Please Write Prisoner Tohar Haydarov

  Today I'd like to ask you to write a letter to Tohar Haydarov, who was arrested and put in prison in Uzbekistan in March of this year.  Please take a few minutes to pray and write a letter or encouragement, because it could make a huge difference in Tohar's case.  Below is more information from our Prisoner Alert page.  Click here to write your letter now.

On March 9, a criminal court in Uzbekistan sentenced 27-year-old Tohar Haydarov to 10 years in prison for the “Illegal sale of narcotic or psychotropic substances in large quantities,” according to Forum 18 News Service. Members of the Baptist church in Uzbekistan insist that the charges are fabricated and that Haydarov’s sentence was punishment for his religious activity. It is unclear why Haydarov received a 10-year sentence. According to Forum 18 News, Baptists insist that police planted drugs on Haydarov, and church members insist that he is “a man with a pure conscience and an honest Christian.” Haydarov has appealed his sentence. Another Christian, Pastor Dmitry Shestakov, is serving a four-year sentence in an Uzbek prison for “illegal” religious activities.