Alim Sherzamonov is a politician in

Tajikistan Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous city. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, south, Uzbekistan to ...

. Sherzamonov is credited with playing a leadership role during political unrest in

Khorog Khorog ( ), also Khorugh ( ) or Kharagh ( ), is the capital of Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan. It is also the capital of the Shughnon District of Gorno-Badakhshan. It has a population of 30,500 (2020 ). Khorog is above sea level in the Pamir Mou ...

, the capital of the

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, in 2012. Sherzamonov said he participated in demonstrations during the summer of 2012 in a peaceful and non-violent role. On June 16, 2014, individuals who identified themselves as Tajikistan government security officials apprehended

Alex Sodiqov Alex Sodiqov, born as Alexander Sodiqov (; Russian: Александр Cодиков; born September 7, 1983) is a political science PhD student at the University of Toronto, who was apprehended by security officials in Tajikistan on June 16, 2014 ...

, a Political Science PhD candidate at the

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, during an interview with Sherzamanov. In a report about the incident,

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described Sherzamonov as a "civil society activist". In the '' CACI Analyst'', Kirgizbek Kanunov wrote that Tajikistan's National Security Committee had described Sodiqov as an agent for a foreign government, who was negotiating with Sherzamonov on their behalf.

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reported Sherzamonov claimed security officials had planned to arrest him, as well. ''

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'', a site Sodiqov has contributed to, reported that "it appears Sodiqov is being used to discredit Sherzamonov".

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