• Tajikistan’s government persists with enforcing a repressive law on religion and in 2011 introduced new legislation further restricting religious expression and education. Authorities exercise strict control over media freedoms, and journalists are targeted for their work; in October 2011 BBC correspondent Urunboy Usmonov was found guilty on politically-motivated charges of complicity in the activities of a banned religious extremist organization.In January 2011, authorities prosecuted and convicted two law enforcement officers after a man died in custody, but torture remains an enduring problem in Tajikistan. Domestic violence against women also continues to be a serious problem in Tajik society.

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