Tajikistan's Children's Ombudsman's Office said in its annual report on June 11 that 69 people younger than 18, including four with psychiatric conditions, committed suicide in the Central Asian country in 2022. Although the number is one-quarter the number of suicides among teenagers in 2021, the situation remains worrisome, the report concludes. Four people were brought to justice for actions that led to a child's suicide, it said. There have been many cases of young women killing themselves and their children because of domestic violence in Tajikistan in recent years. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Tajik Service, click here.
