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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryTajikistan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationBusinessman and former Industry Minister
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryOther
Statusunknown
Sentence29 years
Tajikistan · context
66documented cases
26 urgent · 12 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
14
Religious
2
Activism
4
Political
25
Case Summary
A businessman and former minister who intended to form an opposition party and run for president. He was arrested upon returning to Tajikistan and sentenced on trumped-up charges.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
A businessman and former minister who intended to form an opposition party and run for president. He was arrested upon returning to Tajikistan and sentenced on trumped-up charges.
02Charges
Charges
03 count- 01fraud
- 02polygamy
- 03statutory rape
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
May 19, 2013
Sentence served
13y 1mo / 29 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Zaid Saidov (PPW case cmply18o). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmply18o500031vi6v4evls6p. Original data from nhc.no (https://www.nhc.no/en/thousands-of-political-prisoners-in-central-asia-progress-and-regress/#zaid-saidov).
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