More than 200 Tajik women will be transferred from Russian prisons to Tajikistan

More than 200 female citizens of Tajikistan serving sentences in Russian prisons may be transferred to Tajikistan by September of this year.

This was reported by Radio Ozodi, citing its sources in the Main Department for the Execution of Sentences of Tajikistan. A source, speaking on condition of anonymity, informed the publication that preparatory work is underway to receive the prisoners at the women’s correctional colony in the city of Nurek, including the construction of additional buildings on the premises.

The issue of transferring convicted women—citizens of Tajikistan from Russia was raised in April of this year by the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Tatyana Moskalkova.

The authorities of Tajikistan have not yet officially confirmed this information and have not provided details about the transfer of the female prisoners to Tajikistan.

The exact number of Tajik women serving sentences in Russian prisons is unknown. However, according to the Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, Tatyana Moskalkova, foreign citizens in places of deprivation of liberty face a number of difficulties, including isolation from society, separation from family, and lack of opportunities for visits with relatives.