In Dushanbe, Salam Imomnazarov, the son of the deceased informal leader of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region Imomnazar Imomnazarov, was sentenced to 16 years in prison, he was killed in 2012 under mysterious circumstances in his own house. Salam Imomnazarov was convicted under several articles of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan, including drug trafficking. The trial […]
The authorities have completed the investigation against the journalist and blogger Abdullo Gurbati, and all the materials of the criminal case against him have been submitted to the court. The court of the Shokhmansur district of the capital confirmed that on August 17 they received the materials of the criminal case against Gurbati, but refrained […]
The international human rights organization Reporters Without Borders called on the Tajik authorities to immediately release four independent journalists who “criticized the government” and are currently under arrest “on trumped-up charges of links to extremist organizations.” The statement of this authoritative international organization, published on July 27, lists the cases of Daleri Imomali, Abdullo Gurbati, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Authorities continue to crack down on civil society activists in Badakhshan. The court of the city of Khorog sentenced Muyassar Sadonshoev to 11 years in prison, he was found guilty of treason. “The whole fault of Muyassar was that he filmed the meetings of the “Commission 44” and posted them on the Internet. So they […]
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