of Islam. And Hence It Harbours Malice Against Hizb ut Tahrir Taji Mustafa | Uzbek Embassy, London 9th May 2015

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

((وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ))

"And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy." [Surah al-Buruj: 85:8]

 

We stand today outside the embassy of Uzbekistan. We stand outside the representatives of the government of Islam Karimov, the ruler of Uzbekistan. Karimov, hates Islam and hates those who call others to Islam. So his regime has arrested, tortured, assassinated and imprisoned tens of thousands of Muslims in Uzbekistan. And for the last two decades, amongst them, we have seen mass arrests of members of Hizb ut Tahrir since the emergence of the work of the party in that noble Islamic land. While the world knows that the Hizb does not undertake violent actions when calling people to re-establish the Islamic way of life and the Khilafah "Caliphate" Rashidah, yet he has continued to fight the party and has now detained over 8,000 from the party. The dictator Karimov knows this, but his hatred of Islam made him spiteful and hostile so he fights all who call to Islam, especially if the call is political.

 

Karimov does not only order the imprisonment of sincere Muslims who call for Islam, he has also ordered the courts to issue them with harsh punishments. Recently his regime arrested 70 Muslims; and some imprisoned on charges associated with Hizb ut Tahrir that include:

-        Ahrar Bin Muhammad Jan Abdalrahmanov, a teacher at the School of Economics - 6 years imprisonment

-        Ilham, a hospital pharmacist - 10 years imprisonment

-        Ali Sher Muhammad Jan Mu'ammar Zaiev, a Services worker - 10 years imprisonment

-        Zumurrud Bint Issa Jan Omarkolova - mother of three children - 6 years imprisonment

 

In addition, those who are released after their sentences are sometimes held in jail as a way to pressure them to stop them working with Hizb ut Tahrir and calling for Islam after their release. Many refuse seeking the pleasure of Allah (swt) instead of obeying the tyrant. Many in the jails are tortured to death and many scholars and sincere Muslims from different groups are arrested and assassinated as part of Karimov's fight against Islam. Subhan'Allah, despite all this, we continue to witness the steadfastness of these Muslims. A steadfastness that shows Karimov that the believers will not be turned away from Islam.

Despite the brutality of the Karimov regime, western governments like the US, UK and others consider him an ally in their so-called war on terror - a war against Islam. They also now consider all who peacefully call for Islam and for the re-establishment of the Islamic Khilafah "Caliphate" Rashidah and the implementation of Shariah in the Muslim lands as terrorists, a threat to the whole world, so they support various tyrants who are fighting, torturing and killing such people. Will they succeed in this mission? No! Allah, The Almighty, The Truthful says:

يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِؤُواْ نُورَ اللّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى اللّهُ إِلاَّ أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ * هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ

"They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah refuses except to perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it. It is He who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to manifest it over all religion, although they who associate others with Allah dislike it." [At-Tawba: 32-33]

So do not be afraid, O Muslims in Uzbekistan or anywhere in the world, Allah is with you, and despite the efforts of the tyrants and their supporters, the Khilafah "Caliphate" Rashidah will be re-established in the Muslim lands by Allah's permission.

Despite Karimov's brutality, despite support for him from various world leaders, we see the Muslims and dawah carriers standing firm in Uzbekistan. This reminds us of the story in Surat al-Buruj in the Qur'an where Allah (swt) reminds us of the people of the ditch who were persecuted simply for believing in Allah (swt). They stood firm and endured patiently and secured a handsome reward and the pleasure of Their Lord (swt) - the wish of the believers.

 

Karimov feels that the love of Muslims in Uzbekistan and in the world towards Islam is increasing and their Islamic sentiments are growing stronger. This has angered and scared him so he seeks to stem this tide through intimidation, brutality and assassinations. But will detention, torture and murder change people's concepts and convictions? No, it will not! That might silence some of them reluctantly, but it fuels in their hearts the determination to change oppression and the oppressors, this insistence is infectious and is kindled in the hearts of the relatives, neighbors, and acquaintances, and spreads across the country and all over the Muslim lands. We see members of Hizb ut Tahrir and the members of most of the sincere Islamic movements exercise beautiful patience and challenge the injustice of the oppressors, and they will continue to be part of the caravan of the struggling believers who are certain of Allah Almighty's victory.

