Urgent: During the protest in Khorog, 1 killed and 6 injured

Sources from Azda TV report that one person was killed and six others were injured when law enforcement agencies in Tajikistan opened fire on demonstrators in the city of Khorog.

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It is reported that the internet and all other means of communication are currently disabled in Khorog, so exact details of the clashes between law enforcement and demonstrators are not available.

There are reports that migrants from the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, who live and work in Russia, also held a protest today at the Tajik embassy in Moscow, condemning the actions of Tajik law enforcement against the residents of Khorog.

It is still unknown whether the Moscow police have detained any of the protesters.

This morning, November 25, residents of Khorog held a protest after law enforcement and prosecutors shot a resident of the Roshtkala district, Gulbuddin Ziyobekov.

According to a source from Azda TV in Khorog, on the night of November 24 to 25, prosecutors shot Gulbuddin Ziyobekov in the head in his own home.

However, the press center of the GBAO prosecutor’s office stated that Ziyobekov was wanted, resisted arrest with a weapon, and was detained. Authorities have not commented on his death.

Residents brought his body to Khorog, laid it in front of the regional government building, and held a protest. Demonstrators are demanding that the authorities arrest those responsible and hold them accountable.