Germany plans to deport another Tajik refugee

On June 8 of this year, German law enforcement authorities detained Tajik asylum seeker and member of the Movement for Reforms and Development of Tajikistan, Asadullo Boboev, along with his son Muhammad Boboev in the city of Kleve.

The migration service of the country explained the reason for the detention as issues with residence documents and the expiration of their residence permit.

Asadullo Boboev, who is currently in custody of the migration service, told Radio Ozodi that if he is deported along with his family to their homeland, they may face persecution, pressure, torture, and imprisonment.

According to Asadullo Boboev, he commented on political and economic issues in Tajikistan on social media and expressed his opinion, which led to a criminal case being opened against him in Dushanbe on charges of extremism.

To substantiate his claims, the court in Germany has given Boboev and his relatives until July 1 of this year to provide evidence. In the absence of evidence, they may be deported to Tajikistan.

Some time ago, Boboev’s wife, Mastona Faizulloeva, and their daughter were taken to the airport for deportation to Tajikistan. According to the wife of the Tajik asylum seeker, if they had not raised a commotion at the airport and stated that the authorities in Tajikistan persecute and torture their relatives back home, they would have been deported.

It is reported that Asadullo Boboev, along with his wife and children, left Tajikistan in 2017. From there, he moved to Germany through Lithuania, where he has since been living in the city of Kleve.

In November 2024, Germany deported another member of the Movement for Reforms and Development of Tajikistan, 42-year-old citizen of Tajikistan Dilmurad Ergashov, who had also lived in the German city of Kleve for eleven years. Immediately upon arrival in his homeland, he was detained. Later, the Sino District Court in Dushanbe sentenced Ergashov to eight years in prison on charges of “public calls for extremist activities.”