Russian authorities revoked the residence permit of social media activist Said Shams and expelled him to his homeland. Photo: Internet According to the news portal “Bomdod,” citing friends and relatives of the Tajik activist, Said Shams has already been expelled from Russia and handed over to Tajik law enforcement authorities. It is still unknown where […]
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Russian authorities revoked the residence permit of social media activist Said Shams and expelled him to his homeland.
Photo: Internet
According to the news portal “Bomdod,” citing friends and relatives of the Tajik activist, Said Shams has already been expelled from Russia and handed over to Tajik law enforcement authorities. It is still unknown where he is located and what he is accused of. It is known only that he is in Dushanbe.
The authorities of Russia and Tajikistan have not yet commented on this report.
Friends of the activist reported that law enforcement agencies may imprison him for his statements on social media. On his Facebook page, he criticized the current authorities of Tajikistan on various issues and called for serious reforms in the state structure and an uncompromising fight against corruption in Tajikistan.
It is reported that Said Shams had previously faced persecution from Russian law enforcement agencies. He was detained several times, including in 2019 and early 2022. It was reported that the Federal Security Service (FSB) accused him of violating Russian legislation when obtaining a residence permit in the country.
Earlier, Russian authorities also revoked the citizenship of other Tajik activists, including Karamat Sharipov and Izzat Amon, and expelled them to Tajikistan. Izzat Amon was sentenced to 9 years in prison.
Photo: Internet