Human rights group urges Tajikistan to release lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov after 11 years in prison

Lawyers for Lawyers, a Netherlands-based organization, has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Tajik lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov, who has been imprisoned for 11 years. The group considers the charges against Yorov fabricated and linked to his professional activities. Yorov denies guilt and claims he was only defending his clients.

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