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Struggling to Stem Extremism, Tajikistan Targets Beards and Head Scarves
After Tajiks were charged with a deadly attack in Moscow, the country has cracked down on signs of Islam. But…
Tajikistan: Pamiri minority facing systemic discrimination in ‘overlooked human…
The Tajikistani authorities are perpetuating systemic discrimination and severe human rights violations against…
Tajikistan: Has anything changed?
Brussels/Dushanbe (10/8- 75)
Once more Tajikistan comes on the radar screen. Who will be the next president of…
In Tajikistan, Clerics And Government Officials Are Deciding What Women Should…
Women's clothes are high on the government's agenda once again in Tajikistan, where authorities and Islamic…
Hope, Fear and Jealousy
How does one man consistently get it right in Earth’s most unpredictable political stage play?
Meet Allan…
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan taking action to curb sorcery and charlatanism
Rome (9/07 – 66.7)
Fortune-telling is now a criminal act in the Central Asian states of Kyrgyzstan and…
Vienna-Based Russian Operatives Accused of Paying for Pilot Kuzminov’s Murder
The Wall Street Journal, citing sources within Western intelligence agencies, has reported that Russian…
Tajikistan Passes Bill to Ban Hijab Despite 98% Muslim Population
Tajikistan officially banned the hijab, imposing hefty fines in its latest move to curb Islamic influence.
The…
Ukraine’s special forces trained by US will fight on
Kiev (6/6 - 33.33) The air was thick with tension as the elite Ukrainian special forces team, known as the "Steel…
Ukraine War: Why Central Asian Countries want to Move Away from Russian Control
The terrorist attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall in March 2024, which left 140 people dead, has sparked…