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Mary Lawlor, UN Criticises Tajikistan Dissolution of 700 NGOs
Brussels (12/03 – 55.56) Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, said that the dissolution…
Can Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan Consign Their Deadly Border Conflicts To The Past?
On the first anniversary of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan’s deadliest border war, marked in September, irascible Kyrgyz national-security chief…
Will the Third Time Be the Charm for Tajikistan’s Thwarted Power Transition?
Infighting over the succession and growing frustration in the regions could shatter the stability that the Tajik president…
Four Ministers replaced in new government of Kazakhstan
President Kassym-Joomart Tokayev approved the new government of Kazakhstan under the leadership of Olzhas Bektenov. The names of…
The Story of Tajikistan
Brussels (21/10 – 75) In May 2022, tens of ethnic Pamiri protesters were killed by security forces as…
Ranking Up In Tajikistan
Brussels (27/10 – 50) Just in September this year, ten “distinguished” people in Tajikistan have been awarded general…
Taliban Pranksters – Just Can’t Keep Them Down
Frankfurt (18/12 – 14) That there are remarkable advantages in being ignored is not generally recognized. Central Asian…
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 enlistment…
Tajikistan: Prominent Members of Pamiri Minority Arbitrarily Detained, Tortured and Unfairly Convicted
Frankfurt (22/09 – 58.33) Since May 2022, the Tajikistani authorities have stepped up their ongoing crackdown on Pamiris,…
EU Sanction Threatens Uzbek’s Alisher Usmanov Relationship with West
Berlin (27/08 – 25) Alisher Usmanov is one of Uzbekistan’s leading businessman and the Central Asian country’s main…