New riot in Vakhdat colony

The Civil Committee for the Protection of Political Hostages and Prisoners in Tajikistan reported a riot by inmates in the prison of the city of Vahdat.

On February 3, 2025, the Civil Committee for the Protection of Political Hostages and Prisoners in Tajikistan reported that as a result of the riot in one of the colonies in the city of Vahdat, 10 inmates were killed and dozens more were injured.

Details of the incident, as well as which specific colony the riot occurred in, have not been disclosed.

Sources from Azda TV also reported that a riot may have occurred in the old colony in Vahdat.

“Today (03.02.2025), around 3:00 PM, something serious happened in the old colony in Vahdat, but details are still unknown,” the source reported.

Another source reported seeing military vehicles on the streets of Dushanbe heading towards Vahdat. According to him, the mobile network in the city of Vahdat and its surroundings has been disabled.

PIVT member Saidiskhok Boboev also told Azda TV that “one person was waiting at the colony’s gates to deliver a package to his relative when gunfire began, and the prison guards kicked him out.”

According to Boboev, as a result of the incident, 11 inmates were killed and 4 guards were injured.

It is worth noting that in May 2019, as a result of a riot organized by the authorities of the Vahdat colony, three prison guards and 29 inmates were killed, including Karimov Abdusatttor, known as Mahdumi Sattor, Said Kiyomidin Gozi, and Saidmakhdikhon Sattorov, known as Sheikh Temur.