Abdusattor Pirmukhammadzoda
Affiliated media: Independent journalist
Incident date: October 19, 2022
Attack type:
- Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Radio Ozodi
Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe
Additional information:
Abdusattor Pirmukhammadzoda, a Tajik independent journalist suspected of collaborating with banned organizations (Appendix 3 of Part 2 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan), said in a letter from the detention center that «he was beaten and tortured so badly he wanted to die». On October 19, a source close to the investigation gave Radio Ozodi a copy of the letter, which the author asked to be published in the media. The letter was handwritten, and informed persons confirmed on October 20 that the handwriting was similar to Pirmukhammadzoda’s previous statements.