Author: Farzann

Two Tajik citizens complained to Radio Ozodi that they were expelled from Russia with torture and false accusations after refusing the offer to participate in the war in Ukraine. “THEY WERE SHOT AND BEAT LIKE SHEEP” 30-year-old Mansur Hajiyev is one of them. Russia expelled him for five years and fined him four thousand rubles. “I had a temporary residence permit. I had to get Russian citizenship. On September 12, 2023, I went to the Migration Office of the Sverdlovsk district of Perm. They told me to sign a contract first to go to war, otherwise we will not accept it.…

In the last month, the topographic groups of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have generally agreed on the designation of another 75 kilometers of the border. These arrangements they got The last meeting of the surveying groups of the two countries took place in the beginning of November this year in the city of Bustan, Sughd region. Nazirbek Borubaev, representative of the Kyrgyz Cabinet of Ministers, said that “at this meeting, more than seventeen kilometers of the border line were agreed upon in Laylak district of Bodkand region.” In a conversation with the Kyrgyz branch of Radio Ozodi, he added that the details…

The European Union asked the authorities of Tajikistan to bring to justice the perpetrators of human rights violations in Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region. Their request was heard on November 27 in Brussels and at the meeting of the Cooperation Committee of the European Union and Tajikistan. Although not fully mentioned in the statement of the European Union, Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region witnessed the protest of a group of residents and their suppression by the Tajik forces in the spring of 2022. In that incident, 34 people were killed , dozens of people were arrested and imprisoned for a long time. Western organizations and…

A week after the start of the dispute over the demolition of two places of work of traders in the market “Sakhovat” in the city of Kulob, on November 6, traders dissatisfied with this decision dispersed. As of Monday, two rows of agricultural and dairy products, disputed by traders and market management, were destroyed and the sellers moved to another area. Programming for the construction of new stores on the demolished site is nearing completion. Bibisoro Davlatova is one of the sellers who lost their old trade point and now have to organize a place for themselves in a new point. Mrs. Davlatova, who…

The Ukrainian military destroyed the Russian T-62 tank. The Drone Army had a hand in this. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the Telegram of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov. “The Russian tank with a flying turret is the work of the UAV strike company of the 79th airborne assault brigade of PERUN GROUP in the Donetsk region,” he noted. According to Fedorov, the fighters skillfully hit the ammunition load of the T-62 tank with an FPV drone. “Then there was a powerful detonation and the Russian rubbish was completely destroyed,” the minister added. Russian losses in Ukraine…

The meeting of the leaders of Germany and Central Asia will be held on September 29 in Berlin. What is the reason for Germany to be active in Central Asia? Stefan Meister, an expert of the German Foreign Policy Association on East European and Central Asian affairs, answered these and several other questions. – The leaders of the Central Asian countries met with the American president 10 days ago. Before that, they had such a meeting with the leaders of China and the European Union. What is special about the Berlin meeting? – This is an expression of great changes in the policy of…

The import of 8.2 kilograms of prohibited honey from Tajikistan was stopped at Koltsovo airport. This was reported by the press service of Rosselkhoznadzor for the Sverdlovsk region. “In Koltsovo, during the inspection of luggage and hand luggage of passengers from Tajikistan, the fact of unauthorized import of 8.2 kilograms of honey was revealed. The products were imported without veterinary accompanying documents, without an import permit, without labeling, without original packaging,” the department reported on the official website. They tried to import prohibited honey into Yekaterinburg on September 7. The passenger was brought to administrative responsibility under an article on violation of veterinary…

A reputable organization has asked the government of Tajikistan to stop taking revenge on peaceful activists and other dissidents and opponents, and to release representatives, journalists and leaders of the Badakhshan community from prison without any conditions. On September 21, Amnesty International called on the countries of the world not to transfer the Pomeranian asylum seekers to Tajikistan or Russia, “because they will be arrested, tortured, imprisoned or disappeared there.” The authorities have not yet responded to this Amnesty International statement. In May 2022, as a result of the operations of the state forces in Khorog and Rushan, dozens of people were…

An air alert was announced throughout Ukraine. The reason for this is the rise of the enemy MiG-31K fighter. It is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the air alert map . Where is the alert As of 13:25, the air raid map looks like this: Cause of the air raid alert As noted in the Air Force, the alarm was announced due to the takeoff of the MiG-31K fighter. “The takeoff of the MiG-31K! Missile danger throughout Ukraine,” writes the press service of the Air Force. End of alarm In all regions of Ukraine, except for Zaporizhia, announced the end of the air raid…

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs. Central Asia Official customs data shows that China imported 13.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas (bcm) during the month of June, a 19 percent increase over the import level during the same month in 2022. Global imports arrived in China via pipelines and in liquefied form. Overall, 5.785 bcm of gas was imported via pipelines in June, a slight increase over the previous month’s totals. The main suppliers via pipelines were Turkmenistan (2.69 bcm), Russia (1.9 bcm), Kazakhstan (610 million cubic meters) and Uzbekistan (370 mcm). Kazakhstan Kazakh agricultural officials are striving…