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Germany Deports Tajik Activist, Sending Chill Among Other Dissidents Abroad

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71% Informative

Dilmurod Ergashev , 40 , was handcuffed and had a black bag put over his head upon arrival in Tajikistan .

Rights groups and opposition politicians warn he may face torture and imprisonment if returned to Dushanbe .

Germany deported him after his repeated requests for political asylum were rejected.

Tajik opposition groups and human rights advocates have repeatedly urged foreign governments not to deport Tajiks seeking political asylum.

VR Score

70

Informative language

69

Neutral language

30

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

71

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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