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An investigation is ongoing in the Tajik northern city of Khujand into a criminal case involving four police officers implicated in the torture of detainee Nemat Ashourmatov, the Civil Society Coalition of Tajikistan against Torture and Impunity (Coalition) reported on October 30. asiaplustj.info »
A report released by the Legal Support Group (LSG) of Coalition of the Civil Society against Torture and Impunity in Tajikistan (Coalition) says cases of torture and mistreatment by law enforcement officials have continued in Tajikistan over the first six months of this year. asiaplustj.info »
When citizens publicly allege torture and coercion into giving false testimonies, what should be the response of law enforcement authorities? This issue is critical and timely. So what happened? Previously, Asia-Plus reported that Konibodom police officers detained the brother of a murdered man on suspicion of killing a married couple. asiaplustj.info »
The World Organization against Torture (OMCT) has condemned the ways of detention of people suspected of committing terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk and tortures used by the Russian authorities against them. asiaplustj.info »
The meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers kicked off in Minsk, Belarus on April 12. At the start of the meeting, the ministers honored the victims of the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall with a minute of silence. asiaplustj.info »
People detained on suspicion of being involved in the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack were tortured. In photos and videos from the courtroom, the men show visible signs of torture. Dalerjon Mirzoyev’s face is covered with bruises and pieces of a plastic bag hang around his neck. asiaplustj.info »
The day after the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall music venue outside Moscow, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that 11 suspects had been arrested. A short while later, videos of the suspects being tortured began to appear on pro-government Telegram channels. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Services reported on August 7 that human rights activists say Tajik activist Amriddin Kholmurodov, who was detained in February 2022 in Slovakia, faces extradition to Tajikistan, where he may be subjected to torture and violence. asiaplustj.info »
The Khatlon regional court sentenced three officers of the Kulob police department – Shamshod Sharifzoda, Zafar Kholov and Jamshed Karomatov – to 14 years in prison each at the end of July. The sentenced followed their conviction on the charges of torture and involvement in the death of resident of the city of Kulob Abduqahhor Roziqov. asiaplustj.info »
The National Commissioner for Human Rights will verify the fact of use of torture against the jailed blogger Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda, Muqim Ashourov, the head of the Department for State Protection of Civil and Political Rights, Tajik Ombudsman’s Office, told reporters in Dushanbe on February 2. asiaplustj.info »
The BBC says a general from the United Arab Emirates who has been accused of complicity in torture has been elected as president of Interpol. Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi, inspector general of the UAE's interior ministry, will serve a four-year term in the part-time and unpaid role. asiaplustj.info »
The press center of the Prosecutor-General’s Office has given some details of the beating of young woman Madina Mamadjonova, who is currently in grave condition, by Aziza Davlatova, the wife of an executive of the Megafon cellular communications company Lutfullo Davlatov. asiaplustj.info »
