Tajik opposition activist Bilol Qurbonaliev, who was deported from Germany for allegedly violating immigration rules, has been arrested in Dushanbe, his family said on December 22. He’s being held at a detention facility of the State Committee for National Security, they said. There was no comment by Tajik authorities about Qurbonaliev’s arrest. Qurbonaliev, a member of the banned Group 24, was among the Tajik protesters who threw eggs at President Emomali Rahmon’s car during his visit to Berlin in September. Group 24 expressed concern that Qurbonaliev will face torture in Tajikistan, where authorities don’t tolerate dissent. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Tajik Service, click here.
Tajik Opposition Activist Arrested In Dushanbe After Deportation From Germany, Relatives Say
Bilol Qurbonaliev, an activist from the banned Group 24, was among the Tajik protesters who threw eggs at President Emomali Rahmon’s car during his visit to Berlin in September.