An Uzbek man deported from France in September has been arrested in Uzbekistan on charges of terrorism and smuggling, his mother told RFE/RL on November 22. Muhsinjon Ahmedov left Uzbekistan in 2016 shortly before Uzbek authorities launched a probe against him. In 2019, Ahmedov managed to move to France where a decision on his application for asylum was still pending when he was deported. The president of the France-based Association for Human Rights in Central Asia, Nadejda Atayeva, told RFE/RL that Ahmedov will most likely face arbitrary detention and bogus charges in Uzbekistan. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Uzbek Service, click here.
