Poland has deported Tajik national Sorbon Abdurahimzoda to Dushanbe despite a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) forbidding the move, Abdurahimzoda's lawyer, Bogumil Zygmont, told RFE/RL on June 23. According to the lawyer, Abdurahimzoda was deported a day earlier. Abdurahimzoda is wanted in Tajikistan for "liking" posts by exiled opposition groups on social networks. Rights groups have said that in Tajikistan he will most likely face arbitrary arrest and torture. Last month, a court in the Polish city of Rzeszow canceled the Interior Ministry's decision to deport Abdurahimzoda following the ECHR's ruling. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Tajik Service, click here.
Poland Deports Tajik Man, Despite ECHR's Request Not To Do So
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