The power cut offs come after authorities had launched a major detention campaign against Tajikistan-based relatives of exiled Tajik opposition activists earlier this fall, after some exiled Tajiks organized protests in Europe. The pressure on family members inside Tajikistan follows a pattern in which Tajik authorities routinely lash out against relatives of exiled activists in … Continue reading Transnational Repression in Tajikistan: Authorities cut off electricity for activists‘ relatives