Muhammadali Faizmuhammad has died in a Tajikistan prison

On July 26, 2024, political prisoner and member of the Supreme Presidium of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan, Muhammadali Faizmuhammad, passed away at the age of 65 in the Vahdat colony.

According to reports, this political prisoner was held in unbearable conditions in the Vahdat colony. He also suffered from diabetes and hypertension, and had heart problems. It had been previously reported multiple times that he was tortured in prison. There were also reports of his hospitalization in the prison hospital.

According to the portal “Isloh.net,” before his death, Muhammadali Faizmuhammad lost the use of both legs and was unable to walk.

Muhammadali Faizmuhammad is not the first high-ranking member of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan to die in prison as a result of torture, cruel treatment, lack of medication, and absence of timely medical care. Earlier, on August 12, 2023, one of the senior leaders of the IRPT and opposition veteran, Jaloliddin Mahmud, died in the Vahdat colony.

At that time, the National Alliance of Tajikistan, a coalition of Tajik opposition organizations abroad, in its statement linked Jaloliddin Mahmud’s death to the “inhumane treatment” by the authorities of the country.

Also, on May 19, 2019, a member of the Supreme Presidium of the IRPT, Sattor Karimov, known as “Mahdumi Sattor,” was killed in correctional colony No. 3/2, known as “Kirpichny.”

Muhammadali Faizmuhammad was detained in September 2015 along with 12 members of the Supreme Presidium of the IRPT. He was later convicted on fabricated charges and sentenced to 23 years in prison.

International human rights organizations, including the UN, have repeatedly called on the Tajik government to immediately release political prisoners, but the Tajik government ignores these demands and appeals.

Prior to his detention, Muhammadali Faizmuhammad was a member of the Commission of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan. In the past, he was a member of the National Reconciliation Commission and made a significant contribution to restoring peace in the country.

In addition to his political activities, Muhammadali Faizmuhammad was a well-known theologian and scholar. In his youth, he studied under the famous theologian Mawlavi Muhammadjon Hindustoni.