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The Second Western District Military Court in Moscow has sentenced Uzbek national Ahmadjon Kurbanov to life imprisonment for the murder of Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops. The crime was committed in December 2024. asiaplustj.info »
A tragic incident occurred in the summer of 2025 in the Nosir-Khusrav district of Khatlon province, where a domestic dispute between Chori Kuliyev and his wife Uldonoy Ruziyeva over their son's wedding led to her death. asiaplustj.info »
A woman from Khuroson district of Khatlon province, Sitora Boboyeva, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the murder of her three-year-old daughter. The verdict was issued by the Khatlon regional court in November 2025, though news of the case has only emerged now. asiaplustj.info »
The health condition of imprisoned journalist Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda continues to raise serious concerns. According to his relatives, he was recently transferred from a penal colony in Khujand to the Dushanbe-based high-security prison No. asiaplustj.info »
Colonel-General Izzatullo Sharifzoda, former head of Tajikistan’s Main Directorate for the Execution of Criminal Sentences (GUIN), has died at the age of 71. He passed away on November 3 from a heart attack at a hospital in Dushanbe, according to Sayof Mizrob, editor-in-chief of the weekly SSSR , who shared the news on Facebook . asiaplustj.info »
On September 24, Tajikistan’s Ombudsman, Umed Bobozoda, visited the YS 3/1 correctional facility in Vahdat to inspect the conditions under which inmates are held. asiaplustj.info »
A Tajik-born Russian citizen Tahmina Samadova, a large family mother, has been sentenced to four years in prison for committing fraud to obtain housing in Russia. However, the execution of her sentence has been postponed until her youngest son turns 18, according to reports from Baza . asiaplustj.info »
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison in connection with receiving illegal payments from the government of Muammar Gaddafi to fund his 2007 presidential campaign. asiaplustj.info »
A court in Khatlon province has sentenced 24-year-old Yulduz Bozorova, a resident of Khatlon’s Qubodiyon district, to 28 years in prison for stabbing her three children, an official source in the Khatlon regional court told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Relatives of Abdusattor Pirmukhammadzod, a Tajik journalist, report that they have not received information about his condition for the past six months. Two months ago, they complained that they had not received any news about his health since March and could not meet with him in Khujand prison, Radio "Ozodi " writes. asiaplustj.info »
In Russia , two Tajik citizens were put on trial for attempting to import hazorispand ( harmala ) into the country . One of them was sentenced by the court to 8 years in prison , according to the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakhstan has taken a bold step in strengthening its criminal laws by introducing severe penalties for stalking and bride kidnapping. The new legislation, signed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, now holds perpetrators accountable under criminal law, marking a significant shift in the country’s approach to these crimes. asiaplustj.info »
The driver responsible for the fatal accident that claimed the life of 16-year-old Jasour Akramov has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The ruling was delivered by a court in Dushanbe’s Sino district on June 13, following a series of hearings into the case. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz media reports says former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev was sentenced in absentia to more than 11 years in prison. Sputnik Kyrgyzstan reported Tuesday that Atambayev was sentenced to 11 asiaplustj.info »
A 62-year-old woman from Shahritous district in Khatlon province, Khadicha Homidova, has been sentenced to six months in a general regime penal colony for repeated involvement in witchcraft and fortune-telling, the press center of the Khatlon Police Directorate reports . asiaplustj.info »
On February 13, the Ministry of Justice of Tajikistan held a news conference with Minister Muzaffar Ashouriyon, where key issues were discussed, including the riot and escape attempt at Vahdat high-security penal colony, the suspension of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)’s operations and the difficulties Tajik citizens face in obtaining official certificates. asiaplustj.info »
Members of the Mazhilis (Kazakhstan’s lower house of parliament) have proposed amendments to the country’s Criminal Code introducing sanctions for bride kidnapping. The amendments are expected to be adopted soon, Fergana news agency reports , citing MP Murat Abenov. asiaplustj.info »
A prosecutor in a the trial of eight political figures, who are charged with state treason and seeking to seize political power in the country by force, asked the Supreme Court on January 8 to sentence them to prison terms ranging from 20 to 30 years, two sources, who wanted to remain unnamed, told Asia-Plus Thursday morning. asiaplustj.info »
A Tajik citizen who escaped from a prison in Lipetsk, Davron Jabburov, was apprehended in the village of Ulusarki in the Zadonsky district of the Lipetsk oblast, Russian media report . According to the Telegram channels Mash and Shot , he is suspected of having initiated the escape. News of the breakout from Lipetsk’s Penal Colony No. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on October 17 that a court in Dushanbe has sentenced the leader of the opposition movement, Group 24, Suhrob Zafar, and his colleague Nasimjon Sharifov has been sentenced for “extremism” to 30 years and 20 years in prison, respectively. asiaplustj.info »
The Current Time channel reported on October 1 that paid cells may soon be introduced in prisons in Kyrgyzstan, as proposed by the government to help boost the state budget. The idea is to create an "experimental regime" in correctional facilities, where inmates could pay for improved living conditions, similar to those found in sanatoriums. asiaplustj.info »
The prosecutor of the Shohmansur metropolitan district demanded 19 years in prison for each for two employees of the “Muhammad 2009” construction company. The brothers Nusratullo and Khokimjon Kurbonov are accused of fraud, falsification of documents and abuse of authority, Radio “Ozodi” reports. asiaplustj.info »
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan has sentenced the 65-year-old Sojida Saidmurodova, the mother of former top police officer Dilshod Saidmurodov, who is serving life in prison for kidnapping and killing Shuhrat Ismatulloyev, the Frist Deputy Head of Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Orienbonk, to 13 years in prison. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’ Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on June 18 that prosecutors have asked a court in the Dushanbe to convict and sentence to 14 years in prison on corruption charges Mrs. asiaplustj.info »
