Members of the Tajik diaspora say they have found themselves facing reactions of distrust, and sometimes anger, in recent days. Alleged involvement of four Tajiks in the Crocus City Hall massacre on March 22, 2024 near Moscow has cast a new spotlight on the jihadist threat coming from Central Asia.
Taxi drivers say customers refuse them, or shout at them to go back to their country. Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Ministry recommended that its citizens postpone all non-essential travel to Russia.