The Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the announcement after the March 22 attack on the Crocus Town Hall, a concert venue in the Moscow suburb of Krasnogorsk, left at least 139 people dead. issued a statement Kyrgyz citizens were advised to avoid traveling to Russia.
Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) Reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack. ISKP has invested heavily in recruiting Central Asians. repeatedly emphasized that Russia was a target.
According to the latest reports, Russian authorities arrested at least 11 people in connection with the attack on March 23. March 25th, four men The main perpetrators of the attack were charged as 32-year-old Dareljon Mirzoev, 30-year-old Saidakram Rajbarizoda, 25-year-old Faridun Shamsiddin, and 19-year-old Mohamadsovir Faizov, Russian media said. nationals who identify as Tajikistan. The other three were sent to pretrial detention on March 25. – Aminchon, Dirovar and Isroil Islomov (two brothers and their father) – their citizenship was not reported in connection with the car in which the attackers fled.
another manAlisher Kasimov, who authorities say rented an apartment to one of the attackers, was sent to pretrial detention on March 26. asia plus Mr. Kroup is originally from Kyrgyzstan, but he renounced his nationality in 2014, according to the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In the 1990s, Tajikistan signed a dual citizenship agreement with Russia. Turkmenistan is the only other country in Central Asia that has such an agreement with Moscow. Therefore, the attacker, who is described as a Tajik national, may have dual citizenship. Other Central Asians who have acquired Russian citizenship are not recognized as dual nationals by the Russian government. Dual citizenship is also not officially recognized by the governments of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.
Russia is a major destination for Central Asian migrant workers and is particularly important for the economies of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.according to December 2023 According to a World Bank report, remittances to Tajikistan represent 48 percent of the country's GDP (approximately $5.7 billion in 2023). Remittances to Kyrgyzstan are equivalent to approximately 21% of GDP (approximately $2.6 billion in 2023). Millions of Central Asians visit Russia every year, many of them working in seasonal jobs.
of Recommendation of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Just a warning – citizens who “have no compelling reason to travel to the Russian Federation” are asked to refrain from traveling. It also asks “nationals who committed two or more administrative crimes during their previous stay on the territory of the Russian Federation” to refrain from traveling to avoid entry refusal. The ministry also urges Kyrgyz nationals living in Russia to avoid crowded places and carry identification and documents proving the legality of their stay in Russia.
Anti-immigrant sentiment in Russia intensified after Central Asians were accused of being involved in the attacks. These feelings are not new, but recent tragedies have heightened the tension. Meduza collected several anecdotes demonstrating this backlash, including people refusing to ride in taxis driven by Tajiks and threats against a barbershop where one of the attackers may have worked.In addition, four alleged Tajik attackers They went to court and they were obviously abused.something Moscow doesn't seem to care at all.. One man had a bandage on his head. An unverified video circulating on Russian social media shows the attacker's alleged confession, his ear cut off by a security guard.
On the other hand, Tajikistan authorities detained Relatives of the four alleged attackers are being questioned.according to RFE/RL's Tajik service“The mother, brother, two uncles and other relatives of one of the suspected gunmen, Saidakulam Rajabalizoda, were taken away by the police on the night of March 25,'' the head of the district where the family lived said. Ta. “Another armed suspect, Muhammad Sobil Faizov, whose number of relatives is unknown, was taken from his home in Dushanbe, neighbors told RFE/RL.”
Tajik authorities have made no announcement regarding these detentions. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan announced on March 25 that President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan telephone conversation With Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the call, Rahmon reportedly condemned the attack and said: “Terrorists have no nationality, no homeland, no religion.” Rahmon pledged cooperation in counter-terrorism efforts, but the statement did not confirm that the attackers were reportedly Tajik nationals.
With the exception of Kyrgyzstan, no other Central Asian country has so far officially warned its citizens against traveling to Russia.
