Deportation of Tajik citizens from South Korea

The law enforcement agencies of South Korea are mass detaining and deporting Tajiks.

On April 15, sources from Azda TV, speaking on condition of anonymity, reported that South Korean law enforcement agencies detained several Tajik migrants who had been working in the country for several years. Another source reported that a Tajik migrant, who had worked in the country for years, was denied entry and forcibly returned to his homeland.

The Azda TV source also stated that today all law enforcement agencies in Korea received instructions to detain and deport citizens of Tajikistan. Tajik migrants are staying home these days, fearing detention and deportation. According to him, if he goes out onto the street, the police may detain and deport him, and since he has a bank loan, he cannot allow this to happen.

However, Azda TV has not yet been able to confirm this information through official channels. So far, neither the authorities of Tajikistan nor South Korea have reported mass detentions of Tajiks in Korea.

Azda TV urges readers, particularly labor migrants in the country, to send us any information on this issue. The material will be updated as new details emerge.

We remind you that after the bloody incident in Krasnogorsk, in which Tajiks are the main suspects, the situation for migrants in Russia and some countries where Tajik citizens live and work has significantly worsened. Reports have emerged that Tajik migrants are being deported without any evidence.