On December 10 of this year, activists in Germany held a demonstration demanding the release of Dilmurad Ergashov and Abdullo Shamsiddin. The event took place in front of the migration office in the city of Dortmund. The demonstration was attended by human rights activists and civil society members from Germany, as well as citizens of […]
On December 10 of this year, activists in Germany held a demonstration demanding the release of Dilmurad Ergashov and Abdullo Shamsiddin.
The event took place in front of the migration office in the city of Dortmund.
The demonstration was attended by human rights activists and civil society members from Germany, as well as citizens of Tajikistan living in the country.
Tajik activist Farhod Odinaev, who participated in the demonstration, told Azda.tv that the protesters called on the German authorities to assist in the release of Dilmurad Ergashov and Abdullo Shamsiddin and their return to Germany.
On November 6, 2024, officers of the Federal Police of Germany took Dilmurad Ergashov to Düsseldorf Airport. There, at the airport, police handed Ergashov over to representatives of the State National Security Committee of Tajikistan, and on November 7 at 01:20 local time, Ergashov was put on a flight of Turkish Airlines. The flight departed for Tajikistan with a layover in Turkey.
On November 6, 2024, officers of the Federal Police of Germany took Dilmurad Ergashov to Düsseldorf Airport and handed him over to representatives of the State National Security Committee of Tajikistan. On November 7, Ergashov was deported to Tajikistan with a layover in Turkey.
On the eve of his deportation, on November 5, Ergashov attempted to take his own life. He was found in a pool of blood on the floor of the deportation center. Ergashov had cut his veins on his arms and legs. He was taken to the hospital in serious condition, but despite his injuries and critical state, he was returned to the deportation center and later deported to Tajikistan.
Upon arrival in Tajikistan, officers of the State National Security Committee of Tajikistan took Ergashov into custody for two months.
Human rights defenders believe that Ergashov’s deportation violated international law, including the European Convention on Human Rights and the Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees, and called on the German authorities not to deport Ergashov.
Earlier, on January 18, 2023, Abdullo Shamsiddin, son of Shamsiddin Said, one of the leaders of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan, was deported from Germany to his homeland.
After his deportation, law enforcement agencies in Tajikistan detained him upon arrival at the international airport in Dushanbe and took him away in an unknown direction.
On March 29 of this year, Abdullo Shamsiddin was found guilty under Article 307, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan and sentenced to 7 years in prison.
Activist and member of “Group 24” Bilol Kurbonaliyev was deported to Tajikistan, where he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.