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Tajikistan: President’s grandson is Instagram King
Budapest (12/8 – 33) Mahmadzohir will theoretically be eligible to run for president in 2027. In Tajikistan, only…
Kazakhstan Starts Arbitration Process Over Oilfield Development Costs
Paris, Brussels (29/7 – 75) Kazakhstan has started arbitration proceedings against companies developing Kashagan and Karachaganak oilfields, over…
“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 the authorities of Tajikistan against journalists,…
Tajikistan: Regime Talibanization of schools, education and hospitals
Rahmon’s war against the Ismaili. Dubai (5/7 – 75) The government of Tajikistan’s campaign against the operations of…
U.S. May Unload Oil From Seized Iranian Vessel Off Texas
The US may soon start unloading oil from an Iranian tanker now anchored off the coast of Texas…
Central Asia – European Union: On the Way to Further Progress
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will take part in the second meeting of the leaders of Central Asia…
Tajikistan: Decree bans funerals for alleged “terrorists”, denies relatives bodies
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Central Asia (15/6 – 60) On 28 April, President Emomali Rahmon who has ruled Tajikistan since…
Kazakhstan’s progress faces many headwinds; the West should not be one of them
The war in the Ukraine created two main opposing camps of countries. An Alliance of Democracies on one…
Kazakhstan: Former business lobby boss arrested over alleged mega-bribe
Until early 2022, Myrzakhmetov helped run the lobby together with the billionaire son-in-law of the former president. The…
Kazakhstan Promotes Idea of Tolerance at Abu Dhabi Forum
Peaceful coexistence is the only option in an era of globalization and intermingling religions and cultures, said Kazakh…