22 August 2011
Large-scale seasonal and international labour migration and the stark social and economic changes that it causes affect both the perception... Read more
Topic: Tajikistan
31 January 2005
Once-powerful force is suing local bureaucrats who are trying to stop it fielding candidates in the forthcoming general election. The... Read more
25 April 2004
"During the many centuries that Islam has been present in our region, it has become a substantial part of our... Read more
13 February 2004
The Islamic opposition party in Tajikistan has spoken out against the radical Hizb-ut-Tahrir group, in a bid to stake out... Read more
05 August 2003
Following a speech by President Emomali Rakhmonov stating that three suspected Tajik terrorists have been held by the USA in... Read more
09 June 2003
Detention and trials of suspected extremists have become routine in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. But Dushanbe and Tashkent still maintain different... Read more
23 October 2002
Over the past three months, the local authorities in Isfara district of Tajikistan's northern Sogd region have closed down 33... Read more
19 October 2002
A senior member of Tajikistan's Islamic Revival Party (IRP) has complained to Keston News Service that compulsory attestation of imams... Read more
18 September 2002
The closure of a number of mosques has led to speculation of an imminent government campaign against the Islamic opposition.
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