UK’s BBC World Service expressed concern about the treatment of its correspondent, Urunboy Usmonov, after details of torture emerged during his trial in Khojand, Tajikistan. When questioned, Mr. Usmonov told the court that he'd been beaten by security officers and burned on his arms with cigarettes. He also said he'd been forced to sign a confession which had been dictated to him. He has maintained, as has the BBC World Service, that the charges against him - specifically, that he is a member of Hizbut-Tahrir, an extreme Islamist organisation - are unfounded. The BBC condemns the torture of Mr Usmonov and has asked the Tajikistan authorities to investigate these incidents. Acting under considerable international pressure, authorities have released Usmonov from custody, but it is currently unclear whether they will completely drop his prosecution.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/08_august/19/usmonov.shtml
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2011/aug/19/journalist-safety-tajikistan
http://www.lenta.ru/news/2011/08/22/usmonov/
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