Islamic Revival Party appeals to the UN

The Party of Islamic Revival of Tajikistan has appealed to the United Nations, urging it to prevent the Russian Federation from recognizing the IRPT as a terrorist organization.

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The leader of the IRPT, in his letter addressed to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, stated that the events in Ukraine and the situation in Russia have allowed Rahmon to set conditions before Moscow in exchange for support regarding his long-standing goal of having the IRPT recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia.

Mukhiddin Kabiri expressed concern that if the IRPT is recognized as a terrorist organization, “thousands of former members or supporters of the Tajik opposition and their families may be at risk of repression not only in Russia but throughout the post-Soviet space.”

The letter also notes that the IRPT considers it necessary to urge the Russian Federation to refrain from making such a decision, which would contradict the spirit of the Agreement and its own status as a guarantor of peace, signed in Moscow.

“The President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, has exploited the favorable conditions of peace for personal and family business interests, essentially usurping the outcomes of peace and turning Tajikistan into a backward authoritarian state. At the same time, Rahmon has not only repressed the other side of the peace but has also declared it banned and seeks to expand the zone of repression at the regional and global levels,” the letter states.

The IRPT called on the UN Secretary-General and the countries guaranteeing peace, primarily the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran, to intervene directly in this alarming situation to prevent Russia from recognizing the IRPT as a terrorist organization.