Tajikistan is finally taking issue with the treatment of Tajik nationals in Russia, a month after a distinct spike in xenophobic attacks and commentary directed toward Tajiks in the wake of the March 22 Crocus City Hall attack.
On April 26, Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Semyon Grigoriev was invited to the Foreign Ministry for a meeting. During the meeting, according to a pithy Foreign Ministry readout, the Tajik side raised concerns about “problems” faced by Tajik nationals crossing the Russian border, specifically what it termed “widespread” and “unfounded” refusals of…
