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Recently, law enforcement reports in Tajikistan have frequently highlighted the detention of girls and women for “immoral behavior,” with their faces often displayed as preview images in news articles. asiaplustj.info »
The editorial office of Asia-Plus has filed a complaint with the Interior Ministry’s Office for Dushanbe against the deputy principal of Lyceum No. 5, Faizali Sodiqov, for insults and threats directed at their journalists. asiaplustj.info »
A three-day meeting of capital police chiefs from CIS member nations is concluding in Dushanbe today. Participants are discussing measures to counter illegal migration, arms trafficking, terrorism and extremism, as well as drug trafficking and the prevention of such crimes. asiaplustj.info »
During the police operation, dubbed “Knife”, conducted by police in Dushanbe over the first six months of this year, 51 knives, seven brass knuckles, one electric shocker, two bats and one axe have been confiscated from young men and teens, says the Dushanbe Police Directorate press center. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say police in northwestern Pakistan yesterday registered a case against hundreds of people who attacked a police station and killed a man being questioned there on suspicion of desecrating the Quran. asiaplustj.info »
Marat Kushtybayev, a former chief of the police department of Taldykurgan City in the southeast of Kazakhstan, has been jailed for raping, KAzTAG news agency reported on April 30, citing the local court’s press service. asiaplustj.info »
Italian police on April 8 arrested a man from Tajikistan wanted for terrorism-related crimes and suspected of being an active member of the Islamic State (IS) terror group, a police statement said, according to Reuters . asiaplustj.info »
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan informed Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , on March 5 that it sentenced former police Lieutenant-Colonel Akmal Yusufzoda to 19 years in prison on February 28 on a charge of kidnapping and murdering a university teacher (Article130 (2) of Tajikistan’s Penal Code - kidnapping by prior conspiracy; and Article 104 (2) of asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on February 26 that a prosecutor in the trial of police Lieutenant-Colonel Akmal Yusufzoda, a senior officer at the Interior Ministry Organized Crime Control Directorate, asked the Supreme Court on February 23 to sentence Yusufzoda to a 23-year prison term. asiaplustj.info »
A senior investigator at the Khujand police department has bene detained on suspicion of accepting a bribe of 6,000 US dollars, the press center of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption reported on February 13. The press center says T. asiaplustj.info »
Traffic police officers who will fall under a 30-percent staff cut will be transferred to other structures of the Interior Ministry, the Interior Ministry Ramazon Rahimzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on February 15. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, representative of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, Muqbilsho Muyassar, revealed on February 5 that three police officers and one border guard officer have been detained on charges of being involved in drug trafficking, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon, who is also the Head of the Government of Tajikistan, on February 2 introduced staff changes to the Interior Ministry. asiaplustj.info »
Citing Turkiye’s Yeni Safak newspaper, Russia’s state-run news agency TASS reported on January31 that militants from the so-called Tajik "Vilayat Khorasan" cell of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group carried out a shooting attack in a Catholic church in Istanbul on January 28. asiaplustj.info »
Citing a source within the Supreme Court of Tajikistan, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on January 26 that former police Colonel Akmal Yusufzoda will face trial on charges of involvement in the kidnapping and murder of a university teacher. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik president’s official website reported on January 27 that President Emomali Rahmon suggests that the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) should relieve Dilshod Talbakzoda and Mirzoamon Rofizoda of their posts of Deputy Prosecutors General. asiaplustj.info »
St. Petersburg’s outlet Fontnaka reports that St. Petersburg police arrested at least 3,000 migrants on December 31 and January 1. Novaya Gazeta Europe writes that the number was “much higher” and that men, women, and children were detained. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbek media reports say a police officer in Tashkent has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl. Kun.uz reports that the incident took place in July 2023, and a person serving as a prophylactic inspector in Tashkent’s Yashnabad district was arrested on suspicion of assaulting sexually a 13-year-old girl. asiaplustj.info »
A TV program of the Interior Ministry of Tajikistan says a joint operation carried out by law enforcement officers of Tajikistan and Russia has resulted in break-up of an international drug trafficking ring, which was engaged in smuggling narcotic drugs into Russia and other CIS member nations. asiaplustj.info »
In Kotelniki, a town in the Moscow oblast, OMON (riot police) officers raided a mosque and took the worshippers to a military enlistment office, where they were forced to sign a contract with the Defense Ministry under threat of criminal charges, Meduza reported on October 22, citing Mamut Useinov, a finalist in a Russian singing competition television show. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet reports that the public in Tajikistan knows all too well that police officers are far from always on their side. But a few recent high-profile incidents reprotedly are serving to deepen that distrust. asiaplustj.info »
One year ago, Vladimir Putin sent a shockwave through Russia by announcing a partial mobilization. For many Russians, this was when their country’s war against Ukraine finally hit home. Some 300,000 men were called up to fight in the war. asiaplustj.info »
Iranian state-run media outlets reported yesterday that Iran’s morality police will resume patrols to ensure women obey dress codes and cover their hair in public. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon, who is also Head of the Government of Tajikistan, has introduced a number of staff changes to the Interior Ministry. asiaplustj.info »
