URGENT ACTION: PRISONER STILL AWAITS REVIEW OF HIS SENTENCE
Mansur Mingelov ended his hunger strike after a visit from an official who reportedly promised that his case would be reviewed in the near future. Mansur Mingelov and his family and friends were made to believe that a review would take place before the President of Turkmenistan signs an amnesty law in October, and that Mansur Mingelov would be pardoned as part of this. However, this has not happened. According to confidential sources, Mansur Mingelov refused to sign an open letter to the President of Turkmenistan thanking him for his release, as required by the authorities.