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Tajikistan Faces Criticism Over Refugee Rights Violations

10/15/2025

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Tajikistan’s Human Rights Commissioner released a 2024 report detailing ongoing violations against refugees and asylum seekers.
By the end of 2024, Tajikistan registered 10,753 refugees, primarily Afghan nationals.
The report notes deportations of Afghan asylum seekers for residency violations.
Interior Minister Ramazon Rakhimzoda defended these actions as lawful.
Poland's official Marcin Przydacz said decisions on accepting migrants should remain with individual states, emphasizing Poland's openness to war refugees while rejecting EU-imposed mandates.

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Tajikistan’s Human Rights Commissioner released a 2024 report detailing ongoing violations against refugees and asylum seekers.
By the end of 2024, Tajikistan registered 10,753 refugees, primarily Afghan nationals.
The report notes deportations of Afghan asylum seekers for residency violations.
Interior Minister Ramazon Rakhimzoda defended these actions as lawful.
Poland's official Marcin Przydacz said decisions on accepting migrants should remain with individual states, emphasizing Poland's openness to war refugees while rejecting EU-imposed mandates.