Tajikistan: Further information: Tajikistani prisoner of conscience released: Khairullo (Khayrullo) Mirsaidov
On 22 August, independent journalist and prisoner of conscience Khairullo (Khayrullo) Mirsaidov received a non-custodial sentence and was released in the courtroom, after spending more than eight months behind bars. He had been detained and prosecuted following his allegations of government corruption.