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Zebo Kosimova, Practicing Lawyer: “My professional choice was made early”

"I like my profession, because I can help a person in need of it. Communication with different people and desire to help and solve their vital tasks gives me a high moral satisfaction. People need an “emergency” aid. The main thing is to believe in own strength, knowledge. My professional choice of becoming an advocate was made early; all family members are lawyers. And by the age of 17 years...

17.05.2017 - 13:42
Prisoners' relatives are demanding the resignation of Izzatullo Sharipov

Parents of the prisoners, victims of torture appealed to the President of Tajikistan, Assistant Secretary of State and the British Ambassador Parents of some prisoners demanded the resignation of Head of the Main Directorate for Punishment Implementation of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tajikistan Izzatullo Sharipov. Relatives of the prisoners sent a letter to the President...

11.03.2013 - 14:37
If I die, do not believe that it was suicide or accident, says prisoner

Mahmurod Odinaev, father of one of 50 prisoners, who were transferred from Dushanbe and Vahdat penal colonies to a penal colony in the northern city of Khujand, says his son’s health conditions have deteriorated but the Khujand penal colony administration have taken no measures to help him. “Recently, I talked to my son, Sunatullo Rizoyev, by phone and he said that internal bleeding has...

19.11.2012 - 17:00
Woman accuses police officers of severely beating her husband

Sarvinoz, the wife of Safarali Sangov, told Asia-Plus on March 3 that the incident took place on March 1.  “Some six persons in civilian clothes burst into our house Tuesday afternoon and began to beat my husband.  They did not introduce themselves,” said Sarvinoz, “Our relatives tried to stop them but failed.  They then hustled Safarali into a car and took in an unknown direction...

23.09.2012 - 15:24

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