TAJIKISTAN: Repeated calls for the release of an elderly ill Jehovah’s Witness
By Willy Fautre
TAJIKISTAN – Shamil Khakimov, a critically ill elderly Jehovah’s Witness unlawfully imprisoned for his faith in Tajikistan since February 2019, filed a formal petition for his release to the nation’s president on 8 November. The same petition was filed with the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ombudsman. On 10 November, Supervisory filed an
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