Detainees reportedly faced severe beatings, electric shocks, threats and pressure to confess. At least 21 complaints of torture and ill-treatment were recorded in Tajikistan in 2025, according to an annual report by the Civil Society Coalition Against Torture and Impunity. The report states that detainees were most commonly subjected to arbitrary detention, severe beatings, electric shocks, threats, intimidation and coercion to confess to crimes…
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