Tajik Activist Deported from Germany Sentenced to 17 Years

In Tajikistan, the opposition activist Asadullo Boboev, who was deported from Germany in June, was sentenced to 17 years in prison.

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Asadullo Boboev was deported from Germany in June 2026.
Boboev was sentenced to 17 years in prison by a Tajik court.
Boboev had previously fled Tajikistan with his family in 2017, first to Lithuania, then to Germany.
Boboev and his 19-year-old son were detained in Germany on June 8, 2026.
They were given until July 1 to prove they faced persecution in Tajikistan.
Despite submitting documents about risks of persecution, they were deported to Tajikistan.
Upon arrival in Dushanbe, Boboev was detained and held in pre-trial detention.
His wife and two daughters were allowed to remain in Germany.
The charges included public incitement to violent change of the constitutional order.

The date of the verdict and the name of the court are unknown. — tg_echoonline_news
The son was handed over to his grandmother upon arrival in Tajikistan. — tg_currenttime
Human Rights Watch called on Germany to investigate the deportation. — tg_echoonline_news
The prosecution requested 21 years of imprisonment. — tg_currenttime
The detention occurred in Kreis Kleve, Germany. — tg_currenttime
The German authorities' response to human rights appeals is not reported by FFE. — tg_echoonline_news