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1 | It's a Lock In!: Tajikistan's Ruling Party Holds Pre-election Rallies by Force | Famoriam-bahoaka Ankaterena Tamin'ny Fampilezan-kevitra Alohan'ny Fotoana Notontosain'ny Antokon'ny Fitondrana Tajika |
2 | Tajik President Emomali Rahmon stands between Vladimir Putin and Aleksandr Lukashenko as Russia wins the Ice Hockey World Championship. | Filoha Tajik Emomali Rahmon mijoro eo akaikin'i Vladimir Putin sy Aleksandr Lukashenko raha nandresy tamin'ny Fifaninanana Manerantany ny Hockey amin'ny ranomandry i Rosia. |
3 | Photo by Ivan Uralsky. | Sary avy amin'i Ivan Uralsky. |
4 | Demotix ID: 4848568. | Demotix ID: 4848568. |
5 | The National Democratic Party of Tajikistan (NDPT), Tajikistan's ruling party, is taking parliamentary elections very seriously, despite the fact that its victory is not in doubt. | Nandray ny fifidianana solombavambahoaka tamim-pahamatorana tanteraka ny Antoko Demokratika Nasionaly ao Tajikistan (NDPT), antokon'ny fitondrana na dia hita aza fa tsy isalasalana ny fandresen'izy ireo. |
6 | On February 22 - a day-off for the country - employees of state institutions, schoolchildren and university students were forced to go to a local park in Dushanbe at 8 ‘o' clock in the morning, according to reports. | Tamin'ny 22 Febroary - andro tsy fiasana tao amin'ny firenena - noterena handeha ao amin'ny zaridaina iray ao an-toerana ao Dushanbe tamin'ny 8 ora maraina ireo mpiasam-panjakana, mpianatra ary ny mpianatry ny oniversite araka ny tati-baovao. |
7 | After waiting for a couple of hours under the rain outside the park, people were driven inside to listen to the the pre-parliamentary election campaign of the NDPT, chaired by long-term President Emomali Rahmon. | Rehefa avy niandry nandritra ny roa ora teo ivelan'ny zaridaina sy tao anatin'ny orana ny olona dia nampidirina mba hihaino ny fampielezan-kevi-pifidianana solombavambahoaka alohan'ny fotoana nataon'ny NDPT, izay notarihan'ny filoha naharitra ela Emomali Rahmon. |
8 | Then, somebody locked the gates. | Nisy nanidy avy eo ny vavahady. |
9 | Fabiano Mavlyanov, a Facebook user, described the moment and posted some photos in the public group Ya Dushanbinets (I am a Dushanbe resident), subsequently picked up by the Central Asian news service Ozodagon: | Mpisera Facebook, Fabiano Mavlyanov namariparitra ny zava-nitranga ary namoaka sary vitsivitsy tao amin'ny vondrona misokatra hoan'ny rehetra Ya Dushanbinets (mponin'i Dushanbe aho), izay navoakan'ny sampam-baovao Azia Afovoany Ozodagon avy eo: |
10 | Getting inside, we understood that they had gathered us - the entire city, that is - to take part in the pre-election campaign of the DEMOCRATIC PARTY. | Tafiditra tao anatiny, nazava taminay fa hampivory anay - tanàna iray manontolo - izy ireo mba handray anjara amin'ny fampielezan-kevitra alohan'ny fotoana nataon'ny ANTOKO DEMOKRATIKA. |
11 | We understood this from the flyers they distributed. | Fantatray tamin'ny alalan'ny taratasy kely nozarain'izy ireo izany. |
12 | Milling around we decided to get out, and eventually ran into a problem that contradicts democracy - the gates had been closed and they did not let us out of the park. | Rehefa nifanety tao dia nanapa-kevitra hivoaka izahay, ary avy eo sehatry ny olana manohitra amin'ny demaokrasia - nihidy ny vavahady ary tsy navelan'izy ireo nivoaka ny kianja izahay. |
13 | A question arises: is this the democracy we should be voting for? | Mipetraka ny fanontaniana: izao ve demokrasia tokony hofidiantsika? |
14 | Indifferents to the ruling party find the exits blocked. | Nahita ny vavahady fivoahana nikatona ireo tsy miraharaha ny antokon'ny fitondrana. |
15 | Photo from Ozodagon. | Sary avy amin'ny Ozodagon. |
16 | Taken with permission. | Nahazoan-dalana. |
17 | The event was condemned by other users of the social network. | Nomelohin'ireo mpisera hafa tao amin'ny tambajotra sosialy ny zava-nitranga. |
18 | Behruz Uzakov, another member of the same Facebook group, wrote: | Behruz Uzakov, mpikambana hafa tao amin'ilay vondrona Facebook, nanoratra hoe: |
19 | This is a complete mess, how can they close in people against their will, especially on a day-off?! | Savoritaka tanteraka, ahoana no nahasahian'izy ireo nanidy ny vahoaka tsy araka ny sitrapony, indrindra amin'ny andro tsy fiasana?! |
20 | It boggles the mind! | Tsy takatry ny saina izao! |
21 | A reader of Ozodagon news service, criticized the involvement of students in the campaign: | Mpamaky iray ny sampam-baovao Ozodagon nitsikera ny fandraisana anjaran'ireo mpianatra tamin'ny fampielezan-kevitra: |
22 | Are you a flock of sheep to the extent that you don't know where you are going and why they are taking you there? | Andian'ondry tsy mahalala izay alehanareo sy ny antony hitondrany anareo ao ve ianareo? |
23 | If students behave like this, alas for the others! | Raha mitondra tena tahaka izao ny mpianatra, Indrisy hoan'ny hafa! |
24 | However, another reader of the service, believes that the students were forced to go: | Na dia izany aza, mpamaky iray hafa nihevitra fa noterana handeha tao ireo mpianatra; |
25 | Everyone knows that [the organizers] took [students] to the park by force. | Samy mahafantatra ny tsirairay fa nentin'ireo [mpikarakara] an-katerena tao amin'ny valan-javaboahary ireo [mpianatra]. |
26 | I am pretty confident that most of the students were threatened with expulsion by their deans if they refused to go the park. | Mino mihitsy aho fa norahonan'ny lehiben'izy ireo horoahiana ny ankamaroan'ireo mpianatra raha mandà tsy handeha ao amin'ny zaridaina. |
27 | So, where is democracy? | Raha izany, aiza ny demokrasia? |