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Urgent Action: Independent journalist tortured, facing jail in Turkmenistan

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Journalist Khudayberdy Allashov was detained on 3 December, together with his wife and mother, in Turkmenistan. He is accused of possessing chewing tobacco, which is a criminal offence, and faces up to seven years in prison if convicted. His mother also remains in detention.

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Turkmenistan

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