DUSHANBE, April 7, 2013, Asia-plus -- Some 100 young men and women rallied in front of the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe on April 5, protesting the release of former Prime Minister Abdumalik Abdullojonov from custody in Ukraine, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

A similar protest was held simultaneously by some 60 young demonstrators in front of the UN office in Dushanbe.

Ukrainian authorities refused Abdullojonov''s extradition and released him on April 4, saying he has refugee status in the United States.

He was detained in Ukraine in February on his arrival from the United States.