On June 15, a shooting occurred northbound 1-5, south of Louise Avenue in Lathrop, Stockton police reported on June 24. The shooting reportedly resulted in a commercial truck and trailer being driven out of control, off the freeway and colliding into two parked vehicles and a building in Lathrop. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports said yesterday that protests and unrest erupted in the Paris region overnight after police shot dead a 17-year-old who failed to stop when ordered to by traffic police. asiaplustj.info »
BMW involved in a fatal traffic accident, which took in Dushanbe Wednesday evening leaving four dead and two injured, was driven by a traffic police officer, Major Orzoubek Habibzoda, according to the Dushanbe Main Police Directorate. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on June 19 that Colonel Akmal Yusufzoda, who serves as an Aide to the Chief of the Interior Ministry’s Organized Crime Control Directorate, has been detained on suspicion of abducting Ismoil Rahmonov, a lecturer at the Dushanbe-based Tajik State University of Commerce. asiaplustj.info »
The chief of the Investigative Department at Khujand Police Directorate Lieutenant-Colonel Dilmurod Shodizoda, who is accused of extortion of a bribe and rape, has been fired for malpractice (abuse of office), Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on June 19, citing a source close to the investigation. asiaplustj.info »
A woman from Khujand, Shahlo Davlatova, has accused the chief of the investigating department of the Khujand police directorate, Lieutenant-Colonel Dilmurod Shodizoda, of extortion and raping her. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s Embassy in Moscow has confirmed it is aware of the incident and commented on detention of Tajik migrants in Moscow’s Mitino district. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik president’s official website says that the Interior Ministry in coordination with President Emomali Rahmon has replaced chiefs of seventeen police departments across the country. Thus, chiefs of police departments in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district, Khorog (Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region) as well as cities of Hisor and Tursunzoda and Lakhsh district were replaced. asiaplustj.info »
Three officers of the Kulob police department have been punished over the death of a 37-year-old resident of the city of Kulob, Abduqahhor Roziqov. Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda said this at a news conference in Dushanbe today while reporting on the results of the work carried out by his ministry last year. asiaplustj.info »
Pakistani authorities have made several arrests in connection with the bomb attack on a mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet notes that public shaming is an ever-reliable weapon in Tajikistan’s toolkit for silencing expressions of discontent. This treatment is reportedly not only reserved for dissidents; ordinary citizens sharing details of their lives or casually talking about their impressions online must be on their guard too. asiaplustj.info »
Two suspects were arrested. During the operational-search activities in the Pyanj district of Tajikistan, police officers seized 8 kg of drugs, informs on December 4 the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan. When the arrest took place is not stated. asiaplustj.info »
Earlier on Sunday some media outlets reported that Iran has scrapped its morality police. Meanwhile, the government did not confirm these reports. asiaplustj.info »
Russia media reports say Moscow police have busted a group involved in counterfeiting migration documents. Fraudsters have reportedly “helped” 3,000 foreigners to illegally enter the Russian capital. asiaplustj.info »
Interior Ministry Organized Crime Control Directorate Chief Shod Hafizzoda says the detained blogger Abdullo Ghurbati is charged with membership in the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), which has been banned in Tajikistan since 2015, when it was designated a terrorist organization. asiaplustj.info »
Two popular Tajik bloggers known for their reports criticizing authorities have been arrested and placed in a detention center in Dushanbe on charges they deny, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on June 16. asiaplustj.info »
A Tajik traffic police officer has been detained in Kyrgyzstan on suspicion of being involved in drug trafficking. The Kyrgyz Interior Ministry’s official website says drug dealers have kept secrecy and have taken special instructions. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon, who is also Head of the Government of Tajikistan, yesterday introduces a number of staff changes in the Interior ministry, replacing a number of regional police officials. Major-General Barotali Homidzoda, who had previously served as Deputy Interior Minister, was appointed to head the Dushanbe Police Directorate, replacing Sharif Nazarzoda. asiaplustj.info »
A 30-year-old resident of Dushanbe Soleh Safarzoda has got 10 days in jail for mistreating his wife, according to the Dushanbe Police Department Their neighbors have applied to police station this week. asiaplustj.info »
A student of the Medical University faced ill-treatment by policemen in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
Citing press center of the local authorities of Taraz, the administrative center of Zhambyl region, Interfax-Kazakhstan reported on January 10 that chief of Zhambyl region police, Major-General Zhanat Suleimenov, has committed suicide. asiaplustj.info »
Khatlon regional prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into a New Year’s incident that took place at a restaurant in the administrative center of Jaihoun district in the evening of December 31. asiaplustj.info »
Police have reportedly raided migrants’ apartments in Novyye Vatutuinki housing complex in Novaya Moskva (New Moscow). Citing a source within the law enforcement authorities, TASS reported on November 14 that raid was aimed at preventing various violations of the country’s migration legislation. asiaplustj.info »
China is expected to build a base for Tajik special police unit on the Afghan border in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). asiaplustj.info »
Six members of the transnational organized criminal group engaged in drug smuggling have been arrested in Dushanbe. The Dushanbe Police Department says about 500 kilograms of narcotic drugs worth a total of six million U.S. dollars have been confiscated from them. asiaplustj.info »
Police in Dushanbe burned 1,126. 95 kilograms of narcotic drugs on August 12, according to the Interior Ministry press center. A totaled reportedly included 34. 390 kilograms of heroin, 214. 563 kilograms of raw opium, 605. asiaplustj.info »
