Following spat with Yerevan, Karabakh reshuffles military leadership It remains an open question how much the changes that have swept Armenia this year will spread into Karabakh. Ani Mejlumyan Dec 17, 2018
Tajikistan: Secretive terror trial crushes hope for answers The government’s case has holes. And the trial looks designed to keep as much information as possible from reaching the public. Dec 5, 2018
Pashinyan clashes with Nagorno-Karabakh leaders Armenia’s election campaign gets testy as the prime minister takes aim at the leadership in the Armenia-backed de facto Karabakh government. Ani Mejlumyan Dec 3, 2018
Tajikistan: Shots fired in Khorog, rallies planned Pamiri leaders have travelled outside their region for the first time in five years, possibly for talks. Nov 5, 2018
Damming with strong praise: Tajikistan to name power plant after president? Rahmon is object of a mounting personality cult. Oct 30, 2018
Tajikistan: Leaders introduced to president-to-be? Unconfirmed speculation is that presidential elections could held as soon as 2019. Oct 1, 2018
Tajikistan: Is rumored amnesty for real or a bluff? One moment there is talk of opposition figures being released, the next, officials are assaulting activists. Sep 11, 2018
Iran factor seen in Tajikistan’s stranded trucks Relations between Tajikistan and Iran have fallen to an all-time low of late. Sep 4, 2018
Tajikistan: Alleged security services agent reveals assassination plot The man claims he received orders to kill IRPT leader Muhiddin Kabiri. Aug 23, 2018
Tajikistan releases whistleblower but leaves conviction in place Khairullo Mirsaidov will walk free but have to pay $8,500 in fines. Aug 22, 2018
Saudis brag about giving Tajikistan $200M in aid The ultimate goal of this largesse is transparently to push Iran out of the country. Jul 28, 2018
Tajikistan: No laughing matter as comedian journalist goes on trial Mirsaidov was swiftly arrested after complaining to the president about corruption. Jun 7, 2018
Pashinyan effect spreads to Nagorno-Karabakh After the “Velvet Revolution,” politics in Armenia's protectorate show signs of opening up, too. Joshua Kucera Jun 6, 2018
Armenian leader Pashinyan’s son volunteers to serve in Karabakh The move received praise from Armenians accustomed to seeing the sons of top officials shirk military service. Bradley Jardine May 29, 2018
Tajikistan: Was Iran protest a fake? A rehearsal for a protest organized a few days earlier raises suspicions the authorities are faking public discontent. May 23, 2018