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Tajik Journalist Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Prison On Charges He Rejects
Noted Tajik journalist Abdullo Ghurbati has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison on charges he and his supporters have called unfounded.
The Dushanbe-based Independent Center to ....
Wednesday, 05 October 2022 13:41 226
DUSHANBE -- Prosecutors at the trial of noted Tajik journalist Abdullo Ghurbati have asked a court in Dushanbe to convict and sentence the defendant to the maximum allowed eight years in prison on charges he and his supporters say are ....
Friday, 30 September 2022 17:34 282
According to journalists, access to official data in Tajikistan remains difficult. Authorities refuse to provide details over the phone and ask for a written request. However, the demands stay ignored for weeks and even months. Experts believe that, in many ....
Friday, 30 September 2022 16:27 265
Tajikistan's Supreme Court has sentenced retired Major General Kholbash Kholbashov to life in prison for his alleged role in organizing deadly protests in the Gorno-Badakhshan region in May, a charge that human rights organizations have called "bogus."
Kholbashov's friends and relatives ....
Friday, 23 September 2022 17:39 227
Every year September 8 is celebrated as the World Day of Solidarity of Journalists. National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (NANSMIT) asked the opinion of journalists about the manifestation of professional solidarity.
Yoqub Halimov, journalist:In my opinion, professional solidarity is ....
Monday, 12 September 2022 13:44 312
Four independent journalists who have been critical of the government are currently being held in Tajikistan on spurious charges of links with extremist organisations. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for their release and condemns the use of such methods to ....
Friday, 29 July 2022 17:24 252
Tajikistan authorities should drop criminal extremism and all other investigations into journalists Avazmad Ghurbatov, Zavqibek Saidamini, and Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda and release them and journalist Daler Imomali immediately, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday.
Tajik authorities recently detained and opened extremism ....
Friday, 22 July 2022 19:46 215
On 18 July, one year to the day after the revelations about the beginning of the Pegasus project, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) will present its newly founded Digital Security Lab: a digital forensic laboratory created to help counter the threats ....
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 18:47 201
According to NIAT "Khovar", from July 12, ministries, departments, organizations and institutions, executive bodies of state power in GBAO, Sughd and Khatlon regions, the city of Dushanbe, cities and districts of the republic will begin to hold press conferences on ....
Thursday, 07 July 2022 15:47 200
