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Radio Liberty says migrant detention centers in Russia are running out of space after a crackdown on undocumented migrants following the deadly Crocus City Hall attack in March last year, which was blamed on Central Asian nationals. asiaplustj.info »
A 24-year-old Shahrom Begov has been detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of committing fraud involving migrants working in the Russian Federation. According to the Dushanbe Police Department, the man operated through Telegram groups, posing as a document facilitator and taxi driver. He used an electronic wallet to receive payments. 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 »
In Russia, new regulations on monitoring migrants under deportation orders will allow police to freely enter homes and other premises where such individuals reside. These provisions are enshrined in a law that will take effect on March 5, 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 »
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 »
The Russian government has approved rules for publishing information about foreign citizens and stateless individuals included in a registry of monitored persons. The document , signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, was published on the official legal information website. asiaplustj.info »
A faction of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) in the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament), led by party leader Leonid Slutsky, has proposed a bill to prohibit migrants from residing within 200 meters of schools and kindergartens, TASS reported on December 8. asiaplustj.info »
A free online English language course (Anglo-Tajik) has been made available to labor migrants from Tajikistan who wish to find work in European and CIS countries, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Tver oblast of Russia will expand the list of professional sectors barred to foreign workers starting in 2025. While migrant labor was restricted in 36 areas in 2024, the new list will increase to 82 categories, the regional government’s press service says . asiaplustj.info »
Migrants are transferring earnings made in Russia back to their home countries, artificially driving demand for foreign currency and increasing the dollar exchange rate. This was stated by Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) State Duma (Russia lower chamber of parliament) member Mikhail Matveyev on his Telegram channel. asiaplustj.info »
The St. Petersburg police have instituted criminal proceedings against a local resident and a group of individuals, whose identities are being determined, on suspicion of organizing illegal migration (Article 322. asiaplustj.info »
VTB CEO Andrei Kostin believes that Russia is facing a catastrophic shortage of labor and therefore needs migrants. He made this statement during the plenary session of the IX International Forum of the Financial University, titled "New Economic Policy 2.0: From Adaptation to Breakthrough," according to ntv.ru . asiaplustj.info »
Approximately 20,000 foreign nationals will be deported from Russia following the conclusion of a comprehensive operational and preventive campaign, dubbed "Illegal-2024," Ms. Irina Volk, a spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, reported on her Telegram channel . asiaplustj.info »
The number of patents issued to migrants in Russia over the first nine months of this year has decreased from 1.7 million in 2023 to 1.6 million in 2024, Izvestia reports , citing data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. asiaplustj.info »
In 2025, the cost of a work permit for foreign workers in Moscow will rise to 8,900 rubles, an increase of nearly 1,500 rubles from the current rate, Fergana News reports , citing Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. asiaplustj.info »
In recent months, discussions about migrant crime rates in Russia have surged, sparking disinformation, manipulation, and controversy. Official statistics from various Russian government agencies often conflict, anti-migrant rhetoric has intensified among officials, and xenophobia is on the rise in society. asiaplustj.info »
Russia may ban migrants from freely entering the country and suggest use of a more "civilized model" for attracting foreign workers, Anton Kotyakov, the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, told Vedomosti in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Current Time says natives of Central Asian countries and other foreigners serving their jail terms in Russian prisons and penal colonies continue to report being forced en masse to sign contracts and go to war with Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
In recent months, the anti-migrant rhetoric of the Russian authorities has reached a new level. asiaplustj.info »
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has criticized tightening of the migration policy in Russia. "There's a sense that someone is deliberately trying to pit Russia against its neighboring brotherly regions. asiaplustj.info »
Top Tajik diplomat has expressed concern over violation of rights of Tajik nationals, especially labor migrants and students, “in the territory of a number of CIS member nations”. Sirojiddin Muhriddin stated this while speaking at a meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers in Moscow on October 7. asiaplustj.info »
An article by Temur Umarov, posted on Carnegie Foundation (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)’s website, says the changes in migration policy serve as a striking example of how swiftly and radically the Russian government can shift its stance to a far more aggressive and brutal approach. asiaplustj.info »
A report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says Tajikistan’s economy grew by 8.2% over the first six months of this year with expansion in all sectors, its high growth momentum sustained by strong remittances and higher public sector salaries, which boosted private consumption. asiaplustj.info »
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev proposed to ban migrants from bringing their families to Russia and “force migrant children to learn Russian”. He stated this in an interview with TASS. asiaplustj.info »
