Tajkistan, Law-order

11:19, june 14, 2016

Nine associates of former deputy defense minister jailed

DUSHANBE, June 14, 2016, Asia-Plus – The Supreme Court of Tajikistan has sentenced two associates of the former deputy defense minister Abduhalim Nazarzoda (Hoji Halim) to life imprisonment while

10:16, june 14, 2016

Six Salafists jailed in Sughd

KHUJAND, June 14, 2016, Asia-Plus – Six residents of the Obburdon jamoat in the Mastchoh district of the Sughd province, aged 28 to 42, have been jailed for membership in the banned Salafist

13:33, june 10, 2016

Resident of Konibodom jailed for raping and killing local woman

KHUJAND, June 10, 2016, Asia-Plus -- A resident of the northern city of Konibodom has got a long jail term for raping and killing local woman.

11:22, june 8, 2016

Tajik national jailed for Syria ‘jihad’ plan

DUSHANBE, June 8, 2016, Asia-Plus – A Tajik national who was poised to travel to Syria to fight alongside Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in Syria has been jailed for 6 ½ years.

16:14, june 7, 2016

Case pitting prisoner’s mother against from the penitentiary department moves to a court

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2016, Asia-Plus – Consideration of the case pitting prisoner’s mother against the Penitentiary Department at the Ministry of Justice has begun in a court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili

10:04, june 7, 2016

Tajik customs officers seize large amount of ferula at the crossing point on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajik customs officers have seized 630 kilograms of ferula prepared for smuggling into Kyrgyzstan.

10:42, june 6, 2016

IRPT leaders’ relatives jailed for failure to report a crime

DUSHANBE, June 6, 2016, Asia-Plus – RIA Novosti news agency (Russia) reported on June 3 that three relatives of the leader of the banned Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT),

10:02, june 6, 2016

Another son of jailed Tajik tycoon's lawyer jailed

DUSHANBE, June 6, 2016, Asia-Pus -- Another son of a Tajik lawyer, who is representing Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov, has been jailed, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

10:43, june 3, 2016

Wives of jailed Tajik Islamic Party activists fined for not obeying police orders

Wives of jailed Tajik Islamic Party activists have reportedly been fined for not obeying police orders.

15:35, june 2, 2016

Leading members and activists of the banned IRPT jailed

Two deputy heads of the banned Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) have been sentenced to life imprisonment while several others have received lengthy jail terms.

17:17, june 1, 2016

Criminal case launched against Customs Service chief’s brother dropped

Tajik law enforcement authorities have dropped the criminal case launched against Najmiddin Saidov, the brother of the Customs Service chief Abdufattoh Ghoib.

10:28, june 1, 2016

Yoqub Salimov’s relatives hope for release of him this month

Relatives of Yoqub Salimov, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison on April 25, 2005, hope that he will be released this month.

14:03, may 31, 2016

Trial of leading members and activists of banned IRPT expected to conclude next week

DUSHANBE, May 31, 2016, Asia-Plus – The trial of leading members and activists of the banned Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) is expected to conclude next week.

11:40, may 31, 2016

Isfara resident jailed for shooting cell phone video of detention of women wearing hijab

Resident of the northern city of Isfara has been jailed for shooting cell phone video of detention of two local women wearing hijab.

17:00, may 25, 2016

Two get long jail terms for helping their aunt leave for Syria

Two nephews of Khumairo Mirova, known to be the second wife of a fugitive Tajik colonel, Gulmurod Halimov, have got long jail terms for helping their aunt leave for Syria with her four children.

15:12, may 24, 2016

Resident of Sughd province jailed for membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir group

KHUJAND, May 24, 2016, Asia-Plus – Resident of the northern province of Sughd has got a long jail term for membership in the outlawed religious extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir A court in the

17:22, may 20, 2016

Five residents of Sughd jailed for Syria ‘jihad’ plan

KHUJAND, May 20, 2016, Asia-Plus – Five residents of the northern province of Sughd have been jailed for an attempt to travel to Syria to fight with the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group.

11:37, may 20, 2016

Tajik student gets a jail term of 6 years for hanging IS flag from Dushanbe bridge

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2016, Asia-Plus -- A 21-year-old Davron Qurbonov has got a long jail term for hanging the black flag of the Islamic State (IS) militant group from abridge in Dushanbe’s

14:38, may 18, 2016

Tajik jihadi recruiter gets a jail term of six years

DUSHANBE, May 18, 2016, Asia-Plus – A Tajik jihadist who recruited his countrymen to ISIS has got a long jail term.

13:37, may 18, 2016

Resident of GBAO’s Murgab district detained for trafficking in gemstones

DUSHANBE, May 18, 2016, Asia-Plus – Resident of the Murgab district in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) has been detained on suspicion of trafficking in gemstones.

17:18, may 17, 2016

Mullo Abdurahim’s son-in-law arrested

DUSHANBE, May 17, 2016, Asia-Plus – Mirzonazar Fozilov, who is the son-in-law of Mullo Abdurahim, teacher at the Tajik Islamic University and one of former field commanders of the United Tajik

11:39, may 17, 2016

Two get long jail terms for corruption

DUSHANBE, May 17, 2016, Asia-Plus – Two residents of Dushanbe have got long jail terms for corruption.

11:28, may 16, 2016

Tajik attorneys willing to take on cases for opposition figures reportedly face obstacles

DUSHANBE, May 16, 2016, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports authorities in Tajikistan have been cracking down on perceived political opponents for several years now.

17:28, may 11, 2016

Prosecutor asks for life imprisonment for fur IRPT leading members

A prosecutor in the trial of 13 IRPT leading members and activists asked for life imprisonment for Saidumar Husaini, Mahmadali Hayit, Qiyomiddin Avazov and Abduqahhor Davlat

14:26, may 11, 2016

Mahmadali’s relatives say he traveled to Russia to prove innocence

Mahmadali’s relatives say he traveled to Russia from Tajikistan in order to prove his innocence.

09:39, may 10, 2016

OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports regional training courses on rights of persons in police custody

DUSHANBE, May 10, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The first in a series of OSCE-supported training courses for representatives of the Interior Ministry, Prosecutor and Ombudsman offices and civil society on the

11:46, may 5, 2016

Mahmadali Ahmadov suspected of involvement in murder says he is innocent

Mahmadali Ahmadov, who is the fourth suspect in murder of top Russian police officer and five of his relatives, says he is innocent.

10:40, may 5, 2016

One more member of Group 24 jailed in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 5, 2016, Asia-Plus – One more member of Tajik opposition organization Group 24 has been jailed.

17:00, may 4, 2016

Tajik, suspected of involvement in murder of top Russian police officer, detained

Russia's Investigative Committee has said that all of the suspects will be charged with murder and robbery.

14:46, may 4, 2016