Allah (swt) says:

﴿إِنَّا لَنَنصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْأَشْهَادُ﴾

"Indeed, We will support Our messengers and those who believe during the life of this world and on the Day when the witnesses will stand" [Ghafir: 51]

 

What is our role?

1)    Those of us here and in the wider Muslim Ummah must raise awareness about Karimov's brutal fight against Islam. We must talk to other Muslims about his torture and persecution of the believers so that they are aware and to have the desire to help their brothers and sisters in Uzbekistan.

2)    We must make dua for our brothers and sisters in Uzbekistan and elsewhere. We ask Allah (swt) to strengthen their resolve, shake their oppressors and grant His victory soon.

3)    We should support the political work for the re-establishment of the Khilafah "Caliphate" Rashidah so that the Muslim lands once again witness the justice of Islam.

 

Just as the Muslims in Uzbekistan overcame the oppression of the Soviet state against Islam, so one day soon, they will overcome Karimov's brutal fight against Islam - inshaAllah. The Dawah carriers in Uzbekistan have firm belief that Allah's help will come to the believers and that is why we continue to witness their steadfastness, dignity and courage. We are with you and we pray for Allah's victory soon. Wassalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatahu

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Translation of the Speech by Ustadh Islam Abu Khalil Delivered in the Uzbek Language at the Picket, Organized by the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir, in front of the Embassy of Uzbekistan - London under the Title "Karimov is Spiteful of Islam" o

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Translation of the Speech by Ustadh Islam Abu Khalil Delivered in the Uzbek Language at the Picket, Organized by the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir, in front of the Embassy of Uzbekistan - London under the Title "Karimov is Spiteful of Islam" o

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

 

Before I address my speech to the Authorities of Uzbekistan, I would like to tell you dear brothers and sisters, that the Muslims of Uzbekistan are pleased and proud that they are in the same rank with brothers and sisters as you, treading on the path of the Messenger (saw), treading on the path of his companions, who do not have any concern except to please Allah in hope for a decent life for the Ummah.

Despite the increased harassment that the Muslims are suffering not only in our countries but also in the whole world due to the Kuffar and their agents, the Muslims are working without despair understanding that the righteous Khilafah "Caliphate" on the method of the Prophethood is a reality that will appear amid the grief and suffering.

I would like to mention some of the harassment by the authorities in Uzbekistan: they are waging a brutal war against Islamic education and the symbols of Islam and the Islamic groups. Even the existence of a prayer rug belonging to the student in the student residence will be enough cause for investigation and numerous inconceivable proceedings all to prevent Islam and its appearance.

Under the cover of fighting terrorism and extremism, thousands of our brothers and sisters languish in the criminal regime's prisons under their abuse and torture. The situation has come to the extent that to frighten our mothers some being over 80 years old, have been imprisoned for many years in order to investigate them.

These followers of the brutal regime summon the wives of those who have served their sentence, threatening them by saying, "Go and change the names of your children - if their names are Islamic - and demand a divorce from your husband, if you do not accept, you will not get out of here." That is how they force them to demand divorce.

We must say that the authorities, up until this day, give distinct attention to harass the Shabab of Hizb ut Tahrir. From this, it indicates that the authorities consider the Hizb, the only and the most dangerous enemy that can overthrow their lying regime. For this reason and without any basis, they add additional prison terms for our brothers who have served their prison sentences, which would reach 3 or 9 years, and now they give them lifetime sentences.

Despite the fact that our brothers are exposed to brutal torture in the prisons, which results in their martyrdom and by the will of Allah, they are regarded as real heroes of our time. There are young people who continue to join the caravan of the Hizb activities.

