Russia recognizes PIVT as a terrorist organization

The General Prosecutor’s Office of Russia has appealed to the court to recognize the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan as a “terrorist” organization.

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As reported by “Kommersant” citing the supervisory agency, the General Prosecutor of Russia Igor Krasnov, who is in Tajikistan on a working visit, stated during a meeting with Emomali Rahmon that the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation has considered the request of the General Prosecutor of Tajikistan Yusuf Rahmon to recognize certain organizations and parties as “terrorist” in Russia.

“We have already submitted the relevant claim to the court regarding the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan,” Krasnov said during the meeting with Rahmon.

The press service of the President of Tajikistan reports that “the parties discussed issues related to neutralizing existing internal threats, including those associated with the imposition of the ideology of religious radicalism on society, as well as ‘sleeping’ cells of international terrorism and extremism.”

At the same time, the press service of the President of Tajikistan does not provide any information about the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan.

The activities of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan have been banned in the country since 2015. The authorities have imprisoned the party leaders for many years, and some have been sentenced to life imprisonment. So far, no country in the world has recognized the IRPT as a terrorist organization, despite the enormous efforts of the Tajik authorities.