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8 people held for political reasons in Russia, Belarus, Georgia and Central Asia. Search by name, or filter by country, charge, arrest date and sentence.

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Akbarshoh Iskandarov

Former Chairman of the Supreme Council Akbarshoh Iskandarov was sentenced to 18 years in prison in connection with the 'known faces' case. He is currently serving his sentence in the 'Kirpichni' prison in Vahdat.

LAST UPDATED · SEP 10, 2026

Khikmatullo Saifullozoda

Khikmatullo Saifullozoda has been an IRPT member since the early 1990s. He participated in the first round of inter-Tajik peace talks in Afghanistan, which formed the basis for the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan. From 1997 to 2000, Saifullozoda headed the IRPT Press Center. He served on the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda from 1999 to 2004. In the early 2000s, he became Chief of Staff and spokesperson of the IRPT. Since 2010, he has been Editor-in-Chief of the party newspaper Najot. He was also a member of the IRPT Supreme Political Council and its Presidium. On September 16, 2015, Saifullozoda was arrested by SCNS officers. He was accused of involvement in the events of the mutiny allegedly organized by General Nazarzoda on September 4, 2015. On June 2, 2016, he was found guilty and sentenced to 16 years of imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Sattor Karimov

Sattor Karimov joined the Islamic Revival movement in the 1970s. IRPT Presidium member. He was arrested on September 16, 2015, and accused of involvement in a mutiny allegedly organized by General Nazarzoda. He was sentenced to 26 years in a strict regime penal colony in June 2016. Karimov was killed during a riot in May 2019 at Vahdat’s Correctional Colony No. 3/2.

HEALTH CONCERNS

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Mukhammadali Faizmuhammad

Mukhammadali Faizmuhammad is a former member of the Commission on National Reconciliation. Since 1999, he has served as the Head of the Audit Commission of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT). He is also a member of the Party’s Supreme Political Council and its Presidium.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Zubaidullohi Rozik

Zubaidullohi Rozik was a prominent activist of the banned Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT). He served as a member of the IRPT's Political Council and Presidium, head of the party’s Science Department, and editor-in-chief of its publication Najot. He was also a former imam of the Gozimalik district mosque. Despite a lack of evidence, Rozik and other IRPT leaders were accused of plotting a coup and collaborating with General Nazarzoda. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2016. Throughout his detention, he faced ill-treatment and torture. He died in prison on September 24, 2025, at the age of 80.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Vohidkhon Kosidinov

Vokhidkhon Kosiddinov has been an IRPT member since 1989. From 1999 to 2001, he headed the party’s branch in the Isfara district. Between 2001 and 2003, he served as Deputy Secretary General of the IRPT. From 2003 to 2006, Vokhidkhon Kosiddinov held the position of Deputy Chairman of the Party. From 2008 to 2014, he served as Head of the IRPT Administration, and since 2014, as Head of the Party’s Election Headquarters. He is also a member of the IRPT Supreme Political Council and its Presidium.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Abdukakhor Davlatov

Abdukakhor Davlatov, Head of the Department of Foreign Relations of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), is a journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of the party’s newspaper Najot as well as Director of the Information and Analytical Center Press Panorama. He serves as a member of the IRPT Political Council and its Presidium. In the 2015 parliamentary elections, held on March 1, 2015, Davlatov stood as the IRPT candidate for the lower chamber of the Parliament of Tajikistan in constituency No. 30 (Rumi district). Local authorities reportedly obstructed his election campaign. On June 2, 2016, Davlatov, along with 13 other members of the IRPT Supreme Political Council, was found guilty and sentenced to 28 years of imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony following closed proceedings regarding General Nazarzoda’s alleged mutiny.

HEALTH CONCERNS

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Jobir Rahmatulloi Rajab

Jobir Rahmatulloi Rajab has been an IRPT member since 2003. He has served as an IRPT Personnel and Political Training Officer, worked as an election commissioner since 2006, and served as Chairman of the IRPT Election Department since 2007. Elected to the IRPT Political Council and Presidium in 2012, he has been an active member of the organization.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

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