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Tajikistan
File # cmorrqvo•Opened SEPTEMBER 16, 2015•Tajikistan
Zubaidullohi Rozik
Zubaidullohi Rozik
low PrioritypoliticalunknownTorture Reported
Age 80 • male
Detained SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
Medical
Health Concerns Identified.
Advanced age and deteriorating health; subjected to repeated torture and ill-treatment, including placement in punishment cells.
Critical
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
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№ 763-TRTerrorism & Extremism Charges.
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§ 01 Overview
Case Summary
Zubaidullohi Rozik was a prominent activist of the banned Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT). He served as a member of the IRPT's Political Council and Presidium, head of the party’s Science Department, and editor-in-chief of its publication Najot. He was also a former imam of the Gozimalik district mosque. Despite a lack of evidence, Rozik and other IRPT leaders were accused of plotting a coup and collaborating with General Nazarzoda. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2016. Throughout his detention, he faced ill-treatment and torture. He died in prison on September 24, 2025, at the age of 80.
Native-Language Summary
ORIG • OriginalZubaidullohi Rozik a prominent activist of the banned Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT). Zubaidullohi Rozik was a member of the Political Council and Presidium of the IRPT (banned in Tajikistan since 2015), head of the party’s Science Department, editor-in-chief of its publication Najot, and a former imam of the Gozimalik district mosque.
§ 02 Charges & Legal
Charges
14 count- 01Organization of a criminal association
- 02Participation in a criminal association
- 03Incitement of social, racial, national, regional, religious (confessional) enmity or discord
- 04Public calls for violent change of the constitutional order
- 05Illegal imprisonment
- 06Preparation of sabotage
- 07Stealing of weapons, ammunitions, explosives and explosive mechanisms
- 08Murder
- 09Attempted murder
- 10Terrorism
- 11Forcible seizure of power or forcible retention of power
- 12Armed rebellion
- 13Public calls to extremist activity and public justification of extremism
- 14Polygamy
Criminal Code Articles
14 articleAnalyzing Legal Record
§ TL Timeline
Arrest Date
September 16, 2015
Sentence Length
25 years
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