136 Tajik migrants awaiting deportation from Russia

The Embassy of Tajikistan in Russia reported that 136 Tajik migrants are awaiting deportation in just one detention center for foreigners.

According to the Embassy of Tajikistan in Russia, on July 22, 2024, employees of the consular service of the Embassy of Tajikistan in Russia familiarized themselves with the conditions of detention of their compatriots at the Temporary Detention Center for Foreign Citizens of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Moscow region of Sakharovo.

“Currently, 136 citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan are being held in the aforementioned center,” the statement said. There are also women among them.

Overall, detained migrants in this and other temporary detention centers for foreigners are kept in poor conditions. Most of them suffer from a lack of food and water, and they are held in unsanitary conditions.

Additionally, the temporary detention centers for foreigners are overcrowded, and for this reason, embassy staff raised the issue of processing necessary documents and the prompt return of citizens to Tajikistan during a meeting with the center’s management.