“They are branded from all angles”: Tajiks explained their departure from Russia

Head of the Union of Tajiks Dovlatov: after “Crocus” they are branded from all angles

The head of the Union of Tajiks of Russia confirmed that many migrants began to leave Russia amid threats and “nationalist calls.” “They are branded from all angles,” he complained about the situation that developed after the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall.

Dovlatov emphasized in an interview with the Telegram channel “Podyom” that the anti-human acts were committed by “some bastards” and noted that Tajiks were “shocked” by what happened.

“You won’t find a single sympathizer in the Tajik segment of the Internet who sympathizes with those non-human terrorists,” the social activist noted, adding that the diaspora sympathizes with the families of the victims, went in an organized manner to donate blood and is ready to provide any help.

However, Dovlatov expressed regret, “all sorts of inadequate people throw mud at the Tajiks.” He also reported cases of threats and videos with nationalist calls published on social networks. He also complained about anti-Tajik statements that even officials make.

Dovlatov emphasized that Russian law enforcement agencies are doing very correct work, but because of the above-mentioned cases, Tajiks began to leave Russia. In addition, there are isolated cases when employers began to fire Tajiks “because of some kind of abstract fear.”

“For the most part, this is due to the escalation in the Internet space, and not to the real state of affairs,” Dovlatov explained, adding that law-abiding and non-militant Tajiks are frightened by this and these are the ones who are now leaving.

“People began to leave because it was already psychologically unbearable for them, and now they were being branded from all angles,” summed up the head of the Union of Tajiks of Russia, expressing fear that these people would not return.