O tyrants and their henchmen, Allah Almighty says:

((إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ))

"Indeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire." [Al Buruj: 10]

We the Shabab of Hizb ut Tahrir in Uzbekistan have pledged to Allah to continue carrying the Dawah, until Allah accomplishes His Promise, and until the Ahkaam of Islam are implemented in the land. You cannot stop us from this path!  Our advice to you is to stop the war against Allah and His Messenger (saw) and the Muslim Ummah, and repent your actions, through this way alone you can save yourselves in this Life and in the Hereafter!

Allah the Almighty says:

((وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكاً وَنَحْشُرُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَعْمَى))

"And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind." [Taha: 124]

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Speech of Engineer Hisham Al-Baba, Member of the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir, Delivered at the Picket Organized by Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in front of the Embassy of Uzbekistan - London under the Title "Karimov is Spiteful of

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Speech of Engineer Hisham Al-Baba, Member of the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir, Delivered at the Picket Organized by Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in front of the Embassy of Uzbekistan - London under the Title "Karimov is Spiteful of

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

 

Alhamdulillah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah...

Dear brothers and sisters, dear people, dear distinguished audience,

While the Western world is preoccupied with its problems and its Euro-American conflicts, it turns a blind eye to the crimes of governments that are loyal to it, that would not have occurred without its blessing and utter silence over those terrible crimes that take place every day against thousands of the repressed and oppressed.

We are talking about what is happening in a country in this modern age on planet Earth that you live in! We are describing the criminality that is happening in this century, and not in the Middle Ages! We address the politicians and the governments of the West, that support the actions of this criminal with their silence, because we see that they stand like idols, mute and motionless! What is wrong with these politicians? Are they the human beings or are we no longer human beings!!?  They slaughter and kill us in the name of terrorism and for the sake of defending their positions and chairs, we do not hear a word of truth from any member of Parliament or from a free press as in the past centuries and eras!

Has the time for your freedoms expired? Did you abandon the human rights which you pounded our heads with for so many years? Or are these rights for certain human beings and do not include those that we came here to address you on their behalf? Yes, we came to speak on behalf of Osman and Farhad, on behalf of Aisha and Zulfiya, on behalf of the mother who was kidnapped by Karimov's forces and was never returned. And in the name of the tall, strong, and highly intelligent man that Karimov wanted to silence by any means but did not succeed; so he cut off his limbs while still alive. And on behalf of the children who knew nothing but terror and fear from the time of the tyrant Karimov, and on behalf of the women who Karimov tirelessly and relentlessly unleashes his dogs on them in the market to remove their Khimars (headscarves) of purity and chastity, which infuriates him and his evil daughters.

O politicians who chant lies that only you believe, we ask you here in front of this Embassy of the criminal Karimov, if this was your mother, your sister, or your wife, that Karimov had robbed her of her life, would you have remained silent?

O journalists in which you broke your free pens and forgot about your responsibility of your profession, and kept silent over the injustice and darkness in that sad country, would you have kept silent if the one killed was your son, your brother or your father?

O world that surrendered its fate to the so-called Security Council - instead it is the Fear and Terrorism Council - and lost its consciousness until such a criminal, the dirty communist, Karimov, controlled our fate and us.  Isn't it time that you rebel against the oppressors as the people of Andijan did after they saw no way out?  The butcher met them with slaughter and killing in a terrible massacre that would not have happened without the backing of the countries of the world, especially America, Russia and the European Union to this criminal.

O people, in this era of revolutions and changes that all your governments are unable to comprehend, does your government still wish to control us with iron and fire? And to govern you! What are these abnormal mindsets that have not yet comprehended the changes that have taken place in the world?

While we stand here, a victim falls every hour in Uzbekistan, whose only crime is wanting to live a decent life and refuse to be like cattle, but their executioner Karimov prevents them because he is an insane criminal who does not see his survival except in the death of others.

O people, do not be shocked. Karimov is not the only criminal, and not the only one who kills his oppressed people, but it is your governments in America and Europe that provide him with the means for power. They provide him with weapons and instruments of torture and murder, and provide him with what is more dangerous than weaponry: a full media blackout, in order to kill and torture in the dark, and take lives without accountability.