Russian parliamentarians propose to establish a legislative norm according to which every foreign employee will be obliged to deposit money in a special account in the amount of the cost of return air tickets to their homeland before entering Russia. asiaplustj.info »
Stricter labor migrant regulations in Russia should not apply to citizens of Kyrgyzstan as a member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Edil Baisalov said on a social network, according to Interfax . asiaplustj.info »
The Tajiks suspected of attacking the Crocus City hall in Moscow oblast do not have good religious knowledge, do not pray and they did not commit that act in the name of Islam, Saidmukarram Abdulqodirzoda, the head of the Shuroi Ulamo (Council of Ulema – Tajikistan's highest Islamic institution) told reporters in Dushanbe on July 30. asiaplustj.info »
Migrant rights defender Valentina Chupik says new legislation on migration adopted by Russia's State Duma this week will dramatically restrict the rights of labor migrants. Speaking to Current Time on July 25, Ms. asiaplustj.info »
Representatives of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) propose to deport migrants at their own expense if the Russian language certificate got by a foreign citizen is found invalid. The drafted a bill on this subject and submitted it for consideration to the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament), Russkaya Gazeta reports. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Ombudsman Umed Bobozoda has linked the mass deportation of Tajik migrants from Russia to the involvement of Tajik citizens in the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack. During his meeting with reporters in Dushanbe, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
Three new federal bills are exepcted to be submitted for consideration to the State Duma (Russia’s lower house of parliament) The State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin says these three new bills aim to enhance migration control in Russia. asiaplustj.info »
In Russia’s Tomsk oblast, migrants are banned from working in taxis, public catering and stores. Tomsk Governor Vladimir Mazur signed a decree restricting the activities of labor migrants in the region, starting from November 1. asiaplustj.info »
Digital platform aggregators in Russia may be required to ensure that their users, including couriers and taxi drivers, comply with migration laws. This follows from a new version of the employment platform bill reviewed by Vedomosti . asiaplustj.info »
Russia is considering new rules for the entry of families of unemployed migrants. The Telegram channel Baza says the proposed law would also require migrant children to pass a basic Russian language exam before being admitted to schools. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, the representative office of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP) in Russia has reportedly negotiated the payment of 18,023,987 Russian rubles (RR) of unpaid back wages to Tajik labor migrants working in the Russian Federation. asiaplustj.info »
An article entitled “Hundreds of Migrants from 'Hotbed of ISIS' cross US Southern Border” that was posted on GB News’ website on June 21 says hundreds of migrants from Tajikistan, “a country known as a hotbed of Islamic extremism,” have crossed the US-Mexico border since Joe Biden entered the White House. asiaplustj.info »
The State Duma is considering several legislative amendments that will tighten control over migration. Once these amendments are adopted, migrants who violate the law will no longer be able to “live a relatively normal life while evading the state,” according to State Duma (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) members. asiaplustj.info »
The State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) has passed a bill in its first reading that grants police the authority to make decisions on administrative expulsion of foreign citizens and stateless persons from Russia. asiaplustj.info »
In terms of the movement of people, there seems to be a lot more coming than going in Uzbekistan these days, Eurasianet reported on June 4. Officials in Tashkent are reporting a surge in tourism and a steep decline in labor migration. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian Presidential Council for Development of Civil Society and Human Rights has come out with several initiatives related to migrants, including compulsory voluntary health insurance (VHI). Rossiyskaya Gazeta writes that the member of the Presidential Council for Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, Mrs. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet reports that Kazakhstan is intensifying scrutiny of labor migrants from neighboring Central Asian nations, Tajiks in particular, in the aftermath of the late-March Krasnogorsk terrorist tragedy. asiaplustj.info »
Military investigators jointly with representatives of military registration officers and police have conducted raids in a number of cities in Sverdlovsk oblast over the first quarter of this year to identify persons who have received Russian citizenship, but have not been registered for military service, Interfax reported on April 11, citing the Military Investigative Directorate of asiaplustj.info »
Russian companies are ready to employ Tajik migrants who have lost their jobs in Russia as well as those staying in Tajikistan, according to the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP). asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty says many Tajik migrants have been facing -- or threatened with -- deportation, entry denial, beatings, and verbal assaults in Russia in recent days as anti-migrant and anti-Tajik sentiment rises in the aftermath of the March 22 terrorist attack near Moscow. asiaplustj.info »
The International Economic Forum of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states took place in Moscow on March 29. The motto of the event was “From Dialogue to Joint Projects in the CIS, EAEU, SCO”. asiaplustj.info »
Some media outlets reports that in the wake of the March 22 assault, there has been a surge in raids on dormitories and workplaces where Central Asian migrants live and work, as well as heightened checks on migrant workers. asiaplustj.info »
Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation proposes that migrants who have committed crimes and were deported back to their country should not return to Russia. asiaplustj.info »
