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Tajikistan: European Group Rebukes Government Over Crackdown on Opposition Party Tajikistan: U.N. Agency Rebukes Government Over Crackdown on Opposition Party
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The main European security organization, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, reprimanded the Tajikistan government on Friday for its crackdown on what is widely considered the only genuine opposition party in the country. Tajik authorities banned the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan this week, with a local court labeling it a terrorist organization. Thirteen leading party members were arrested, accused of having links to armed violence that rattled the country and left more than 40 people dead. The party has maintained that it is not connected with the violence. “We call upon the Tajik authorities to ensure that any measures taken in the fight against ‘terrorism’ or ‘extremism’ are fully in line with international human rights law,” the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said in a statement that was reported by Agence France-Presse. Tajikistan is a former member of the Soviet Union. A spokeswoman for the United Nations high commissioner for human rights reprimanded the Tajikistan government on Friday for its crackdown on what is widely considered the only genuine opposition party in the country. Tajik authorities banned the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan this week, with a local court labeling it a terrorist organization. Thirteen leading party members were arrested, accused of having links to armed violence that rattled the country and left more than 40 people dead. The party has maintained that it is not connected with the violence. “We call upon the Tajik authorities to ensure that any measures taken in the fight against ‘terrorism’ or ‘extremism’ are fully in line with international human rights law,” the spokeswoman, Ravina Shamdasani, said in a statement that was published online. Tajikistan is a former member of the Soviet Union.