Many Tajik migrants have been denied entry to Russia or deported from the country without explanation, while others report being beaten by police as anti-migrant sentiment rises in the wake of the March 22 terrorist attack near Moscow.
Tajikistan raised the minimum age for marriage from 17 to 18 more than a decade ago to try to reduce the number of early marriages. But underage marriages are actually on the rise in the Central Asian country despite government efforts to curtail them.
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