Tajikistan: Denial Of ‘Qualified Medical Care’ Led To Ismaili Leader’s Prison Death? – Analysis

By Felix Corley

Seriously ill prisoner of conscience Muzaffar Davlatmirov, a leading Ismaili Muslim khalifa (cleric) from Mountainous Badakhshan, and his relatives repeatedly called for his transfer from prison to hospital. Prison authorities repeatedly denied this, even when his health deteriorated from May. Officials...