Islamic Rebirth Party

Once-powerful force is suing local bureaucrats who are trying to stop it fielding candidates in the forthcoming general election. The Islamic Rebirth Party says the authorities in Tajikistan are deliberately obstructing it from fighting the parliamentary election scheduled for February 27.

This article was first published on 28 January 2005 (RCA No. 344) by the Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR), London. Posted on Religioscope with permission.

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The Islamic opposition party in Tajikistan has spoken out against the radical Hizb-ut-Tahrir group, in a bid to stake out a position as the only legitimate voice for Muslim political aspirations ahead of next year’s general election.

Salima Vahobzade is a reporter for the Vecherny Dushanbe newspaper.

This article was originally published by the IWPR (Institute for War Peace Reporting), London, in the Reporting Central Asia Service (RCA, No. 264, 11 February 2004). The Institute for War & Peace Reporting strengthens local journalism in areas of conflict. Religioscope has been allowed by the IWPR to repost its articles.
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