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Wednesday, 30 April 2003
MORE HIZB UT-TAHRIR MEMBERS ARRESTED IN TAJIKISTAN
By empty (4/30/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Seven people alleged to be activists of the Muslim extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir movement have been arrested in northern Tajikistan and Dushanbe. The Tajik Interior Ministry spokesman said that the detainees, all aged between 25 and 30, have been members of the movement for more than a year and that police searches of their homes had turned up large numbers of Hizb ut-Tahrir leaflets and \"religious propagandist literature.\" 120 alleged Hizb ut-Tahrir members have been detained in Tajikistan and several dozen have been jailed, while large quantities of the movement\'s literature have been seized.
Seven people alleged to be activists of the Muslim extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir movement have been arrested in northern Tajikistan and Dushanbe. The Tajik Interior Ministry spokesman said that the detainees, all aged between 25 and 30, have been members of the movement for more than a year and that police searches of their homes had turned up large numbers of Hizb ut-Tahrir leaflets and \"religious propagandist literature.\" 120 alleged Hizb ut-Tahrir members have been detained in Tajikistan and several dozen have been jailed, while large quantities of the movement\'s literature have been seized. (Interfax)