Khushruz Dzhumayev

Affiliated media: Pomere.info, Independent journalist, Blogger

Incident date: December 6, 2022

Attack type:

Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Additional information:

Khushruz Dzhumayev was sentenced to 8 years of colony by the Supreme Court. He is known in social networks as Khushom Ghulam. He maintained his YouTube channel and spoke mainly about the history, languages, and culture of the Pamir peoples. Khushruz Dzhumayev was accused of organising an unauthorized rally and public calls for violent change of the constitutional order.

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