Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan

Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan
Ҳизби Наҳзати Исломии Тоҷикистон
Chairman Muhiddin Kabiri
Deputy Chairman Sayidumara Husayn[1]
Founded 1990
Dissolved 2015
Membership  (2015) 40,000 (claimed)
Ideology Islamic democracy, Islamism
Seats in the National Assembly
0 / 33
Seats in the Assembly of Representatives
0 / 63
Party flag

The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRP; Tajik: Ҳизби Наҳзати Исломии Тоҷикистон Hizbi Nahzati Islomii Tojikiston, Persian: حزب نهضت اسلامی تاجیکستان‎‎; also known as the Islamic Renaissance of Tajikistan, the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan, the Islamic Party of Revival, or simply the Islamic Renaissance Party) is an Islamist political party in Tajikistan. Until 2015, it was the only legal Islamist party in Central Asia.[2]

The group was founded in 1990. In 1992, the party hosted a conference in Saratov, Russia, attended by Islamists from ex-Soviet central Asia, Tatarstan and Bashkortostan. When Tajikistan became independent, it was banned in 1993. It fought with the United Tajik Opposition and the Garmi people against the government during the Tajik Civil War but was legalised following peace accords in 1998. In 1999 it was the second largest party in Tajikistan.

The IRP's long-running leader, Said Abdullo Nuri, died in August 2006 of cancer. The party boycotted the 2006 presidential election.

At the legislative elections held 27 February and 13 March 2005 the party won 8% of the popular vote and 2 out of 63 seats.

At the elections held on 1 March 2015 the Party failed to surpass the 5% vote barrier, losing its only 2 seats in Parliament.

After the ban in 2015, Tajikistan designated the party as a terrorist organization.

Claims of state pressure

In April 2014, the party denounced official harassment and alleged government attempts to undermine their credibility and electoral chances, as parliamentary elections were scheduled in 2015.[3]

In the runup to the 1 March 2015 legislative elections, a wide-ranging government-induced campaign, to demonize the party and bar its candidates from entering the contest, was reported.[4]

On 28 August 2015, the government of Tajikistan demanded the party halt its "illegal activities" as it attempted to hold a party congress.[5] The party claimed that the government was attempting to close it down.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Масъули сомона. "Генпрокуратура не видит состава преступления в нападении на депутата С.Хусайни". www.nahzat.tj. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mountain Rigger". The Economist. November 11, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Tajikistan's Islamic Opposition Under Pressure". Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Tajikistan’s Feeble Opposition Attacked Relentlessly Ahead of Weekend Vote - Edward Lemon, EurasiaNet, 26 February 2015
  5. ↑ Borisov, Akbar (28 August 2015). "Tajikistan's Islamic opposition party faces ban amid crackdown". Yahoo News. AFP. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Demise Of Tajikistan's Islamic Party". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.