A 26-year-old man, Javlon Turdiboyev, a resident of Shahriston district in Sughd province, has been arrested in Dushanbe on suspicion of deliberately inflicting serious harm on his wife, according to the Dushanbe Police Department.
The incident reportedly occurred on February 5, 2026, on R. Karimov Street in the capital. According to the authorities, during a conflict with his wife, N. Oqilova, Turdiboyev stabbed her several times in various parts of her body, causing severe injuries. She was hospitalized as a result of the attack.
The suspect is currently in custody. A criminal case has been initiated against him under Article 110 of Tajikistan’s Penal Code — deliberate infliction of serious harm to health; the investigation is underway.
Femicide cases are unfortunately not rare in Tajikistan. For example, in August 2025, police in the Sughd province reported the death of a 21-year-old woman, who was killed by her 17-year-old boyfriend. In December of the same year, the Sughd Regional Court sentenced the young man to 24 years in prison for killing his girlfriend after she rejected his marriage proposal.
Femicide is defined as the killing of a woman by a man motivated by gender discrimination or gender-based violence. The majority of femicides are committed by intimate partners.
According to Tajikistan’s Committee on Women and Family Affairs, 3,423 crimes against women were registered in the country in 2025, an increase of 177 cases compared to the previous year.
