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On guard: Kazakhstan is using its military resources to help out Tajikistan. (Photo: Kazakhstan Defense Ministry website)

Kazakhstan supplies Tajikistan with arms to bolster border defenses

Nur-Sultan is worried about the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.

Almaz Kumenov Apr 12, 2019

Fake news: A screenshot of an article on Akhbor.com about the strange tale of Alisher Alikhonov.

Tajikistan: Plight of fake government critic highlights dangers of credulity

Alisher Alikhonov claimed he was under police investigation. But he doesn't exist.

Apr 8, 2019

Please sir, I want some more: National Bank deputy chief Jamoliddin Nuraliyev gives Roghun presentation to World Bank officials. (Photo: National Bank of Tajikistan)

Report: Tajikistan postponing next stage of Roghun dam project

The second generating unit had been due to go online in April.

Apr 5, 2019

Tajikistan: Security chief’s son-in-law killed in road race crash

Sources have told Eurasianet the vehicle was involved in a high-speed race at the time of the collision.

Mar 27, 2019

US-funded broadcaster under scrutiny for enabling Tajikistan’s strongman rule

Tajiks read Radio Ozodi as Washington’s word.

Peter Leonard Mar 26, 2019

Mahmadali Hayit, seen lying in a hospital bed in a 2013 photo taken after he was assaulted outside his home by unknown attackers. (Photo: Human Rights Watch)

Tajikistan: Rights groups demand release of tortured political prisoner

Hayit's wife says his guards tried to force him to film a statement denouncing his allies.

Mar 20, 2019

An aerial view of the Nurek hydropower plant seen in the summer of 2018. (Photo: Eurasianet)

Tajikistan: Blackouts return as Roghun sputters

Explanations vary from repairs on power lines to low water levels at a crucial dam.

Mar 15, 2019

Kyrgyz border guards patrol the edge of Tajikistan's Vorukh exclave (David Trilling)

Two killed in clashes on Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan border

Fighting has seemingly been sparked by fresh tensions over water resources.

Mar 14, 2019

Straight in the net: Head of the telecommunications service, Beg Sabur. (Photo: RFE/RL)

Tajikistan: Internet just got way more expensive

With this price hike on mobile online data, the cost of going online in Tajikistan compares with that in Western Europe.

Mar 9, 2019

Tajikistan: Opposition activist reveals details of state-ordered kidnapping

Sharofiddin Gadoyev says he was told to support the president’s son in elections next year.

Mar 6, 2019

The Tajik community in Istanbul's Aksaray

As Russia loses its luster, Tajik laborers head to Turkey

Tajikistan’s corruption and wretched economy force many to work abroad.

Mar 5, 2019

Post-Soviet activists find respite in Georgia

Tbilisi Shelter City offers a refuge for human rights workers from Russia, Tajikistan and beyond.

David Kitai Mar 4, 2019

Cry Freedom: Gadoyev, center, posing for a photo in Frankfurt Airport.

Tajikistan: Abducted opposition activist allowed to leave country

Gadoyev’s return to Europe followed weeks of vocal petitions by his colleagues.

Mar 2, 2019

Tajikistan and its terrible, horrible, no good, very bad internet

Tajikistan’s internet continues to get slower, ranking among the worst in the world. The state’s censors and their self-dealing appear to be the reason.

Feb 28, 2019

Gadoyev posing for a photo with his family after his return to Tajikistan. (Photo: Tajikistan Interior Ministry)

Tajikistan: Sources say Russia connived in abducting opposition activist

Rights groups say Gadoyev was beaten and coerced into claiming he had returned of his own will.

Feb 25, 2019

"Hey kids, what you looking at there?": Authorities keep an eye on the internet. (Photo: Presidential administration Flickr account)

Tajikistan: Opposition comes on, internet goes off

The internet spigot is wholly controlled by the government, which blocks sites at will.

Feb 23, 2019

Gadoyev warning in a video that he might be killed or kidnapped. (Photo: YouTube screengrab)

Tajikistan causes diplomatic bungle with forced return of government critic

Gadoyev recorded a video message before leaving Amsterdam warning he might be kidnapped.

Feb 20, 2019

Chinese puzzle: What are Beijing's forces doing in that remote spot?

Tajikistan: Report confirms significant Chinese security presence in Pamirs

Satellite images show a complex of around two dozen buildings on the border.

Feb 19, 2019

Gadoyev, second from right, seen with his family in an image posted to Facebook on February 16.

Tajikistan: The mysterious case of the would-be repentant dissident

There are strong suspicions that Gadoyev was extralegally extradited by Russia.

Feb 18, 2019

Workers at the launch of the first generating unit at Roghun in November. (Photo: Presidential Flickr account)

Report: Workers building Tajikistan’s mega-dam not getting paid

Some laborers have quit and headed to Russia for jobs on building sites.

Feb 11, 2019

Tajik Air getting its wings clipped. (Photo: David Trilling)

Tajikistan: National air carrier becomes presidential family plaything

Tajik Air's demise comes to the benefit of a privately owned airline, Somon Air.

Jan 23, 2019

Tajikistan’s ruling family waits in wings as Tragic Air goes down in flames

While it was no secret that Tajik Air was struggling, the latest crisis came as an unexpected New Year surprise for fliers.

Jan 17, 2019

Tajikistan’s tiny Orthodox community celebrates Christmas

The congregation held a midnight service, with troops from the Russian base standing guard.

Photos by Nozim Kalandarov Jan 8, 2019

Tajikistan: New arrest threatens stability in the Pamirs

Demonstrators outside a police station in Khorog reportedly set fire to tires in a show of protest.

Jan 4, 2019

No withdrawals at this time. (government handout)

The phantom white knights that would save Tajikistan’s banking sector

There is no obvious reason to buy into Tojiksodirotbank, which is weighed down by crushing liabilities. So who are these mysterious Saudi and Chinese investors?

Dec 27, 2018

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