Therefore we say it loudly and openly: The generations that sacrificed rather have been sacrificed in order for others to come and carry on their work, and expose the criminals and remove their hands so that security and safety prevails and shields everyone, and here we are - members of Hizb ut Tahrir - we have come from all over the world to say that we are Muslims- we are one Ummah, we do not accept oppression and injustice. Either you remove this criminal in Uzbekistan otherwise the inevitable change will come. Just as the Muslims erupted in the Arab Spring as a result of your support for the criminal rulers in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Syria, thus our Ummah will not rest and will not be silent until these tyrants and criminals are removed from power, headed by the criminal Karimov, and that he and his backers are tried in the courts of the Ummah. Likewise, the best lesson for you is what is taking place in the Ash-Sham, for you to heed. Therefore, no sane person can stop the shift of change for it is from the laws of the universe, Allah (swt) says:

((وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لَفَسَدَتِ الْأَرْضُ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ))

"And if it were not for Allah checking [some] people by means of others, the earth would have been corrupted, but Allah is full of bounty to the worlds." [Al-Baqara: 251]

O sensible people everywhere, the authoritarianism, repression and severe persecution of Muslims in Uzbekistan, shows that the regime does not fight only certain individuals or certain Islamic groups, but is working to destroy the whole of Islam there. In this war on Muslims, a million from the intelligence services and interior ministry staff are involved, as well as the heads of local assemblies that are formed on the grounds of taking care of the citizens, and the army, as well as setting up guards in every village to maintain security there. If the tyrant took notice from the conduct of the tyrants who preceded him, he would have learned that there is no benefit in his criminality because no matter how high he gets, he is doomed to fall. Pharaoh was above Moses (peace be upon him) and then fell to an awful end, him and all his soldiers, and Caesar prevailed over his people and subjected them to the worst of torment until Allah (swt) shattered his empire and the legend of the Persian State ended. The Byzantines prevailed and oppressed their people, Allah (swt) ruined them at the hands of Muhammad Al-Fatih and the good, security, and tranquility prevailed. Gaddafi prevailed for four decades over his people and he tortured them, hence Allah Almighty avenged them, and humiliated him and ended his legend. Here we are today living in a time that we follow like a dream at the end of the legacy of a tyrant no different from Karimov, where we see Bashar al-Assad fading away from the map of Ash-Sham slowly until Allah delights the hearts of the oppressed, in these last days of the tyrant while he falls and decays. If the criminal Karimov was to take heed, he would have done so from those who preceded him of whom he witnessed, but Allah (swt) refuses until His (swt)  Light is complete, and to humiliate the criminals to avenge the oppressed, until they are an example for those who take heed, the people of intellect. Then Allah (swt) will give the victory for the oppressed in the land and restore their usurped power; this is the undoubted promise of Allah, He (swt) says:

وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لِيَسْتَخْلِفُنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمْ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا يَعْبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا وَمَنْ كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمْ الْفَاسِقُونَ

"Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth just as He granted it to those before them and that He will surely establish for them [therein] their religion which He has preferred for them and that He will surely substitute for them, after their fear, security, [for] they worship Me, not associating anything with Me. But whoever disbelieves after that - then those are the defiantly disobedient" [An-Nur: 55]

Finally, I direct the following words to our people and our loved ones, the heroes and heroines in Uzbekistan, who we have learned lessons in steadfastness, sincerity and sacrifice from them, we say to them what the Lord of the Worlds in the noble Qur'an says:

وَلَا تَهِنُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَنْتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ * إِنْ يَمْسَسْكُمْ قَرْحٌ فَقَدْ مَسَّ الْقَوْمَ قَرْحٌ مِثْلُهُ وَتِلْكَ الْأَيَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَيَتَّخِذَ مِنْكُمْ شُهَدَاءَ وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الظَّالِمِينَ

"So do not weaken and do not grieve, and you will be superior if you are [true] believers. If a wound should touch you - there has already touched the [opposing] people a wound similar to it. And these days [of varying conditions] We alternate among the people so that Allah may make evident those who believe and [may] take to Himself from among you martyrs - and Allah does not like the wrongdoers." [Al-i-Imran: 139-140]

