Political prisoners placed in solitary confinement for publishing an open letter

Former members of the Supreme Presidium of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan, Zubaidullo Rozik and Rahmatullo Rajab, who were sentenced in Vakhdat prison, faced punishment after publishing an open letter to President Emomali Rahmon and were placed in a punishment isolation cell (PICS).

Photo: Internet

One of the relatives of political prisoner Rahmatullo Rajab told Azda TV that he last called his relatives on November 8 to inform them that the prison administration punished him and Zubaidullo Rozik for writing a letter to the president.

According to the source, Zubaidullo Rozik also last called his relatives on November 7. Since then, there have been no more calls from him, and his relatives are concerned about his health condition.

The source added that they arrived at the colony on November 10 with a package, but the prison guards called an hour later and said, “Come back and take your package, we cannot accept it.” The source reported that when asked about the reason for refusing to accept the package, the prison guards replied, “Rahmatullo Rajab has been placed in PICS, and for this reason, we cannot accept any clothes or food for him.”

A list containing the names of several prisoners has come into the possession of Azda TV. It is reported that this list includes the names of those prisoners who have been placed in punishment isolation. The list contains 22 prisoners, including Rahmatullo Rajab and Zubaidullo Rozik.

Photo: Internet

Previously, two political prisoners, members of the Supreme Presidium of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan, Rahmatullo Rajab and Zubaidullo Rozik appealed to President Rahmon with an open letter. Azda TV published the open letter from the political prisoners on November 5. In the letter, they called for a review of their cases in the presence of international experts and observers, as well as domestic and foreign journalists.