Russian authorities detained more than 50 Tajik migrants following the visit of Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon to the country. According to Radio Ozodi, the Tajik migrants were detained on March 22 of this year in the Krasnogvardeysky District of the Moscow region. According to the migrants, some of them were released after paying 50,000 rubles, […]
Russian authorities detained more than 50 Tajik migrants following the visit of Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon to the country.
According to Radio Ozodi, the Tajik migrants were detained on March 22 of this year in the Krasnogvardeysky District of the Moscow region.
According to the migrants, some of them were released after paying 50,000 rubles, but the others are being held in poor conditions — the detainees sleep on the floor and do not receive adequate food.
It is unclear why these migrants were detained and what measures will be taken against them.
It is worth noting that Emomali Rahmon, the authoritarian president of Tajikistan, was on a working visit to Russia from March 15 to 17, where he met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
After this meeting, Emomali Rahmon stated without details that he “discussed in detail” with Putin cooperation in the field of labor migration.
Putin noted at the same meeting the significant contribution of Tajik migrants to the Russian economy, as well as the money they send back home, supporting both the Tajik government and their families.
According to him, about one million citizens of Tajikistan live and work in Russia, engaged in various sectors, especially in construction, housing and communal services, transport, and logistics. However, analysts claim that the actual number of Tajik migrants in Russia exceeds the official figures provided by the authorities of both countries.
Emomali Rahmon’s visit to Russia took place against the backdrop of increased control over migrants and their deportation following a bloody incident at “Krokus City Hall.” After this incident, control measures were tightened, leading to an increase in the number of detentions and deportations of migrants. The cost of work patents also rose, and new restrictions on the labor activities of migrants were introduced in most regions of Russia.
According to statistics, in 2024 alone, more than 90,000 migrants were expelled from the country by Russian court decisions. For comparison, in 2023, 44,200 people were deported from Russia, and in 2022, 26,600.