Another rally in Khorog to be organized by SDPT
Another rally in Khorog (the administrative center of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region) to be organized by Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT), led by Rahmatullo Zoirov, one of the main opponents of the current president. As the Russian proverb says – “дурная привычка заразна” - “an ill habit is foul”. In our case it is rather a healthy habit.
Rahmatillo Zoirov, acting as one of the main human rights activists in Tajikistan, recently participated in preparation of the statement where three parties suggested restricting the powers of the president through a national referendum.
As I reported, yesterday ‘about three hundred people came out to streets of Khorog ‘to protest against the despotism of law enforcement authorities’. They demanded to have punished all the corrupted representatives of these authorities.
Most probably the yesterday protest encouraged Rahmatillo Zoirov to organize another one with higher goals. (rus)
According to the leader of SDPT Rahmatillo Zoirov, one of the main issues to be raised during the rally in Khorog will be the decision of the national parliament in 2002 to pass 96 thousand hectares of Tajikistan’s territory to China…
Another issue to be raised during the rally is the observation of the status of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. “Not a single decision of the national parliament was coordinated with the regional parliament,” said Zoirov and brought as an example, the recent decision of the parliament to pass six villages of the region to administrative control of Tavildara district.
“Another issue will be the protest against the law enforcement authorities in the region, which violate the rights of the people in this region,” said Zoirov.
This was announced today during the press-conference in Dushanbe. Zoirov also said that in Gorno-Badakhshan the government is putting pressure on the members of SDPT and obviously it happens because this party was the second to win in local parliamentary elections.
on March 19th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
This is all great, but I really hope that both sides have enough sanity not to start yet another war, because of political ambitions.
Some issues raised are valid and need to be dealt with. Others could be artificial and used to cover the political ambitions of those who just want power.
From a purely military point of view they don’t stand a chance. With current military power and Russia’s backing of current regime, any rebellion can be crushed and done so easily. I just hope folks have enough brains not to resort to violence and work the problems out peacefully.
on March 19th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
I don’t think that there will be another war. We don’t need it and people understand it. Also those who are going to organize the rally understand that it is the last thing that people want. People just want changes. Zoirov was courageous enough to say that there will be a rally even if the local government in Khorog will not give a sanction. If everything goes well in Khorog it will be a good example for all others that people can change their lives without any violence. However I’m concerned about the statement of the head of regional militia department in Khorog, who said that they will use force if the rally will be organized without the the permission of the local government.
on March 19th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
I think it would be best for all parties to stick to the letter of the law. Organizing the protest w/o permission gives the government a free hand to supress the rally and if that happens it is not gonna look pretty.
I hope that everyone sees the real problem and solves real issues rather than engage in political power struggle using a bunch of innocent and gullible folks to perpetuate their ambitions.
on March 19th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
http://tajikistanweb.com/190308_sdpt.html
on March 20th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
96 thousand hectares to China….i still cannot believe it…Since when has the tajik territory been on sale? Or even better, since when has Tajik territory been bartered for chinese buses?
on March 25th, 2008 at 11:52 am
We must boycott Shanghai Cooperation Organization, these Chinese turncoats say one thing and do another……
They talk about “peaceful rise”, but their defense and military expenses more than doubled in the last five years.
on March 29th, 2008 at 1:05 am
The deal has taken place long ago (2002). Why have we woken up so late and started calling for sanctions against SCO & China just now?
on April 16th, 2008 at 11:35 am
where is zoirov’s rally? unfortunately we have not a democratic society. and it is fir long period
on April 18th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I think the two other Central Asian republics who had territorial disputes with China stemming from the USSR resulted in them ceding land to that filthy communist regime. Unfortunately I can’t see how Tajikistan from its weak posistion at the moment can fare any better.