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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryTajikistan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationEditor-in-Chief of the party newspaper Najot
Arrested inVahdat
Held at“Kirpichny” maximum-security correctional colony YAS 3/1 in Vahdat
Categorypolitical
Statusunknown
Sentence16 years
Tajikistan · context
66documented cases
26 urgent · 12 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
14
Religious
2
Activism
4
Political
25
Medical
Health Concerns Identified.
Heart problems, severe leg pain (signs of gangrene), and reported assault in the prison hospital where he was struck on the head with a heavy kettle.
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Khikmatullo Saifullozoda has been an IRPT member since the early 1990s. He participated in the first round of inter-Tajik peace talks in Afghanistan, which formed the basis for the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan. From 1997 to 2000, Saifullozoda headed the IRPT Press Center. He served on the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda from 1999 to 2004. In the early 2000s, he became Chief of Staff and spokesperson of the IRPT. Since 2010, he has been Editor-in-Chief of the party newspaper Najot. He was also a member of the IRPT Supreme Political Council and its Presidium.
On September 16, 2015, Saifullozoda was arrested by SCNS officers. He was accused of involvement in the events of the mutiny allegedly organized by General Nazarzoda on September 4, 2015. On June 2, 2016, he was found guilty and sentenced to 16 years of imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Khikmatullo Saifullozoda has been an IRPT member since the early 1990s. He participated in the first round of inter-Tajik peace talks in Afghanistan, which formed the basis for the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan. From 1997 to 2000, Saifullozoda headed the IRPT Press Center. He served on the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda from 1999 to 2004. In the early 2000s, he became Chief of Staff and spokesperson of the IRPT. Since 2010, he has been Editor-in-Chief of the party newspaper Najot. He was also a member of the IRPT Supreme Political Council and its Presidium.
02Charges
Charges
14 count- 01Organization of a criminal association
- 02Participation in a criminal association
- 03Incitement of social, racial, national, regional, religious (confessional) enmity or discord committed by an organized group
- 04Public calls for violent change of the constitutional order of the Republic of Tajikistan committed on the instructions of hostile organizations or representatives of foreign states
- 05Illegal imprisonment committed by an organized group
- 06Preparation of sabotage committed by an organized group
- 07Stealing of weapons, ammunitions, explosives and explosive mechanisms by an organized group using violence or official position
- 08Illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation, or carrying of weapons, ammunition, explosives, or explosive devices committed by an organized group
- 09Murder of two or more individuals, including those committed by a criminal organization or on religious/national grounds
- 10Attempted murder of two or more individuals
- 11Terrorism committed by an organized group
- 12Forcible seizure of power or forcible retention of power
- 13Armed rebellion
- 14Public calls to extremist activity and public justification of extremism
Criminal Code Articles
14 articleArt. 187 part 1Art. 187 part 2Art. 189 part 3 paragraph “a”Art. 307 part 3Art. 131 part 3 paragraph “a”Art. 32 – 309 part 2 paragraph “b”Art. 199 part 4 paragraphs “a”, “b”, “c”Art. 195 Part 3Art. 104 part 2 paragraphs “a”, “b”, “g”, “h”, “i”, “l”, “m”, “p”Art. 32 part 3 – 104 part 2 paragraphs “a”, “b”, “g”, “h”, “h”, “i”, “l”, “m”, “n”Art. 179 part 3 paragraph “a”Art. 306Art. 313Art. 307 (1) part 1
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
September 16, 2015
Sentence served
10y 9mo / 16 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Khikmatullo Saifullozoda (PPW case cmorrqvo). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmorrqvo6000g1v82o950j1pj. Original data from pp_directory.tajikistan (https://politicalprisoners.directory/prisoner/khikmatullo-saifullozoda/).
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