Tajikistan: Why go to Paris when you can go to Kulob? Talco paid for the park, but it is taxpayers ultimately footing the bill. Sep 9, 2019
China taking Big Brother to Central Asia China is exporting its model of invasive, all-encompassing surveillance to Central Asia, often for free. Yau Tsz Yan Sep 6, 2019
Tajikistan: World Bank slams degradation of telecoms sector The industry regulator is seen as the main culprit. Sep 4, 2019
Tajikistan: Imams do government's bidding – and building Clerics in the northern Sughd region are building premises for the ruling party. Sep 2, 2019
Tajikistan: Presidential awards show preferences among ruling family A son-in-law mainly known for ruthless business practices has been given a high state award. Aug 30, 2019
Central Asian currencies sliding: What’s happening? The Tajik somoni is sinking, the Uzbek sum is free-floating. Aug 20, 2019
Tajikistan: Authorities to monopolize money transfer system The move may be intended to keep the banking system solvent. Aug 20, 2019
Uzbekistan: The limbo existence of the stateless According to UN statistics, there may be up to 87,000 stateless people in Uzbekistan. Many are ethnic Uzbeks who fled Tajikistan’s civil war in the early 1990s. Aug 19, 2019
Tajikistan: Russia hinders independent Tajik news website Asia-Plus was deemed extremist by Moscow for a report on a suicide attempt. Aug 5, 2019
Tajikistan embarks on new search for Roghun funds A couple of years ago, Uzbekistan was the project’s main impediment. Now it’s money. Aug 4, 2019
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan: Presidents meet for historic border powwow The leaders met near a place that was roiled by violence just a few days ago. Jul 26, 2019
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan: Fresh border clash causes fatality Presidents of the two countries had been due to meet at the spot. Jul 22, 2019
Tajikistan panhandles for money, resists reforms Donors doubt the seriousness of government pledges to reform the economy and improve conditions for business. Jul 22, 2019
Tajikistan, China to hold another joint military drill in Pamirs Dushanbe appears intent on outsourcing its security needs to Beijing. Jul 9, 2019
Tajikistan hit again with mass deaths among prisoners Officials say 13 inmates died of poisoning, local media put the figure at 14. Jul 8, 2019
Tajikistan: Ozodi facing calls for closure of Dushanbe bureau The Foreign Ministry says the U.S. broadcaster is supporting opposition groups. Jul 5, 2019
Tajikistan, Iran see tunnel at the end of the fight Tehran is also nearing a deal on getting more money out of a hydropower plant it built some years ago. Jul 2, 2019
As Tajikistan squeezes US broadcaster, Washington looks the other way Five of RFE/RL's Tajik service reporters are being deprived of accreditation. Jun 28, 2019
Tajikistan hands Chinese company rights to silver reserves This is just the latest piece of Dushanbe's family silver that Beijing has got its hands on. Jun 21, 2019
Tajikistan’s female laborers battle life’s crushing adversities The number of women plying for work at the Bokhtar labor market has grown sharply in the past year or so. Jun 20, 2019
Tajikistan: Islamic State claims prison massacre The group's statement provide no details or evidence Jun 14, 2019
Perspectives | In Tajikistan, the EU must mind the GAP Donors pushing for Tajikistan to shift from subsistence farming to commercial production are not going to relieve rural poverty. Irna Hofman Jun 6, 2019
Frost thawing between Tajikistan and Iran? The foreign minister snubbed the Saudis for a trip to Iran. Jun 5, 2019
The EU’s new Central Asia strategy: What does it mean for trade? Considering the EU’s size and trade links with Central Asia, Brussels’s new strategy for the region looks strikingly unambitious. Sam Bhutia Jun 5, 2019
Tajikistan: The missing bodies of Kirpichniy prison Testimonials from relatives of the dead suggest the government has a lot to hide. Jun 3, 2019