O heroes, you are thorns in the eyes of the enemies of Allah (swt) and the enemies of Islam. None of the enemies are able to break you because you are people of Truth, and the Truth is Allah Almighty, we and you are one Ummah to the exclusion of other people, and victory descends on those who are on the right path like you as He (swt) says:

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ نَحْنُ أَوْلِيَاؤُكُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِي أَنْفُسُكُمْ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَدَّعُونَ نُزُلًا مِنْ غَفُورٍ رَحِيمٍ

"Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah" and then remained on a right course - the angels will descend upon them, [saying], "Do not fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings of Paradise, which you were promised.  We [angels] were your allies in worldly life and [are so] in the Hereafter. And you will have therein whatever your souls desire, and you will have therein whatever you request [or wish]. As accommodation from a [Lord who is] Forgiving and Merciful." [Fussilat: 30-32]

So stand firm, may Allah make you steadfast, the victory is in your perseverance, and that the strength of the Muslim is the pure thought and the behavior which is restricted by the Shariah rulings; and thus by this you have exhausted your enemy and you have baffled your predators, and this is a glad-tiding from Allah (swt) that the victory is near. Hizb ut Tahrir which has taken the issue of resumption of the Islamic way of life and the return of our Ummah as one under one leadership that the enemies have removed from us for more than nine decades, has taken this as a vital issue and it is carried by its members men and women strictly and in full  accordance to the method of the Prophet (saw). They will not tire and will not relent from the diligent work of the adoption of the Ummah's interests, and the intellectual and political struggle with the West and with the rulers of darkness, without undertaking any material actions that is forbidden by Al-Mustafa (saw) before the establishment of the state, which is the wish of our enemy to make us fall into the trap of the invention of terrorism.

Indeed, we will not rest and will not settle, except with the establishment of the Islamic State, the rightly guided Khilafah "Caliphate" State on the method of our beloved Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Its dawn is imminent, we can smell its fragrance and feel its breeze, so be patient O people of Uzbekistan, be patient, our time is the dawning of the Khilafah "Caliphate", is not the dawning near?!

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُنْفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ لِيَصُدُّوا عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَسَيُنْفِقُونَهَا ثُمَّ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسْرَةً ثُمَّ يُغْلَبُونَ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِلَى جَهَنَّمَ يُحْشَرُونَ * لِيَمِيزَ اللَّهُ الْخَبِيثَ مِنَ الطَّيِّبِ وَيَجْعَلَ الْخَبِيثَ بَعْضَهُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ فَيَرْكُمَهُ جَمِيعًا فَيَجْعَلَهُ فِي جَهَنَّمَ أُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ

"Indeed, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to avert [people] from the way of Allah. So they will spend it; then it will be for them a [source of] regret; then they will be overcome. And those who have disbelieved - unto Hell they will be gathered. [This is] so that Allah may distinguish the wicked from the good and place the wicked some of them upon others and heap them all together and put them into Hell. It is those who are the losers." [Al-Anfal: 36-37]


Wa Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuhu

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Speech of Dr. Nazreen Nawaz, Director of the Women's Section in the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir, Delivered at the Picket Organized by the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in front of the Embassy of Uzbekistan - London under the Title "

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Speech of Dr. Nazreen Nawaz, Director of the Women's Section in the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir, Delivered at the Picket Organized by the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in front of the Embassy of Uzbekistan - London under the Title "

Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem

 

Dear brothers and sisters, the honourable Muslim women of Uzbekistan have been subjected to a living nightmare under the rule of the tyrant and murderer Karimov. The horrific ordeal they have endured under this criminal regime has been no less brutal than that suffered by their brothers, for this merciless butcher makes no distinction between man and woman, child or grandmother in his relentless vicious war against Islam and the Muslims of Uzbekistan.

