The court of the Sino district of Dushanbe passed a verdict against Shodruz Akhrorov, sentencing him to six years in prison on charges of “calling for extremism via the Internet.” Akhrorov lived and worked in the Russian Federation, and covered the problems of migrants on his YouTube channel and criticized Dushanbe’s policy in this area. […]
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan announced at a press conference on July 19 that journalist Abdullo Gurbati is suspected of collaborating with the banned Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT). Abdullo Gurbati was detained on June 15 on suspicion of using violence against a government official. On June 18, by the decision of […]
Journalist and blogger Abdusattor Pirmukhammadzoda is accused of publicly calling for extremist activities, Shodi Hafizzoda, head of the Department for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan, said at a press conference on July 19. He faces a prison sentence of 3 to 5 years. Abdusattor Pirmukhammadzoda previously worked at the […]
Exactly a week has passed since the detention of journalists and bloggers Zavkibek Saidamini and Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda, but the authorities do not report their whereabouts or voiced the charges against them. On July 14, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) also expressed concern about the fate of the bloggers, calling on Dushanbe to announce the […]
The Tajik Ministry of Defense has proposed introducing administrative penalties for publishing and distributing “fake news” about the army on social networks and the media, including user videos about raids and hazing. To this end, the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan has prepared and submitted a draft law “On making additions to the Code of […]
This is the twelfth blogger and journalist subjected to illegal pressure from the security forces. On July 7, Abdusattor Pirmukhammadzoda was summoned to the department of the Organized Crime Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Vahdat and was subjected to intensive interrogation for several hours. They searched his house, […]
Mobile devices and other gadgets were illegally confiscated from several civil activists in Tajikistan. “There was a knock on my door, I opened it. They showed me their IDs and politely asked me to show all phones, laptops, and tablets. Allegedly, as part of an investigation into the May events in Badakhshan. They said they […]
On the morning of June 27, officers of the Organized Crime Department of Tajikistan came to the home of the relatives of independent journalist Anora Sarkorova (who lives abroad and actively covers events in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast on social networks) and took her mother and brother with them. They were released after interrogation. Anora […]
After more than a month of blockade in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) of Tajikistan, Internet access has been restored. It was blocked with the start of the anti-terrorist operation in the region on May 18. This is reported by residents from various districts of Badakhshan. The last time the Internet was blocked in GBAO […]
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