An Uzbek citizen managed to protect his...

According to Uznews, Abdukhamid did not abandon his efforts to protect his legal rights despite the lawyer"s advice of receiving the document or shaving off his beard.

Eventually, he managed to meet the top regional imam, who gave him the long-awaited document that stated the man was not an extremist and could wear a beard.

The news service said the officials, who illegally ordered the 25-year-old to get the document, were surprised when he provided it, saying it was a rare case when a bearded man managed to meet such a requirement.

Human rights violations are frequent in Uzbekistan, as well as in other Central Asian states.

MOSCOW, March 9 (RIA Novosti)