Three Foreign Lawyers Have Returned Home Safely, But What’s Life Like for Local Attorneys in Tajikistan? · Global Voices
Turkish lawyers returned to their home country. Photo: Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs <PERSON> / Twitter
Tajikistani authorities have released three lawyers (one from Russia and two from Turkey) after briefly detaining them in the capital city of Dushanbe, where the three tried to meet with arrested leaders of the banned Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), the party's arrested lawyers, and the family members of arrested lawyers.
Last fall, two prominent Tajik lawyers were arrested after they launched a defense campaign for the arrested leaders of the IRPT, which is banned in the country.
After landing in Istanbul, following her release, Turkish lawyer <PERSON> tweeted:
İstanbuldayız.Herkesten Allah razı olsun. Allah Tacikistanda tutulan mazlum müslümanların yar ve yardımcısı olsun.
— <PERSON> (@Gulden_Sonmez) January 23, 2016
We are In Istanbul. Let Allah be happy with you all. Let Allah help all Muslims who are struggling in Tajikistan.
Her Russian colleague, <PERSON>, wasted no time informing his followers on Facebook—who had been talking about picketting Tajikistan's consulate in Moscow—that he is safe.
Уважаемые друзья и братья,я только что приземлился в аэропорту Домадедово,а это значить мне удалось вернуться в Москву. 148
Самолет задержали на час и я сел последним,как решил свой вопрос. Я адвокат и не нарушал никаких законов Таджикистана и это скорее было попытка лишить меня воли и желания продолжить начатую работу по оказанию содействия своим таджикским коллегам. В ближайшие дни детали этой поездки мы доведем на большой пресс- конференции для мировых СМИ и правозащитных организаций в Стамбуле. Благодарю всех,кто был обеспокоен фактом моего задержания и слава Аллаху все благополучно разрешилось!
Dear friends and brothers, I have just landed in Domodedovo airport. I've made it back to Moscow. The flight was postponed for an hour and I was the last one who got into his seat on the plane after resolving the issue. 355