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Tajikistan's Prosecutor-General, Habibullo Vohidzoda, has commented for the first time on the shooting incident at the Khujand detention center that occurred on January 31, 2026. Speaking to journalists on February 13, he explained that three prisoners attacked prison staff during a walk, using various objects. All three attackers were neutralized. asiaplustj.info »
The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced the release of over 2,000 prisoners and the reduction of sentences for another 3,000 to mark Eid al-Fitr across Afghanistan, the Khaama Press news agency reported on March 29. asiaplustj.info »
On March 20, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon issued a decree titled "On the Pardon of Persons Sentenced to Imprisonment," under which 897 inmates will be released from further serving their sentences. asiaplustj.info »
On the afternoon of February 3, at 15:44, a group of nine inmates of the high-security penal colony (IK No 3/2) in Vahdat launched an attack using improvised tools against the guards, the state-run news agency Khovar reported , citing the Public Relations Center of the Main Directorate for the Execution of Criminal Sentences (GUIN) of the Ministry of Justice of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian Ministry of Defense has proposed to introduce military registration for prisoners. The draft amendments to the accounting regulations have been published on the official portal of legal acts, Radio Liberty writes. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty reported on June 13 that two letters obtained by it from inmates at the penal colony in the Russian city of Samara show that inmates from Central Asia are being forced to work at the penal colony-based plant to support Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan media reports say the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, has ordered the release of 2,460 prisoners on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the Supreme Court of Afghanistan said on Wednesday, April 19. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty says dozens of families in Central Asia have received the bodies of their loved ones killed in Ukraine fighting alongside Russian forces in the year since Moscow's full-scale invasion began. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Iran’s judicial authorities on November 28 announced the release of 715 detainees from different prisons in the country, following Iran’s late victory over Wales by two goals to zero on November 25. asiaplustj.info »
Upon release from penitentiary institutions, ex-prisoners have mixed feelings. On the one hand, they recover their freedom and mobility, on the other hand they face obstacles of re-establishing their personal life, searching for a job, and often need assistance and support in social re-integration. asiaplustj.info »
Iran and Tajikistan exchanged two prisoners and another Iranian convict was forgiven by Tajik president, Iranian Ministry of Justice said on April 1, according to IRNA . asiaplustj.info »
When the prisoners will be able to see their relatives is still unknown. For the sixth month in all prisons in Tajikistan, in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, prisoners are not allowed to meet with relatives. asiaplustj.info »
Separate prison for prisoners convicted of terrorism-related crimes is expected to be commissioned in Vahdat Township in two months, chief of the Main Directorate for the Execution of Criminal Penalties at the Ministry of Justice, Mansourjon Umarov, told Asia-Plus in an interview Tuesday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
