Nuridin Said: “Group 44” will not be given airtime

Today, February 8, the chairman of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Tajikistan, Nuriddin Said, stated at a press conference in Dushanbe that “Group 44” will not be given the opportunity to broadcast on TV “Badakhshan”.

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Nuriddin Said stated that he has no right to disseminate information that does not promote government policy and contradicts national interests. Using “Group 44” as an example, he said that “such individuals will never be given airtime”.

“Group 44” was formed by civil society activists in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region at the end of November after protests in Khorog to stabilize the situation. The group represented the residents of the region in negotiations with government representatives.

“Group 44” has repeatedly reported violations by local authorities and law enforcement agencies, addressing the speaker of the upper house of parliament, Rustam Emomali, and President Emomali Rahmon. In particular, they urged them to take personal control of the situation, as the actions of law enforcement officers threaten peace and stability in the region and the country.

After numerous reports aired on TV “Badakhshan” that discredited prominent figures in the region, “Group 44” repeatedly appealed to the Committee for Television and Radio of Tajikistan requesting half an hour of airtime on TV “Badakhshan”.

Today, Nuriddin Said told journalists that the Committee for Television and Radio had not received such a letter, and even if it had, they would not have been allowed to express their opinion on state television.