DUSHANBE, June 7, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajik journalist Safvat Burhonov yesterday went on an unlimited hunger strike.

In a statement posted on the social network Facebook, Burhonov said he had gone on hunger strike to protest against what is going on in the political and economic spheres of the country.

Mr. Burhonov notes that corruption affected practically all government institutions and “international organizations active in Tajikistan forgot about their functions and also turned into corrupt structures.”

The journalist demands full replacement of heads of the economic bloc ministries, bringing the country out of isolation resulted from unsuccessful foreign policy, and conducting urgent military reforms.

He also demands replacement of heads of the agrarian sector, development of new agricultural and irrigation programs, improvement of state policy regarding intellectual property, etc.

Safvat Burhonov is a freelance journalist, who had previously worked with independent newspapers such as Neroui Sukhan and SSSR .  He is founder the public association “Salom”, which is aimed at promoting improvement of relations between Dushanbe and Tashkent.