In 1992 he published Iymonga Yul, a pamphlet advocating Islamic values that gained him support among the populace.
"[3] Alisher Ilkhamov, an Uzbek who is a sociologist at the University of London, said "The government perceives any grass-roots movement with hostility, whether it's Islamic or not".
[3] These critics claimed that "the fierce response to Yuldashev stems from the government's deep fear of any religious group that operates without official sanction".
[4] His wife, Yodgoroy Yoʻldosheva, has lived in Boise, Idaho, United States along with 52 other refugees since the Andijan massacre in May 2005.
Yoʻldoshev has appeared on state-run television three times, apologizing for encouraging the unrest and telling refugees they should return to Uzbekistan.