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Region: Tajikistan

 

Tajiks, Kyrgyz Contend With Frontier Issues

IWPR Region: Tajikistan

Recent clash shows how niggling resentments can suddenly explode.   By Altynai Myrzabekova, Nargis Hamrabaeva - Central Asia RCA Issue 702, 21 May 13     When Tajikistan’s president Imomali Rahmon holds talks in Kyrgyzstan next week, a recent clash on the border between t... more

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Future Tajik Political Force Detained

Ground Report Region: Tajikistan

  Former minister Zayd Saidov faces a range of charges a month after he launched a political party. By Abdumalik Kadirov A month after launching a new political party in Tajikistan, former industry minister Zayd Saidov has been arrested. His prosecution looks like a way of stopping him in his tracks before he can build up enough power to present a challenge to the current system. Saido... more

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Tajikistan to Ban Marriage Between First Cousins

IWPR Region: Tajikistan

Formal prohibition unlikely to stamp out widespread tradition. By Siyovush Qosimzoda A proposal to ban marriage between first cousins in order to reduce the number of babies born with genetic disorders is proving unpopular in Tajikistan, where such matches are traditional. Saodat Amirshoeva, a member of parliament and one of the architects of the bill, says studies conducted by the Tajik he... more

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Putin Makes A Breakthrough in Tajikistan

IWPR Region: Tajikistan

Long-awaited deal finally reached, allowing Moscow to keep forces close to Afghan border.   By Galim Faskhutdinov - After months of stalled talks on the future of Russian troops based in Tajikistan, President Vladimir Putin secured an agreement on a visit to Dushanbe on October 5.  Observers were expecting Putin’s arrival to help... more

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Government Special Forces Believed to Be Responsible for Attack on Local Leader

IWPR Region: Tajikistan

In Badakhshan, many believe local strongman was killed by special forces, though government denies involvement.   By Lola Olimova Khorog, the main town in Tajikistan’s remote southeastern Badakhshan region, remained tense on August 23 as protests entered a second day following the death of an influential local leader. Many demonstrators stayed outside the local gov... more

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Recognition Awards May 2012 | Homophobia Endemic in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan

Ground Report Region: Tajikistan

This article was chosen as one of the best published so far in 2012 on Ground Report. The winners received a prize of $60, which comes from an anonymous donor.  Prejudic, abuse and fear of attacks keeps LGBT community in shadows. By Yevgenia Kim, Yekaterina Shoshina, Dina Tokbaeva, Umed Olimov, Olimbek Olimov, Mehrangez Tursunzoda  When Alisher’s father discovered his so... more

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Tajikistan: The Economics of Drug Trade in a Poor Country

Global Voices Region: Tajikistan

Written by Alexander Sodiqov It sometimes takes a story published in a foreign magazine to spark a discussion in a society where local media is tightly controlled. In Tajikistan, it took an article run by the The Economist to trigger a conversation on news websites about corruption among the country’s officials and their involvement in drug trade. The article, titled ‘Drugs in Tajikistan: Addicted&rsq... more

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Gas Row Highlights Tajik-Uzbek Tensions

IWPR Region: Tajikistan

 Dispute over fuel supply resolved for now, but angry rhetoric reflects longstanding mistrust. By Yulia Goryaynova, Galim Faskhutdinov, Saule Mukhametrakhimova    Just when relations between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan seemed to be at breaking-point, both countries took a step back and signed a new energy deal. Uzbekistan cut supplies of natural gas to its neighbour on April 1... more

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Tajikistan's Limited Options

IWPR Region: Tajikistan

 At home, the government confines appointments to circle of insiders, while abroad the country has few real friends. By Lola Olimova -   Tajikistan’s government is incapable of making the changes needed to take the country forward because it is not geared up to hiring the best and brightest, and because its external relationships with key regional states are troubled, a leading analys... more

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Repairing Broken Tajik-Uzbek Relationship

IWPR Region: Tajikistan

Narrow vision of nation-state encourages alienation, obstructs solutions to common problems. By Shahodat Saibnazarova - Central Asia Of the five Central Asian states, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan are arguable the most entwined with one another, culturally and economically. Yet despite – or perhaps because of – their proximity, they have consistently had the worst of relationships. Recent expressions of t... more

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