Defence Tajikistan: Who Killed the Pamiris?By Marshall JenningsJune 14, 20242 Dubai/Astana (10 June – 60). The Pamiris are an ethnic minority group in Tajikistan, culturally distinct from the majority Tajik…
Defence Ukraine War: Why Central Asian Countries want to Move Away from Russian ControlBy Marshall JenningsJune 2, 20241 The terrorist attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall in March 2024, which left 140 people dead, has sparked a crackdown on central…
Asia Will the Third Time Be the Charm for Tajikistan’s Thwarted Power Transition?By Martin RodriguezFebruary 17, 20245 Infighting over the succession and growing frustration in the regions could shatter the stability that the Tajik president has been…
Asia Ranking Up In TajikistanBy Keith Delbert TurnerJanuary 15, 20246 Brussels (27/10 – 50) Just in September this year, ten “distinguished” people in Tajikistan have been awarded general ranks. The…
Asia Taliban Pranksters – Just Can’t Keep Them DownBy Marshall JenningsDecember 22, 20237 Frankfurt (18/12 – 14) That there are remarkable advantages in being ignored is not generally recognized. Central Asian countries, historically…
Defence The Pamiris are forced to leave TajikistanBy Martin RodriguezDecember 15, 20236 London (07/11 – 71) For ten years now, the authorities of Tajikistan have been engaged in forced assimilation of the…
Economy Tajikistan Sentence Five Pamiri Leaders To Life ImprisonmentBy Tony Ricardo ChambersDecember 7, 20238 Berlin (24/11 – 50) The Supreme Court of the Republic of Tajikistan sentenced five Pamiri leaders from the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous…
Asia IPHR, CIVICUS Demand Immediate Release of Manuchehr Kholiknazarov, Civil ActivistsBy Tony Ricardo ChambersNovember 23, 20239 Frankfurt (11/09 – 20) Two international human rights organizations have called on the Tajikistan government to immediately release jailed lawyer…
Defence UN, Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor Call Again on Tajikistan to Release JournalistsBy Micheal WebbNovember 11, 202310 Berlin (06/11 – 58) UN Special Rapporteur of Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, has once again called on the authorities…
Featured UN, Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Visit TajikistanBy Herman BarkerOctober 25, 202311 Berlin (22/10 – 75) UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Fernand de Varennes, reported during his trip to the Gorno-Badakhshan…