Activists in Germany called for the release of Abdullohi Shamsiddin

A group of German and Tajik activists held a protest in the city of Dortmund and called on the authorities and judicial bodies of Germany to correct their mistake.

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On February 9, Tajik political activist Farhod Odinaev, who resides in Germany and participated in this protest, stated that the aim of the action is to call for a fair review of the case of Abdullohi Shamsiddin.

On January 18, the German authorities deported Tajik political activist Abdullohi Shamsiddin to Tajikistan. After his flight landed at the international airport in Dushanbe, he disappeared, and nothing has been known about him since.

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The protesters also urged the German authorities to facilitate the release of the activist from prison and to save him from torture by Tajik law enforcement agencies.

Participants in the protest also called on the judicial bodies of Germany to correct their mistake and take measures so that Abdullohi Shamsiddin could reunite with his wife and children, and to assist in his return to Germany.

The Green Party of Germany also joined the action, and activists from this party aim to raise the issue of Abdullohi Shamsiddin’s case in the German parliament and at the highest levels in the country through a petition campaign.

Tajik law enforcement agencies detained Abdullohi Shamsiddin right on the plane after landing at the international airport in Dushanbe, and today, more than three weeks later, the authorities of Tajikistan have not provided any information about Abdullohi Shamsiddin’s fate, nor have they disclosed where he is and under what conditions he is being held.