As the adherence of our dear sisters of Uzbekistan to their Deen has increased, so has the venomous hatred and repressive policies of Karimov against them. The regime has banned women wearing the khimar from entering public institutions, imposed fines on them that are equal to several-months salary, and even banned the sale of headscarves and jilbabs!  Last month it was reported that Uzbek security personnel in the city of Kokand and Margilan forced Muslim women in the market places to remove their khimars and threatened whoever opposed this with imprisonment or to be transferred to the police court. An eyewitness said, "Men cried and I cried too when I saw elderly women remove their headscarves!"

Alongside this, this titan of tyrants has a long track-record of arresting and abusing Muslim women who carry the Islamic dawah for the Khilafah "Caliphate". Human Rights Watch has reported that hundreds of female members of Hizb ut Tahrir have in recent years been harassed, arrested, beaten, imprisoned, tortured and dishonoured by Uzbek security services simply for distributing a leaflet or to elicit false confessions from male relatives who are also members of the party. Many are mothers whose babies and young children have been torn from their arms in order to incarcerate them. In their prison cells, their khimars and Qur'ans are taken away, and they are treated worse than thieves and murderers. Last year, some of our honourable sisters were taken to the Interior Security headquarters in the Tashkent region where they were subjected to indescribable forms of torture. They were hurled with outrageous insults, pulled by their hair on the ground and their heads hit against the wall, and beaten with bottles and plastic sticks. La hawla wala quwatta illah billah! They remained at the Internal Security headquarters for 30 to 40 days. Even female relatives of those in the party have not been spared, such as 62-year-old Fatima Mukhadirova, mother of 5 who was imprisoned simply for speaking out against the death of her son, Muzafar Avazov, a devoted carrier of the Islamic dawah who was immersed in boiling water by the regime and died in their custody.

Not satisfied with the detention, torture and dishonourment of the devout Muslim women of Uzbekistan, Karimov the butcher also turned the guns of his henchmen upon them. Hundreds of women, old women, pregnant women, and children were present in the demonstration in Andijan on May 13th 2005 when Uzbek security forces started firing at the protestors. Galima Bukharbaeva, a journalist from the Institute for War and Peace and eye-witness to the massacre said, "They opened fire without mercy on everyone indiscriminately including women and children." She also stated that after the massacre many bodies, especially of women and children were taken away and concealed by the authorities. Another witness told the BBC, "We never expected they would shoot at women and children. I've got 3 children, I was trying to cover them up. I was crying: ‘Take my life, don't shoot my children.'" May Allah destroy Karimov and his regime! Ameen Allahumma ameen!

Brothers and sisters, with all this brutality, this torture, this murder of innocent Muslim women and children, we ask the question:

-       Where are the voices of those feminist and women's groups who are so quick to hurl accusations against Islam's treatment of women but are silent on the unspeakable cruelties executed by this tyrant secular regime against its women?

-       Where are the voices of international bodies such as the UN who construct women's treaties which they force upon Muslim lands in the name of so-called women's rights, yet are deaf to the cries of anguish of the Muslim women of Uzbekistan?

-       And where are the voices of those Western governments who claim to be champions of justice and women's rights, and yet shamelessly embrace this butcher Karimov who terrorises and slaughters innocent Muslim mothers and grandmothers?

 

Brothers and sisters, these international bodies and Western rulers have not even flinched at this inconceivable level of violation against human dignity and life. Rather they have given Karimov a green light to pursue his campaign of terror and murder against the honourable Muslim women and children of Uzbekistan for the sake of their economic interests, AND because they are hand in hand with him in the fight against the return of the Khilafah "Caliphate" based upon the method of the Prophethood.

Well, we say to Karimov and his Western supporters, do you think that you can terrorise devout Muslim women into leaving their Deen or break the spirit of the female dawah carriers for the Khilafah "Caliphate" as you break their backs? If so then you are deluded, for the Iman of the daughters of this Ummah is not brittle like the throne of these dictators or the democracy and false freedoms you promote! NO! It is an Iman that strengthens under hardship! It is an Iman that hardens resolve in the face of tyranny! And it is an Iman that cannot be extinguished by the weak desperate tactics of weak desperate rulers, highlighted by the fact that female membership of Hizb ut Tahrir in Uzbekistan grows in strength with every passing day! Indeed, your campaign of terror only intensifies the fire that burns in the hearts of the believing women to carry this noble dawah for the Khilafah "Caliphate" and to raise generations that do the same so that we may witness soon bi'ithnillah a state that will return dignity and security to the daughters of this Ummah; a leadership that will make the dictatorships of our lands extinct and show to the world the true care, protection, justice and high status that the woman deserves!

