US Senator Urges Tajikistan to End Repression – The Diplomat

Ahead of a December 6 hearing by the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations focused on transnational repression, the committee’s chair, Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), sent a letter to Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, laying out his concerns regarding the Tajik government’s “ongoing harsh treatment of political opponents, human rights and civil society actors.”

Cardin’s letter — dated November 27 and first reported on December 5 — addressed issues that Diplomat readers will be familiar with. Cardin cited “persistent reports…