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Ribeyro wanted freedom for Gurbati. What is going to change the Representatives of Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in Tajikistan.
Representatives of OSCE visited Tajikistan to discuss the situation of freedom of press. The trip took place when the several journalists have been arrested and are being send to prison
Tuesday, 11 October 2022 09:08 300
Tajik blogger Daleri Imomali has gone on trial in Dushanbe on charges human rights organizations call unfounded.
Sources close to prosecutor's office in Dushanbe told RFE/RL on October 7 that The Shohmansur district court in the Tajik capital started the trial behind closed doors on that day.
Imomali is charged with illegal
Monday, 10 October 2022 13:38 245
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the imprisonment of noted Tajik journalist Abdullo Ghurbati, who was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison on October 4 on charges that he and his supporters have called unfounded.
In a statement issued hours after Ghurbati's verdict and sentence were pronounced in
Thursday, 06 October 2022 13:18 207
DUSHANBE -- 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 Defend Human Rights, which provided Ghurbati with a lawyer, told RFE/RL that the verdict and sentence were pronounced on October 4
Wednesday, 05 October 2022 17:30 238
Furthermore, holding the court session behind closed doors and failing to satisfy the defendant's petition and his defence counsel during the trial did not fully ensure Abdullo's rights during the court process.
All international organizations on the freedom of speech and human rights defenders kept their eyes on this case, and
Wednesday, 05 October 2022 14:48 355
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 Defend Human Rights, which provided Ghurbati with a lawyer, told
Wednesday, 05 October 2022 13:41 218
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 unfounded.
Sources present at the hearing told RFE/RL that the request
Friday, 30 September 2022 17:34 266
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 cases, withholding official information creates an information vacuum and causes
Friday, 30 September 2022 16:27 260
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 told RFE/RL on September 22 that the verdict and sentence
Friday, 23 September 2022 17:39 220
