Struggling to Stem Extremism, Tajikistan Targets Beards and Head Scarves
After Tajiks were charged with a deadly attack in Moscow, the country has cracked down on signs of Islam. But…
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Emomali Rahmon
Tajikistan: Has anything changed?
Brussels/Dushanbe (10/8- 75)
Once more Tajikistan comes on the radar screen. Who will be the next president of…
Tajikistan Hands Prime Tract Of Land To President’s Relative Opponents Claim
The Tajik government has recently transferred thousands of hectares of prime land to a private company that…
Tajikistan: Communications regulator loosening monopoly
The quality of the internet has been severely compromised by restrictions placed on the market.
The first…
Daughter of Tajikistan President Built Medical Empire on Government Contracts
Paris (27/10 – 40)
An independent investigation done by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has found that…
Tajiki Government Detains Families of Activists After Egg Incident in Berlin
Frankfurt, Brussels (6/10 – 27)
While Tajik authorities have not been able to lay their hands on their…
Tajikistan: Enlistment-Dodging Pushes Military Recruiters to Use Devious Methods
Copenhagen (17/08 – 78)
Kidnapping, intimidation, and blackmail are just some of the means used to hit…
“Paper Tiger” or “Snow Leopard”: The EU Sanctions Tajikistan One Year On?
Brussels, Frankfurt (29/5 – 33)
European Parliament members have strongly condemned ongoing repression by…
Tajikistan: Decree bans funerals for alleged “terrorists”, denies…
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Central Asia (15/6 – 60)
On 28 April, President Emomali Rahmon who has ruled…
Tajikistan Under Rahmon’s Rule
Frankfurt, Brussels (25/3 – 75)
Declared itself an independent sovereign nation on 9 September 1991 from the…