Scandal Breaks Out Between Uzbekistan And Russia

Tashkent issued a statement.

Uzbek citizens face "unauthorized" inspections, as well as "disrespect and rude treatment" on the part of Russian law enforcement agencies, the republic's Foreign Ministry said. Foreign Ministry officials raised the issue at a meeting with Russian diplomats in Tashkent. "We drew attention to the fact that such cases do not correspond to friendly relations between our countries, that specific measures are needed to prevent them," said a statement released by Uzbek Foreign Ministry spokesman Akhror Burkhanov, writes The Moscow Times.

The Uzbek side called for ensuring compliance with international law and human rights with regard to all citizens and asked "the relevant bodies of the Russian Federation" to "treat the The embassy of the republic also sent a note to the Russian Foreign Ministry about the situation in Moscow and asked "to give a legal assessment of the actions of the representatives of the agencies that used force," the Uzbek foreign ministry said.

Before that, the representative office of the Uzbek Agency for External Labor Migration in Russia reported that on June 8, riot police officers checked citizens of the republic in the Sokolniki district of Moscow. During the raid, physical force was used against foreigners. As a result of the raid, law enforcement agencies detained up to six people who were found to have problems with their documents. On June 9, according to Baza, a raid against illegal migrants took place in a hostel for CIS citizens in Strogino. During the inspection, law enforcers kicked the men out of their rooms, some of them were kicked and slapped.

It is not the first time that the Uzbek authorities have drawn attention to the violation of the rights of their citizens in Russia. In May, the Russian ambassador was summoned to the republic's Foreign Ministry and informed about "cases of cruel treatment of migrant workers." In April, a note was handed to the Russian ambassador to Kyrgyzstan because of an anti-migrant raid at the Bodrost bathing complex in Moscow, during which citizens of the republic were detained. About 60 foreigners were taken to the police, and 25 of them were charged with violating the rules of entry to Russia or the regime of stay in the country, the Interior Ministry reported. Tajik Prime Minister Kohira Rasulzoda also said that citizens of the republic are increasingly banned from entering Russia or deported from the country "under the broad and vague wording of ensuring security."

Russian authorities tightened migration policy after the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow on March 22, 2024. A special expulsion regime, fines for entry violations and providing services to illegal migrants were introduced against foreign nationals, and the status of undesirable stay was established.

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