Employees of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs-2 in the Sino district of Dushanbe detained a 33-year-old resident of Jaloliddin Balkhi district, suspected of beating a young child, resulting in his death.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dushanbe, Bakhtieri Namoz, who was detained on August 22 this year, beat his wife's son, six-year-old S.N., on Mukhammadiev Street, and then forcibly stuffed a tobacco product into his mouth.
As a result, the child died on the way to the hospital.
"A criminal case has been opened against Bakhtieri Namoz under article 108 ("Causing death by negligence") Of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan, and is under arrest. An investigation is underway," – the report says.
According to this article, if the man's guilt is proven, he faces up to two years in prison.
There have been several high-profile cases of violence against children in Tajikistan recently. One of the most notorious was the death of 15-year-old teenager Khusrav Odinev, who was mutilated to death by his own father. He tied his son by the legs to the car and dragged him for several meters. The teenager was seriously injured and died on the same day.
The Commissioner for Human Rights in Tajikistan, Umed Bobozoda, and the Children's Ombudsman, Mijgona Bobojonzoda, expressed concern about the increased violence against children and their deaths at the hands of their own parents.
According to the Office of the Commissioner for Children's Rights in Tajikistan, violence against children in the country remains an acute and alarming problem. According to this agency, in the first six months of 2025 alone, the level of child abuse increased by 30%.
