Forum 18: TURKMENISTAN: 16 conscientious objectors freed, Muslim prisoners of conscience remain
10 May 2021 Felix Corley, Forum 18 All 16 known jailed conscientious objectors were freed under amnesty on 8 May. The 16 – all Jehovahs Witnesses – were serving terms of one to four years. However, no Muslims jailed for exercising freedom of religion or belief are known to have been amnestied. Nor has the regime given any indication that it will heed repeated UN calls to introduce a civilian alternative to compulsory military service, though Jehovahs Witnesses say no new criminal cases agai...
Turkmenistan General Ruslan Khadynyaz Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov Lukman Yaylanov Azat Ashirov Sunni Muslim
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