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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lorenzo Tondo

‘We want the truth’: families of ethnic Pamiris killed in Tajikistan call for justice as tensions rise

A Rally is held by relatives for Gulbiddin Ziyobekov on the main square of Khorog, November 26, 2021.
Relatives hold a rally in Khorog, the capital of Gorno-Badakhshan (GBAO) in November after the death of Gulbiddin Ziyobekov. Photograph: ozodi.org

Parents of men killed by Tajikistan forces have called on the international community to step in and urgently protect ethnic groups being targeted by the Tajik regime.

In a rare interview, families from the Pamiri ethnic minority have demanded that soldiers who killed their sons be brought to justice and urged the UN to prevent a new phase of conflict in Tajikistan, a landlocked country in central Asia.

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