Dear brothers and sisters! Your sisters of Uzbekistan are in need of your support, and Allah obliges you to respond for He the Almighty says, ((وَإِنِ ٱسۡتَنصَرُوكُمۡ فِى ٱلدِّينِ فَعَلَيۡڪُمُ ٱلنَّصۡرُ)) "....if they seek help from you in the matter of the Deen, help is incumbent on you..." [8:72]  So let us work with all our efforts for the establishment of the Khilafah "Caliphate" which will replace dictatorship with guardianship for the honourable women of this Ummah. O sons of the Muslim armies! Do the cries of anguish of your sisters and mothers of Uzbekistan not shake your hearts? Does their dishonourment and humiliation not arouse your sense of chivalry to move to their protection? How can you bear for your sisters to remain in the clutches of this tyrant for a moment longer? We call you to end their nightmare by giving your Nussrah for the establishment of the Khilafah "Caliphate" and by which you will gain the greatest honour in this life and the next.

I end with a message to our dear, honourable, patient sisters of Uzbekistan. Your bravery in the face of such tyranny truly inspires us. You are today's heroines for the daughters of this Ummah. We pray that Allah ta'ala keeps you steadfast and strong in your noble struggle and that the courage that you have displayed and instilled in your sons and daughters is one that we and our children will embody. Ameen Allahumma Ameen. Stay firm dear sisters for what you have sacrificed so much for is on the horizon Bi'ithnillah, and Insha Allah you will witness soon what your hearts have longed for, for so long - a state built upon the glory of Islam.

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Speech of Mr. Eldar Khamzin, Media Office Representative of Hizb ut Tahrir in the Russian-Speaking Regions, in the Picket Organized by Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Front of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in London under the Title "Karimov is Spi

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Speech of Mr. Eldar Khamzin, Media Office Representative of Hizb ut Tahrir in the Russian-Speaking Regions, in the Picket Organized by Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Front of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in London under the Title "Karimov is Spi

In the name of Allah who guided us to the Straight Path, and honored us with the great Islam, and promised us succession to authority and empowerment! And peace and blessings be upon the master of the first and the last, Muhammad, his family, companions and those who follow him in righteousness till the Day of Judgement!

I greet you dear brothers and sisters on behalf of the Muslims in Central Asia, Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

Today we are gathered in front of this building in which the representatives of the organized criminal group with the dictator Karimov are located; those who seized power in Uzbekistan through lies, intimidations and harassment. The conniving liar, Karimov, pledged before the people of Uzbekistan, to serve the Deen and the Haqq (Truth), but when he arrived to power he reneged his oath and broke his promise, and even more started to imprison all of those who reminded him of his promises and among them were women, elderly and children.

The crimes that I mean are not unknown crimes, on the contrary, these crimes are known to everyone. And one of these cowardly crimes took place 10 years ago in the city of Andijan.

During days like these 10 years ago, the pressures exerted by the criminal Karimov on the people, the pursuing of Muslims, the abuse by officials and the detention of businessmen and farmers, forced the residents of Andijan out into the streets demanding the resignation of President Karimov from power. This is not the first time such an event occured; it was preceded by marches and protests including many areas in Uzbekistan and not only in Ferghana Valley.

But the criminal Jew Karimov and his gang rather than lifting their oppression from the people and stop the pursuing of Muslims, he committed a heinous crime. Thus on a day like this in Andijan, thousands of protesters were shot. In the following days the authorities, similar to the fascists, went on to "clean" the city; so it opened fire on the wounded and on anyone suspected of involvement in the demonstrations wherever they were found.

