Murod Juraev had sentence repeatedly extended for infringements such as ‘peeling carrots incorrectly’. Eurasianet.org reportsOne of the world’s longest serving political prisoners,Murod Juraev, has been released after more than two decades in jail in Uzbekistan where he was reportedly tortured and severely mistreated. Juraev, or a member of the Erk opposition party and a former local mayor in southern Uzbekistan,was sentenced to nine years in jail in 1994 but had the term repeatedly extended because of petty infringements. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com