Migrants have two options: either go to war or face deportation

Russian authorities threaten migrants with deportation if they refuse to participate in the war in Ukraine.

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On September 30, the leader of the National Alliance of Tajikistan, Muhiddin Kabiri, criticized the Russian authorities during the Warsaw Conference on Human Dimension of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, stating that they want to send Tajik migrants to fight in Ukraine.

The leader of the National Alliance of Tajikistan reported that he was contacted by several Tajik migrants living in Russia, who said that according to representatives of Russian law enforcement agencies, their names are included in the “list of criminals” of Tajikistan and they are to be deported to their homeland.

At the same time, representatives of Russian law enforcement agencies offered them that “if Tajik migrants agree to go to fight in Ukraine under contract, they will not be deported.”

According to Muhiddin Kabiri, among those who reached out to him on this issue were not only members and supporters of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan and other opposition groups, but also ordinary citizens.

After Vladimir Putin announced “partial mobilization” in Russia, labor migrants from Central Asian countries and Russian citizens became very concerned. This order led to the flight of hundreds of thousands of Russian citizens from the country.