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The police and town authorities oppose a
funeral for a man because his wife and son are Christian. Later they
allow it, but in practically concealed form. Christians sentenced to
prison solely because they gather together and pray. Persecution
expanded against those who do not adhere to the country's official
religion, Islam.
Tashkent (AsiaNews/F18) - The Uzbek National Security Service
(NSS, the secret police) and the leaders of the mahalla (local
governing body) in the city of Khodjeli (Karakalpakstan) opposed the
burial of Zhumabai Smetullaev, a Muslim. Sources for the agency Forum 18 speak of genuine discrimination against the wife and son of the deceased man, both of whom are Christian.
