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Gerry Connolly: On May 16th, following an IRF-coordinated diplomatic and social media pressure campaign with civil society, UN, and…

On the recordMay 15, 2023
On May 16th, following an IRF-coordinated diplomatic and social media pressure campaign with civil society, UN, and USCIRF partners, we welcomed the release of Shamil Khakimov, an ailing Jehovah's Witness wrongly imprisoned in Tajikistan.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly announces the successful release of a wrongly imprisoned Jehovah's Witness.

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