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Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said on April 7 that a trilateral meeting between Iran, Russia, and China on the nuclear issue will take place in Moscow on Tuesday. asiaplustj.info »
In 2025, Russian authorities continued a large-scale anti-migrant campaign that began after the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall, Meduza reports . Raids targeting labor migrants who violate the conditions of their stay in the country are still ongoing in the regions. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday ordered another 160,000 Russian citizens be called up to serve in the military during the spring conscription campaign. asiaplustj.info »
RBC reported on March 27 that EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, told reporters in Ashgabat during the 20th EU-Central Asia Ministerial meeting that European Union sanctions against Russia are damaging the economies of Central Asian countries, but the EU does not allow them to be bypassed through this region. asiaplustj.info »
Fewer foreigners are becoming Russian citizens or obtaining residence permits in Russia, Kommersant reports , citing statistics from the Russian Interior Ministry. In 2024, 209,000 “new Russians” received passports, which is the lowest figure over the last five years. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s relevant agencies have called on labor migrants to legalize their stay in Russia by the end of April and, before traveling to the country, to check in Tajikistan whether they are subject to an entry ban. asiaplustj.info »
Central Asian labor migrants in Russia have been experiencing increased xenophobic harassment, hate speech, and violence since the deadly attack attributed to Central Asians on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall on March 22, 2024, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on March 18. asiaplustj.info »
The Kremlin reports that following the Russia-Tajikistan talks, Vladimir Putin and Emomali Rahmon made statements to the press. Vladimir Putin, in particular, noted that t he relationship between Russia and Tajikistan is truly strategic, based on partnership and alliance, and is founded on the unwavering principles of mutual respect, equality, and consideration of each other's interests. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putting yesterday held talks in the Kremlin. This was the only official day of the Tajik leader’s visit, although he spent three days in Moscow. asiaplustj.info »
The President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, will pay an official visit to the Russian Federation from March 15 to 17, the Tajik president’s official website reports. asiaplustj.info »
In 2024, tax revenues from migrant workers employed under patent-based work permits in Russia increased by more than 16%, Irina Volk, a spokesperson for the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation, says. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan urges citizens not to transport or use the harmala plant ( hazorispand ) in Russia. The ministry reminded that in February 2024 , Russia added harmala to the list of plants containing narcotic substances , making its possession and use for personal or medical purposes illegal in the country. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has added 685,000 foreign nationals to the registry of controlled persons for lacking legal grounds to stay in Russia. This was announced by Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev in an interview with propagandist Pavel Zarubin, as reported by Meduza . asiaplustj.info »
The Middle Corridor trade route is filling out. China and Kazakhstan have announced the launch of a new freight rail transit line that will deliver Chinese goods to Europe while bypassing Russia, Eurasianet reported on March 5. asiaplustj.info »
Authorities in the Vologda oblast of the Russian Federation have decided to lift the ban on employing migrant workers in construction. A corresponding draft decree by Vologda Governor Georgy Filimonov has been published on the region’s legal information portal, Meduza reports . asiaplustj.info »
The Boards of the Ministries of Agriculture of Tajikistan and Russia have held a joint meeting to discuss key issues in the agro-industrial complex (AIC) of both countries. The agenda included agricultural trade, cooperation in breeding and veterinary control, and improvements in land reclamation and irrigation systems. asiaplustj.info »
A new controversy has emerged in Russia’s Sverdlovsk oblast over the allocation of housing to a Tajik family with Russian citizenship, ural-news.net reports . The decision to provide a house to a family with four children has sparked mixed reactions among local residents, many of whom have been waiting for improved housing conditions for years. asiaplustj.info »
In Russia, the territorial scope of the patent system for labor migrants working in Moscow and St. Petersburg may be expanded. The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has prepared relevant amendments to the country’s law "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation." RBC has reviewed the draft changes. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian government is imposing a ban on the export of automobile gasoline from March 1 to August 31, inclusive. The decree was signed on February 26. The restriction will not apply to supplies carried out directly by oil product manufacturers. asiaplustj.info »
Salmon Rajabzoda, a Tajik blogger known by the name Jumaboy, was released from detention in Russia on February 20 after more than a year of being held. Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on February 25 that he stated on February 24 in a video message that investigators “found no evidence of his guilt and closed the case. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday February 24, the UN Security Council approved a U.S.-proposed resolution, reflecting Washington’s shift in stance on Russia’s war against Ukraine. The BBC’s Russian Service reports that the brief text does not condemn Russian aggression but merely calls for peace. asiaplustj.info »
Aviation fuel in Astana and Almaty turned out to be more expensive than in Moscow and Singapore, according to KazTAG . asiaplustj.info »
In the past year, following the terrorist attack at "Crocus" (Crocus City Hall), the number of Tajik citizens deported from Russia increased to 30,000, Tajikistan’s Prosecutor-General, Habibullo Vohidzoda, stated at a news conference in Dushanbe on February 14. asiaplustj.info »
In 2024, 1. 7 million Tajik citizens visited Russia. This represents a 21% decline compared to 2023, when 2. 12 million Tajik nationals traveled to the country. These statistics come from the Border Service of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia, as analyzed by RBC . asiaplustj.info »
