Police in Tajikistan’s capital have removed a young boy from his mother after discovering he was deprived of basic education and forced into street vending and vagrancy.
According to the Dushanbe Police Department, the child had not been enrolled in school and was regularly seen on the streets selling goods.
Authorities reported that the mother, identified as U. Mirzorahmatova, repeatedly forced her son to engage in street activities, preventing him from receiving primary education.
Based on the findings, law enforcement filed an official case and invoked Article 73 of Tajikistan’s Family Code, which allows for the removal of a child without terminating parental rights.
The child was reportedly transferred to a Republican Special Boarding School to ensure safe living and learning conditions.
Police officials urged parents and guardians to take their educational and caregiving responsibilities seriously, emphasizing that "the rights of all citizens, especially minors, are fully protected by the state."
This incident follows a similar case earlier this year, when officers from Police Station No. 1 in Dushanbe’s Sino district removed two minors involved in panhandling and wandering the streets. Their mother, M. Saizhaparova, was found to be living an unstable lifestyle and subjecting the children to physical and psychological abuse.
Visible signs of beatings were found on the children’s bodies. A court in the Sino district ruled to apply Article 73 of the Family Code in her case as well. The children were placed in Dushanbe’s State Boarding School No. 1 for proper care and education.
