Hundreds of NGOs have been liquidated in Tajikistan

In the past year alone, more than 700 non-governmental organizations have been closed.

According to Radio Ozodi, the head of the European delegation in Tajikistan, Raimundas Karoblis, expressed concern over the liquidation of hundreds of non-governmental organizations in the country over the past year.

Speaking on December 11 at a civil society seminar in Dushanbe, Karoblis stated that “the cessation of activities of 700 public organizations in Tajikistan does not work in favor of the democratization of society.”

At the same time, Tajik officials stated that no public organization in Tajikistan was liquidated under pressure from law enforcement agencies and authorities, but due to a lack of projects and funding.

Earlier, UN representatives also expressed concern about the situation in Tajikistan regarding the activities of public organizations and emphasized that restrictions on the activities of public organizations in the country contradict the interests of the government.

The process of mass liquidation of public organizations was initiated by the Tajik government about 10 years ago.

Over the past decade, not only hundreds of public organizations have been liquidated in Tajikistan, but also dozens of religious associations, congregational and five-time mosques.