Bakhrom Khamroyev

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mardonovich and the family name is Khamroyev.

Bakhrom Mardonovich Khamroyev (also Khamroev, Uzbek: Бахром Мардонович Хамроев, Baxrom Mardonovich Xamroev; born 1963/64)^[1] is an Uzbekistan-born lawyer and human rights defender. On May 23, 2023, a Russian court sentenced him to 14 years in prison on charges of terrorism for Facebook posts.^[1][2][3] He was previously a member of Memorial.^[1]

Bakhrom Khamroyev
Baxrom Xamroyev
Personal details
Born	1963 or 1964 (age 61–62) Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan)

Khamroyev was born in Uzbekistan. He is known for providing legal assistance in Russia to labor migrants from Central Asia.

In September 2016, the Federal Security Service (FSB) conducted a raid at his home. All of his technical equipment and documents were confiscated. Khamroyev was detained and interrogated at the FSB headquarters.^[4]

On February 24, 2022, the day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Khamroyev was again detained.^[1][3] In May 2023, he was sentenced to 14 years for "online calls for terrorism and organizing a terrorist group's activities". According to Memorial, Khamroyev is being persecuted for his consistent human rights activities.^[5]

In January 2024, prison authorities in Vladimir Central Prison subjected him to physical violence.^[6][7]

Khamroyev used to come to court proceeding with posters protesting the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the persecution of dissidents.^[8]

I used to dream that my beloved Uzbekistan would overthrow the dictator Karimov and at least gain the freedom it had in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Today, Russia has sadly outdone Karimov's dictatorship and resembles 1937 or worse with its repressions. I am sure this monstrous lawlessness that prevails in Russia will not last long and all innocent political prisoners will be released and rehabilitated

— Bakhrom Kamroyev^[9]