The “Buzurgmehr” Foundation has announced the start of its activities

A human rights organization has been established in Poland by relatives of political prisoners.

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Jamshed Yorov, a human rights activist and brother of Buzurgmehr Yorov, told Azda TV that after long efforts, the relatives of political prisoners outside Tajikistan managed to register the “Buzurgmehr” fund. The fund will begin its activities in Poland. Jamshed Yorov will lead the fund.

According to Yorov, “the ‘Buzurgmehr’ fund is a human rights organization established to raise the level of legal knowledge among the population, provide legal assistance to those in need, advocate for and publish the cases of political prisoners in Tajikistan, as well as monitor the human rights situation in Tajikistan.”

“The fund’s activities will primarily focus on the cases of political prisoners and individuals persecuted for their socio-political activities. Since this group is vulnerable within Tajikistan, no one protects their rights or brings their cases to public attention,” emphasized Jamshed Yorov.

It is reported that the fund is registered in Poland and named after the Tajik political prisoner, winner of the Homo Homini award in 2019, the Faizinisso Vokhidova award in 2019, and a diploma recipient of the Václav Havel award in 2019, the well-known Tajik human rights activist Buzurgmehr Yorov.

Tajik political prisoner and human rights activist Buzurgmehr Yorov was sentenced to 23 years in prison in 2016 on fabricated charges of “fraud and forgery.” The court later extended his sentence by another 5 years for “insulting a representative of the authorities and the president.” Buzurgmehr Yorov and his relatives called the charges unfounded and stated that he was imprisoned for his human rights activities.

The United Nations and international human rights organizations have urged the Tajik government to release him immediately and unconditionally, but Tajik authorities have not complied with these demands.