Tajikistan, Uzbekistan reportedly reach border settlement Tajiks are angered by reports that the government is giving away a gold mine. Nov 5, 2019
Tajikistan renews accreditation for some RFE/RL journalists, not leadership Eleven journalists are still without papers. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 31, 2019
Tajikistan’s prison system claims victims and makes monsters This past year has seen a spate of largely unexplained mass deaths among convicts. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 16, 2019
Tech fiddles target Tajikistan’s lonely independent media The government denies blocking Asia-Plus, but only the authorities have such tools inside the country. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 11, 2019
Tajikistan: Domestic violence goes ignored And the country has only four women’s shelters. Sep 20, 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
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 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
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: The missing bodies of Kirpichniy prison Testimonials from relatives of the dead suggest the government has a lot to hide. Jun 3, 2019