Kabiri responded to the statement of the Russian authorities

Kabiri stated that the IRPT and its members are not in danger, but ordinary citizens may face difficulties.

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The leader of the IRPT, Muhiddin Kabiri, stated in his video address on September 6 that if the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan is recognized as a “terrorist organization” in Russia, Tajik migrants may face difficulties.

According to Muhiddin Kabiri, the leader of the National Alliance of Tajikistan and the IRPT, after reports emerged that the General Prosecutor’s Office of Russia proposed recognizing the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan as a “terrorist organization” in Russia, the leadership of the IRPT held negotiations and correspondence with Russian authorities to prevent this decision from being made.

Kabiri reported that over the past month, as a result of negotiations and correspondence with Russian authorities, it became clear that the decision to recognize the IRPT as a “terrorist organization” in Russia was made at a higher level than that of ministers and chairpersons. In other words, in order to preserve its interests in Central Asia, Russian President Vladimir Putin was compelled to accept the proposal from Emomali Rahmon regarding this matter.

Muhiddin Kabiri also emphasized in his video address that the decision to recognize the IRPT as a “terrorist organization” in Russia has negative consequences, but these consequences will affect ordinary citizens of Tajikistan more than the IRPT and its members. According to him, the IRPT and its members have already suffered all possible losses.

“The party’s activities have been banned, the property of the party and its leadership has been confiscated, some have died, others have been sentenced to long terms and even life imprisonment, and part of the leadership and other members are in exile, and even if half the world declares us a terrorist organization, it will not cause any additional material or moral harm to us and our activities,” Kabiri stated.

In his opinion, the harm and negative consequences of this decision by the Russian authorities will primarily affect ordinary citizens who were not and are not members of the IRPT.

Since there is no law in Tajikistan and in general in Central Asian countries, human rights are not respected, and innocent citizens end up in prison, this decision by Russia may lead to even more innocent people being sentenced to imprisonment, the politician noted.

Kabiri urged all political activists, civil society activists, and religious figures to temporarily relocate to a country that is safer in terms of law and human rights to avoid problems. He emphasized that once this decision is made, it will take effect immediately, and these individuals are likely to be detained on the slightest pretext.