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 […]
On July 15, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Tajikistan announced at a press conference why journalists and bloggers Zavkibek Saidamini and Abdusattor Pirmukhammadzoda were detained. The representative of the Prosecutor General’s Office Sharif Kurbonzoda said that Zavkibek Saidamini was detained on suspicion of collaborating with the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan and the Group 24 […]
In Tajikistan, the “elimination” of the ranks of civil society from its most active representatives continues. On June 29, a Dushanbe city court sentenced two civil society activists in GBAR (Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region) to 18 years in prison. We are talking about Khujamri Pirnazarov and Shaftolu Bekdavlatov, who were members of the “Commission 44”, created […]
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced five relatives of Said Abdullo Nuri, the late former leader of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (banned in Tajikistan) and the United Tajik Opposition (during the years of civil strife), to various prison terms. Nurullo Saidov (Nuri’s younger brother) and Mukhibullo Saidov (one of his nephews) were sentenced […]
The case of journalist and civil activist Ulfathonim Mamadshoeva, who is accused in Tajikistan of publicly calling for the overthrow of the government, has been classified. The lawyer, hired by the journalist’s family, signed a non-disclosure agreement on the progress of the investigation, and therefore refrains from communicating with the press. The power structures are […]
Mamadbokir Mamadbokirov, whom the authorities called the leader of organized crime in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) of Tajikistan, and local youth – their idol and hero opposing the central authorities, was killed on May 22 in Khorog (the administrative center of the autonomy). “At 17:30 in Khorogi bolo mahalla of the city of Khorog, […]
Journalist and civic activist Ulfathonim Mamadshoeva has been charged with public calls to overthrow the government and is being held in a pre-trial detention center. This was reported by sources in the law enforcement agencies. On May 19, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan issued a message accusing Ulfathonim Mamadshoeva, her ex-husband, an officer […]
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