Amnesty International Annual Report 2008
(January-December 2007)
Tajikistan REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN Head of state: Imomali Rakhmon Head of government: Okil Okilov Death penalty: retentionist Population: 6.7 million Life expectancy: 66.3 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 116/103 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 99.5 per cent Further restrictions were imposed on freedom of religion. Dozens of suspected members of banned Islamist groups were detained and allegedly tortured or otherwise ill-treated. Some were convicted after grossly unfair trials.
