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Activists appealed to human rights organizations
Civil activist Shabnam Khudoydodova and the “Buzurgmehr” foundation have appealed to human rights organizations to pay attention to the case of detained journalists in Tajikistan. Photo: Internet On July 12, Shabnam Khudoydodova published on her Facebook page She called on international governmental and non-governmental organizations to join an international civil action for the release of […]
Khudoydodova writes that she herself has been through prison and knows firsthand the difficulties that arrested journalists and bloggers face in Tajikistan.
The “Buzurgmehr” foundation also announced on its website that it joins this initiative and calls on all governmental and non-governmental human rights organizations to pay attention to the situation in the country and take effective measures to improve the situation in all UN member states.
In recent months, pressure on journalists and bloggers in the country has intensified. For example, law enforcement agencies detained Daleri Emomali, Abdullo Gurbati, Zavkibek Saidamini, Abdusatdor Pirmukhammadzoda, Mukhamadi Sultan, Khushom Gulom, and Ulfatkhonim Mamadshoeva. According to the “Bomdod” portal, law enforcement agencies interrogated journalists Emomali Saidzoda and Ramziya Mirzobekova, confiscated their phones and other devices for inspection.
Also, in May of this year, “several unknown individuals” attacked correspondents from Radio Ozodi and “Current Time” after they spoke with Ulfatkhonim Mamadshoeva in Dushanbe, forcibly took their phones and equipment, and the attackers have not yet been found.
Detained and imprisoned journalists and bloggers:
Makhmadali Khait – detained on September 16, 2015, by the State National Security Committee and sentenced to life imprisonment, the trial was held behind closed doors;
Rahmatullohi Rajab – detained on September 16, 2015, by the State National Security Committee and sentenced to 28 years in prison, the trial was held behind closed doors;
Abdukakhori Davlat – detained on September 16, 2015, by the State National Security Committee and sentenced to 28 years in prison, the trial was held behind closed doors;
Zubaidullohi Razik – detained on September 16, 2015, by the State National Security Committee and sentenced to 25 years in prison, the trial was held behind closed doors;
Khikmatullo Saifullozoda – detained on September 16, 2015, by the State National Security Committee and sentenced to 16 years in prison, the trial was held behind closed doors;
Ulfatkhonim Mamadshoeva – detained by law enforcement agencies in May of this year, the trial has not yet taken place;
Khushom Gulom – detained by law enforcement agencies in May of this year, the trial has not yet taken place;
Mamad Sultan Mavlonazarov (Mukhamadi Sultan) – detained by law enforcement agencies on June 16 of this year, the trial has not yet taken place;
Daleri Imomali – detained on June 15 of this year and placed under arrest for two months;
Abdulla Gurbati – detained on June 15 of this year and placed under arrest for two months;
Zavkibek Saidamini – detained on July 8 of this year, no details about his case are available yet;
Abdusatdor Pirmukhammadzoda – detained on July 9 of this year, no details about his case are available yet.
Photo: Internet