In 2024, around 28,400 people moved to Russia under the State Program for the Resettlement of Compatriots—the lowest figure in the past four years. Since 2017, fewer people participated in the program only in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Vyorstka reports , citing data from Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs. asiaplustj.info »
Currently, 670,000 foreign migrants are staying illegally in Russia, Alexander Gorovoy, First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, stated while speaking on the radio station Komsomolskaya Pravda . asiaplustj.info »
The number of Kyrgyz citizens in Russia has dropped from 650,000 to 350,000 over the past year. However, the volume of remittances from Russia to Kyrgyzstan has increased, Radio Azattyk reports . asiaplustj.info »
Interagency consultations between Tajikistan and Russia on migration, employment, and education of Tajik citizens in Russia were held in Moscow on January 28-29, 2025. asiaplustj.info »
The Food Security Committee under the Government of Tajikistan has confirmed that an outbreak of lumpy skin disease among cattle led to Russia’s ban on livestock imports. Officials have also explained the disappearance of homemade milk from the capital’s markets. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbek media reports say that as of January 20, Uzbekistan Airways has begun operating flights to European countries while avoiding the airspace of Russia and Belarus. This was announced on January 28 during a press conference marking the airline's 33rd anniversary. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s Human Rights Ombudsman, Umed Bobozoda, stated that he had sent more than 10 letters to his Russian counterpart, Tatyana Moskalkova, regarding violations of the rights of Tajik migrants in Russia. asiaplustj.info »
The Kremlin said yesterday it saw nothing particularly new in a threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to hit Russia with new sanctions and tariffs if it did not agree to end the war in Ukraine. "He likes these methods, at least he liked them during his first presidency," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a briefing, according to TASS . asiaplustj.info »
Western media reports say U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday he would add new tariffs to his sanctions threat against Russia if the country does not make a deal to end its war in Ukraine, and added that these could also be applied to “other participating countries. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian and Iranian presidents, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian signed a 20-year Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty in Moscow on January 17. Russian media reports say the document is expected to bring relations between Moscow and Tehran to a new level: it enshrines their status as strategic partners. asiaplustj.info »
Starting February 5, 2025, an electronic registry of foreign citizens unlawfully residing in Russia will become operational, TASS reports , citing Alexander Gorovoy, First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. asiaplustj.info »
US Department of State says the United States on January 15 sanctioned nearly 250 enablers of Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine. As part of this action, the Department of State designated more than 150 individuals and entities. asiaplustj.info »
The total number of crimes committed by foreigners in Russia last year decreased by 0. 9%, TASS reports , citing the Main Directorate for Migration Issues at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. asiaplustj.info »
In 2024, over 80,000 migrants were deported from Russia for violating migration regulations, TASS reports , citing sources in the Federal Bailiff Service (FSSP). The deportations were ordered by the courts. asiaplustj.info »
Courts in the Andijan and Fergana regions of Uzbekistan have sentenced two citizens who fought in Ukraine as part of the Russian military's "Special Military Operation" (SMO). In both cases, non-custodial sentences were issued, Fergana news agency reports . asiaplustj.info »
Governor of the Voronezh Oblast of the Russian Federation, Alexander Gusev, has extended and expanded restrictions on employing migrants in several sectors, Vesti-Voronezh reported on January 5. Under the new rules, migrants are now prohibited from working as couriers, in education and healthcare, in retail, or providing care for the sick. asiaplustj.info »
Starting January 25, Russia will tighten the rules for obtaining temporary residency permit (TRP) and permanent residency (PR) through marriage to combat fraudulent marriages and paternity claims for migration purposes, TASS reports . asiaplustj.info »
The upcoming year 2025 will bring numerous changes for migrants planning to live and work in Russia. Stricter monitoring of undocumented migrants will begin, making it crucial to follow all new rules. asiaplustj.info »
A migration regime for the deportation of foreign citizens or stateless persons illegally residing in Russia will come into effect on March 5, 2025, when the corresponding law comes into force, TASS reported on January 2. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty reported on January 1 that a group of Tajik nationals claim they are being forced to "work as slaves" on a remote cattle farm in Russia's Far Eastern Magadan region for an employer who has taken away their passports to prevent them from leaving. asiaplustj.info »
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree requiring foreign nationals unlawfully residing in Russia to either regularize their legal status or leave the country by April 30, 2025. Exceptions apply to individuals who have entered into military service contracts. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian Ministry of Construction has suggested binding labor migrants to specific employers, listed in their work permits. This change aims to reduce labor shortages in the construction industry and could take effect between April and June 2025. asiaplustj.info »
Russia expects that military contingents from CIS countries will be able to take part in the Victory Parade in Moscow on May 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during an informal CIS summit at the Igora ski resort in Leningrad oblast, RIA Novosti reports. asiaplustj.info »
By the end of 2024, Russia remains Tajikistan's major trading partner. A two-way trade between the countries has increased by almost 20%, reaching US$1.79 billion. asiaplustj.info »
The Council of Ulema of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia (SAM) decided to revoke the fatwa (religious ruling) that permitted religious polygamy, RBC reports . Its chairman, Shamil Alyautdinov, announced on his Telegram channel that the decision was made in light of the Prosecutor General's Office's call to annul the fatwa and the "reaction of Russian society. asiaplustj.info »
The term “labor shortage” has become the defining characteristic of the labor market in 2024. This trend is expected to persist into 2025, dubbed a sort of "HR year," Rossiyskaya Gazeta writes , citing SuperJob agency. asiaplustj.info »
