US EditionHRW Urges Tajikistan to Release Human Rights Lawyer
Yorov was sentenced to 28 years after defending opposition members and exposing torture; international groups say his imprisonment reflects Tajikistan's broader human rights crackdown.
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HRW urges Tajikistan to release human rights lawyer
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday condemned Tajikistan’s authorities for wrongfully imprisoning lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov for ten years and urged his release, citing politically motivated charges linked to his work representing opposition figures. Buzurgmehr Yorov was arrested in September 2015. Authorities raided his home and office without a warrant and charged him with forgery, fraud, “arousing national, racial, local or religious hostility”, …
Tajikistan: Lawyer Wrongfully Held for a Decade
Click to expand Image Buzurgmehr Yorov. © 2015 RFE/RL (Berlin, September 29, 2025) –Tajikistan’s authorities have wrongfully imprisoned a human rights lawyer for 10 years for exercising his human rights, 11 organizations said today. Buzurgmehr Yorov is serving a 23-year prison sentence because of his work representing political opposition leaders. Tajikistan’s authorities should quash Yorov’s conviction and sentence and release him immediately. …
Tajikistan lawyer wrongfully held for a decade - Civil Rights Defenders
Palace of the Nation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Tajikistan’s authorities have wrongfully imprisoned a human rights lawyer for ten years for exercising his human rights, 12 organisations (including Civil Rights Defenders) said today. Buzurgmehr Yorov is serving a 23-year prison sentence because of his work representing political opposition leaders. Tajikistan’s authorities should quash Yorov’s conviction and sentence and release him immediately. Th…
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