On March 20, Human Rights Watch released a statement calling on Tajik authorities to immediately release Mahmadali Hayit, the deputy leader of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), from prison. The statement said Hayit was seriously ill and had been tortured.
RFE/RL: The continuing torture of a Tajik opposition leader
People walk along the street on Nov. 3, 2015 in Dushanbe.
