"Hushruzjon Salohidinov, 26, was working as a courier in Saint Petersburg, but was arrested and spent nine months in detention due to weak evidence against him. Instead of release, he faced threats of violence and coercion to fight in Ukraine."
"Prison wardens threatened to place him in a cell with HIV-infected inmates who would gang-rape him unless he volunteered to fight in Ukraine. They also offered him a sign-up bonus and amnesty from all convictions."
"Salohidinov's case is part of a larger pattern where tens of thousands of labor migrants from Central Asia are coerced into military service as part of the Kremlin's campaign, facing a life expectancy of just four months on the front line."
Hushruzjon Salohidinov, a 26-year-old Tajik man, was coerced into fighting for Russia after being threatened with violence in a detention center. He was arrested in Saint Petersburg and spent nine months in pre-trial detention. Prison wardens pressured him to enlist by threatening him with gang rape and offering financial incentives. Salohidinov's experience reflects a broader trend of Central Asian migrants being forced into military service by Russian authorities, with many facing dire consequences on the front lines in Ukraine.
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