Singer Sadriddin Najmiddin urged against resorting to weapons

Famous Tajik singer Sadriddin Najmiddin published the poem by Loik Sherali “A Request to Armed People,” which contains a call to lay down arms for a better future.

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Sadriddin Najmiddin published this poem by Loik on his Facebook page, which has more than 164,000 followers. Many of the singer’s fans perceived this as a statement in support of the residents of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region and praised him.

Unlike other artists in Tajikistan, Sadriddin Najmiddin freely and openly expresses his position on social media regarding events in the country. Recently, he has also become actively involved in charity work.

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The situation in the city of Khorog, the administrative center of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, remains tense after the protests from November 25-28, 2021. The internet has been disconnected in the region for more than two months.

It was previously reported that security forces set a condition that by February 15, all individuals wanted by law enforcement, including Mamadbokir Mamadbokirov, must surrender. Otherwise, they threaten to conduct a special operation in the region to detain or eliminate the informal leaders of the region.

Over the past two months, authorities have also been waging an intense information war, subjecting the people of GBAO, particularly the informal leaders of the region, to accusations and insults.

Local youth organized night patrols to protect their informal leaders and the city from sudden intervention by security forces.

On the other hand, the Tajik opposition and residents of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region living and working abroad are making appeals demanding that law enforcement resolve the situation in the region through dialogue rather than force and weapons.