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan informed Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , on March 5 that it sentenced former police Lieutenant-Colonel Akmal Yusufzoda to 19 years in prison on February 28 on a charge of kidnapping and murdering a university teacher (Article130 (2) of Tajikistan’s Penal Code - kidnapping by prior conspiracy; and Article 104 (2) of asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyzstan’s 24.kg news agency reported on June 12 that a court in Bishkek’s Pervomaisky district has sentenced the fugitive president of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev to 30 years in prison. The fugitive president and other defendants in the criminal case were charged with corruption. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say the judiciary convicted and sentenced Iranian armed forces personnel over the 2020 downing of a Ukrainian airliner that killed all 176 people on board. asiaplustj.info »
Imam of a mosque in Kushonion district of Khatlon province has got a jail term for kicking the musicians out of his nephew’s wedding. asiaplustj.info »
Sayfullo Saipov, a native of Uzbekistan, has been sentenced to life in prison for a terrorist attack carried out on October 21, 2017, in the name of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (“ISIS”), in which Saipov used a truck to murder eight victims and injure many more on a bike path in lower Manhattan. asiaplustj.info »
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned a 10-year prison handed down to noted Tajik journalist Daler Imomali. On October 18, the CPT released a statement condemning the ruling. asiaplustj.info »
Noted Tajik blogger Daler Imomali has got a ten-year jail term. He must also pay a fine. Imomali’s relatives told Asia-Plus today morning that a court in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district sentenced Daler Imomali to 10 years in prison on October 17. asiaplustj.info »
Head of the Main Penitentiary Directorate of the Ministry of Justice, Mansourjon Umarov, has confirmed information about detention of group of prison inmates who were planning to create an organized radical group in the Khujand prison. asiaplustj.info »
The court of the Shokhmansur metropolitan district sentenced journalist Abdullo Gurbati to seven years and six months in prison in a penal colony with a high security regime. He was found guilty on three articles incriminated to him, the Independent Center for the Protection of Human Rights reports. asiaplustj.info »
A native of Tajikistan and a former university teacher in Australia, Abdusalom Odinazod, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for promoting terrorism on Youtube. This was reported on August 26 by the news portal ABCnews . asiaplustj.info »
Two of three persons accused of killing the Mahmadov family in Khatlon’s Jaihoun district have been sentenced to life prison. The Khatlon regional court sentenced Mahmadghayur Khaibulloyev and Qiyomiddin Nasriddinov to life in prison on August 4. asiaplustj.info »
A prosecutor in the trial of three persons accused of killing the Mahmadov family asked Khatlon’s regional court on August 3 to sentence two defendants to life in prison and the third defendant to 30 years in prison. asiaplustj.info »
A noted Tajik rights defender, who was sentenced to nine years in prison in October 2021 on fraud charges that he has rejected, has got additional six years in prison. Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , says a court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district sentenced Izzat Amon to six years in prison on June 6. asiaplustj.info »
A traveler from Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region, Polina Yermakova, was detained in Uzbekistan for transporting a drone, according to Fergana.ru. Polina reportedly entered Uzbekistan from Kyrgyzstan on May 15 and two days later on May 17, she was detained at the railway station in Tashkent when she was going to travel by train to Bukhara. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on April 29 that Amriddin Alovatshoyev, who is considered leader of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) youth in Russia, has got a lengthy jail term. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service says prosecutors in Khatlon province are seeking an additional seven years in prison for a jailed lawyer on charges of having links with an extremist group. asiaplustj.info »
Pedophile from Khatlon province has been sentenced to life in prison for raping and killing a nine-year-old girl. The Khatlon regional court sentenced Rustam Boltakhonov to life in prison on November 23. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty says a well-connected woman in Dushanbe is facing up to 15 years in prison for the attempted murder of her husband’s alleged second wife in a case being closely watched by Tajiks. asiaplustj.info »
The amnesty law was not applied to him. On October 19, the Dushanbe city court sentenced Izzat Amon, a human rights defender of migrants in Russia, to nine years in prison. This was announced by his lawyer Saidburkhon Sharipov. asiaplustj.info »
He imported goods from Iran and China for $ 3.9 million and did not pay taxes. asiaplustj.info »
A 36-year-old resident of Danghara district, Amriddin Naqshov, who is the nephew of president’s wife Azizamo Asadulloyeva, has been given a fine while some others received prison sentences over a stabbing incident that occurred in Danghara in May this year, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on September 2. asiaplustj.info »
Jailed Tajik opposition veteran Hikmatullo Saifullozoda has reportedly been moved to a prison hospital after the 70-year-old is said to have shown signs of heart trouble, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , said on April 1. asiaplustj.info »
Once one of Tajikistan's most influential businessmen, Rajabali Odinayev, who is serving a 28-year prison term on embezzlement charges, has undergone stomach surgery after his health deteriorated. asiaplustj.info »
The information that HIMA Corporation top manager Ismatullo Hayoyev has been sentenced to 8 years in prison does not correspond to the facts, the Supreme Court chairman Shermuhammad Shohiyon told reporters in Dushanbe on February 8. asiaplustj.info »
A 27-year-old resident of the southern city of Kulob has been detained on suspicion of extortion. According to the Interior Ministry’s press center, he extorted money from the father of a 24-year-old woman with whom he had an intimate relationship. asiaplustj.info »
The Dushanbe city court completed the consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against two men charged with killing two young women with extreme cruelty and declared the verdict on December 22. asiaplustj.info »