We have gathered here today to remind the criminals in power in Uzbekistan, particularly the Jewish Karimov, the spiteful of Islam and Muslims:

In this world everything comes and goes like the authority that you have usurped through lying and that it owned through forgery and acquired by force for the past 25 years, so what happened?!  People live in fear. Men leave their homes and move to distant countries in search for a living, or to flee from the oppression and harassment.

This fact is similar to the first Jahiliyyah before the advent of Islam, when the evil dominated the Earth. Thus, Allah (swt) sent to His servants the Message of Islam to rescue them from the oppression and tyranny.

Takbeer!!!

Allah Almighty sent down the Divine Revelation (Wahi) whose light radiated through darkness of the Jahiliyyah, to the best of all the people, Prophet Muhammad (saw), who took the duty of carrying the Message of Allah the Exalted to all people. The Messenger (saw) gathered around him the best human beings after the Prophets and Messengers, and established a group, which through it he came out against the authority of the Kaffir masters in outright defiance.

The chief authority of the Jahiliyyah, so far from the truth and justice, began to confront the Prophet (saw) and his companions. This confrontation was not based on preventing the Dawah with proof and evidence, but took the physical nature of detention, torture and killing. Nonetheless, Allah (swt) granted victory to His Prophet (saw) and his honorable companions and enabled them to establish the first Islamic State in Medinah al-Munawwara.

Takbeer!!!

The reality of Muslims today in Uzbekistan and Central Asia is like the reality of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (saw). Thus, the people of Jahiliyyah today are far from justice, and the owners of power led by the criminal Karimov are as well harassing, arresting, torturing and killing Muslims, the carriers of Dawah and in particular the Shabab of Hizb ut Tahrir. Since the beginning of Karimov's war along with his criminal gang's war against the Hizb members till today, more than 8,000 members from the Hizb are languishing in the prisons of the tyrant, while hundreds have died in the wake of the brutal torture they suffered. Hundreds of young chaste women have been arrested, humiliated and subjected to inhumane treatment, humiliation, and torture; and thousands of children have been orphaned.

When we receive the bodies of the outstanding martyrs, our brothers, the martyrs of the Deen, we always find that the bodies had been mutilated due to the torture to the extent that their families barely recognize their parents, their children, their brothers and their spouses except with difficulty. And often they deliver the bodies late at night, and they demand that the body be buried quickly. In other cases Karimov's henchmen were the ones who undertook the burial, and hand over the death certificate to the martyr's family.

Takbeer!!!

O the Jewish Karimov, you and your criminal gang, this fact proves once again that your end is near!!! In the most difficult times experienced by the Prophet and his esteemed companions when the Kuffar of Quraish tortured and killed them, Allah, the Owner of Sovereignty, granted victory over His righteous servants.

Remember the fate of those who exerted pressure on the Prophet (saw) and his dear companions! What happened with Abu Lahab, Abu Jahl, Ubayy Ibn Khalaf and many others from the Mushrikeen who dreamed of victory!!! What happened to them? Allah caused them to die an evil death!!  And you too, Allah will punish you at the hands of His allies soon by the will of Allah!!! Allah Almighty says:

وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا يَعْبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا وَمَنْ كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ

"Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth just as He granted it to those before them and that He will surely establish for them [therein] their religion which He has preferred for them and that He will surely substitute for them, after their fear, security, [for] they worship Me, not associating anything with Me. But whoever disbelieves after that - then those are the defiantly disobedient." [An-Nur: 55]

Takbeer!!!

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Final Statement of the Campaign and Picket: "Karimov is Spiteful of Islam" Organized by Hizb ut Tahrir, in front of the Uzbekistan Embassy - London

Final Statement of the Campaign and Picket: "Karimov is Spiteful of Islam" Organized by Hizb ut Tahrir, in front of the Uzbekistan Embassy - London

The Western governments are fully aware of the brutal crimes committed by Karimov's tyrant regime against the Muslims in Uzbekistan. Human rights organizations documented the gross campaigns of torture in Karimov's prisons before the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) ended prison visits in Uzbekistan. The Director of the ICRC, Mr. Yves Daccord announced on 11/04/2013 the Committee...

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