- Tajikistan: Release Gravely Ill Activist Political Prisoner Says Guards Beat Him, Refused Him Medicine
(Almaty, March 20, 2019) – The Tajik government should immediately and unconditionally release a seriously ill political activist who says he has been tortured, nine human rights groups said today.
Published on 2019-03-20 12:00:00, Amsterdam
- Torture to death in prisons of Tajikistan.
Today came to light facts of torture and coercion against political prisoner Mahmadali Hayitov. Savriniso Juraeva, Hayitov’s spouse, recorded a video where she called upon the community and international human rights organizations.
Published on 2019-03-11 12:00:00, Amsterdam
- Joint Statement Urging Poland to Stop Deportation of Tajik Activist
We, the undersigned, urge Poland to halt deportation of Khabibullo TESHAEV, the Tajik activist and Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) member and his family to Tajikistan, where they would be subjected to torture and imprisonment.
Published on 2018-10-04 12:00:00, Amsterdam
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Published on 2018-10-25, Amsterdam
- Lawyers day without lawyers.
May 26 is celebrated in Tajikistan as the day of the Bar Association. In this regard, we want to congratulate all representatives of this profession on a professional holiday.
Published on 2018-05-26, Amsterdam
- Law enforcement authorities in Tajikistan subject women to sexual violations
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, when Tajikistan was on fire in the Civil war of the 90s, practically all representatives of other nations, and, especially, Russian and Russian-speaking, left the country. At the moment, the national composition became more monolithic than it was before the collapse of the USSR.
Published on 2017-09-21, Warsaw
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- The hero of our time… in the dungeons of a Tajik prison.
History knows many heroes who lived at different times. We look at them, we admire their courage and bravery, we are inspired by their actions, and we take an example from them and want to be like them.
Published on 2018-07-09, Amsterdam
- Two years since the unlawful arrest of Buzurgmehr Yorov
September 28, 2015, exactly 2 years ago, Buzurgmehr Yurov was detained by Tajik security forces. Knowing his principles, fearlessness, uncompromising attitude and feeling a danger in case of his participation in the case of members of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and the Prosecutor General's Office brought against Buzurgmehr several false accusations of fraud and forgery of documents.
Published on 2017-09-29, Esloe
- System of justice in Tajikistan is dependent and corrupted
In Tajikistan, there arose a practice whereby an investigating officer provided a judge with all procedural documents already filled out, starting from the arrest warrant all the way through conviction. This was done in electronic format, using a USB stick, and the role of the judge was to rubber-stamp the documents and announce the pre-determined decisions.
Published on 2017-09-19, Warsaw
- Tortures are remaining the main method used by law enforcement authorities in Tajikistan in their practice
Provisions of the article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights provide that nobody shall be exposed to tortures or the cruel, brutal or degrading treatment and punishment.
Published on 2017-10-19, Warsaw