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Tajikistan: Pamiri minority facing systemic discrimination in ‘overlooked human rights crisis’
The Tajikistani authorities are perpetuating systemic discrimination and severe human rights violations against the Pamiri minority, according to…
Drug Trafficking in Tajikistan: A Very Deep but not Incurable Evil
For many years, Tajikistan has been gravely affected by drug trafficking. At least 15-20 tons of opium and between 75 and…
Peru’s controversial ex-president Fujimori buried after national mourning
While Alberto Fujimori was hailed for crushing a leftist insurgency and boosting the economy, he was convicted of…
EU Should Press India to End Rights Abuses
The European Union should press the government of India to immediately act to end serious human rights violations in the country, five…
In Tajikistan Clerics And Government Officials Are Deciding What Women Should Wear
Women’s clothes are high on the government’s agenda once again in Tajikistan, where authorities and Islamic leaders are…
Tajikistan: Has anything changed?
Brussels/Dushanbe (10/8- 75) Once more Tajikistan comes on the radar screen. Who will be the next president of…
S. Korean civil groups rally against joint military exercise with U.S
South Korean peace groups held a protest rally Monday against the Asian country’s joint military exercise with the…
South Korea and United States begin military exercises
South Korea and the United States are launching the annual major joint military exercises Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS), Azernews reports.…
Striking A Balance: The United States’ Competing Demands of Deterrence and Assurance on the Korean Peninsula
The situation on the Korean Peninsula is increasingly precarious. Amid a historic low in inter-Korean relations and the…
Canadian retail giant makes £29.2bn bid for 7-Eleven
A Canadian convenience store giant has made a bid worth $38bn (£29.2bn) for the Japanese-owned 7-Eleven in what…