A pastor in Tajikistan sentenced to three years in prison for ‘singing extremist songs in church and so inciting religious hatred’ was freed three months early in December.
Bakhrom Kholmatov, 42, was sentenced in July 2017 after being arrested by the National Security Committee (NSC, also known as the secret police).
Members of the church claimed they were harassed and tortured by secret police after the arrest of their pastor.
