Amnesty 2019: Gadoev opposition activist at risk Moscow kidnap

The report states that Amnesty International issued an Urgent Action on 28 February 2019 (Index EUR 60/9926/2019) warning that Tajik opposition activist Sharofiddin Gadoev was believed to be held by Tajik authorities following his arbitrary arrest in Moscow on 14 February 2019 and his forcible return to Tajikistan. The report states that Gadoev is a member of Tajikistan’s opposition National Alliance coalition and of Group 24, an opposition political movement banned as extremist by the Tajik authorities. The report states that Amnesty International assessed Gadoev to be at risk of torture and other ill-treatment while held by the authorities in Tajikistan. The report states that the document was also made available in Spanish and French, indicating it was intended for international action and awareness-raising. The report does not describe specific charges or proceedings brought against Gadoev in Tajikistan beyond his affiliation with banned opposition structures, and does not provide details on his place of detention, access to a lawyer, or contact with relatives. The report frames the case as an illustration of transnational pressure on Tajik opposition figures abroad, particularly in Russia, and of the risks faced by individuals forcibly returned to Tajikistan from host states where they had sought safety.