A woman has been detained in Tajikistan on charges of collaborating with “Isloh” and NATO

According to the General Prosecutor’s Office of Tajikistan, a 34-year-old woman has been detained on suspicion of collaborating with the opposition portal “Isloh.net” and the National Alliance of Tajikistan.

According to the prosecutor’s office, Jumayeva M.K., who previously served a prison sentence in Tajikistan for hooliganism, intentional destruction of property, and extortion, allegedly “since the beginning of 2023 has regularly watched the speeches of Muhammadikbol Sadriddin, a member of the ‘National Alliance of Tajikistan,’ on the YouTube site through the programs ‘Isloh-TV,’ ‘National Alliance,’ and ‘Minbari Muhodjir’ (Tribune of Migrants).”

It is reported that Jumayeva was also sentenced to prison in Russia on charges of illegal drug trafficking.

The prosecutor’s office also reports that Jumayeva opened a page on the social network Instagram under the nickname “Momlijdj Sogmli,” where she also wrote comments in support of Muhammadikbol Sadriddin’s speeches, and “since August 2023, she has spoken with him more than ten times via WhatsApp and sent him her photographs.”

The General Prosecutor’s Office of Tajikistan concluded that the content of the comments and conversations of citizen Jumayeva M.K. has signs of aiding and supporting the National Alliance of Tajikistan.

 On October 19 of this year, the prosecutor’s office of the Firdavsi district of Dushanbe initiated a criminal case against Jumayeva M.K. under Article 307, Part 2, Clause 3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan.

The opinions of Jumayeva herself or her lawyer are currently unavailable. However, Muhammadikbol Sadriddin stated to Azda TV on October 30 that this woman did not collaborate with him.

“However, let those who initiated the case against this woman wait for a ‘surprise’ from me,” he said.

This is not the first case where law enforcement agencies in Tajikistan detain residents of the country on charges of “collaborating with banned organizations.”

On June 12 of this year, the court of the Sughd region sentenced a 42-year-old resident of the city of Isfara to 18 years in prison for collaborating with the portal Islоh.net.

In May of this year, the court of the city of Isfara in the Sughd region sentenced a 70-year-old resident of this city, Kamolidin Sharofov, to 5 years in prison on charges of extremism. It is reported that the elderly man threatened to complain to Radio Ozodi and the portal “Isloh TV” about the illegal actions of military enlistment office employees.

In December of last year, the court of the Khatlon region sentenced the head of the education department of the Panj district, Mavluda Boymurodzoda, former employee of the land management enterprise Mamad Sheraliyev, as well as operator and correspondent of the state television channel “Jahonname” Abdurakhmon Izzatmandov and Jalol Zoidov to several years in prison for collaborating with the portal “Isloh.net.”

The portal Islоh.net constantly publishes exposés about existing problems in the country and the unlawful actions of Tajik officials and law enforcement officers.

The activities of the portal and the YouTube channel “Isloh-TV” are banned in Tajikistan. In recent years, law enforcement agencies have detained and imprisoned dozens of people on charges of cooperating with the “banned site.”

However, the editor-in-chief and head of the portal Islоh.net, Muhammadikboli Sadriddin, told Azda TV that he has never cooperated with these people, that these people have never contacted him, and that they have not sent him any information. “This is yet another fabricated accusation by the authorities against ordinary citizens of the country. The authorities are punishing some innocent citizens once again to intimidate the residents,” he said.