With Swelling Population, Tajikistan Plans New City From Scratch
Faced with a bulging population, Tajikistan’s government plans to build an entire new city in a stretch of northern desert. State television showed President Emomali Rahmon breaking ground this week,...
View ArticleIs Tajikistan’s Islamic Party Cracking Under Pressure?
Copyright show: No On Fridayafternoons, imams across Tajikistan read their weekly, government-drafted sermons. The theme is often political, and often supports strongman President Emomali Rahmon.read...
View ArticleTajik Dies Waiting at Moscow’s Overcrowded Migration Center
A worker from Tajikistan has dropped dead while standing in line to apply for a Russian work permit at a new migrant-processing center near Moscow. His death comes after a barrage of reports about poor...
View ArticleTajikistan: Moves Afoot to Expand Strongman’s Powers?
Being president may not be enough for Emomali Rahmon. If a band of obsequious, state-sponsored academics have their wish, he could soon become “Leader of the Nation” – a title that has been used in the...
View ArticleTajikistan and Uzbekistan Show More Signs of Thaw
The thick ice that has long coated relations between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan continues to thaw. Last week the Tajik parliament announced the establishment of a Tajik-Uzbek “friendship and cooperation...
View ArticleWashington Urged to Condemn Tajikistan’s Constraints on Religious Freedom
An influential U.S. government body has once again recommended the State Department classify Tajikistan as home to some of the world’s worst restrictions on religious freedom. The U.S. Commission on...
View ArticleTajikistan Promises Amnesty for Returning Jihadis
The Tajik security services are well known for employing heavy-handed tactics as they attempt to stamp out extremism. In recent months, some have reportedly forced men with beards under the razor,...
View ArticleReport: Top Tajik Officer Arrested Trying to Join Islamic State
The Islamic State has narrowly missed a chance to enlist its most high-profile Tajik recruit to date, according to a sensational report circulating in Tajikistan. According to TojNews, Turkish...
View ArticleTajikistan Police Commander Says He’s Joined Islamic State
After weeks of speculation about his whereabouts, missing paramilitary police commander Gulmurod Halimov has shown up inside the so-called Islamic State. In a YouTube video released on May 27, the...
View ArticleIn New ISIS Video, Tajik Police Commander Threatens Brother
Tajikistan’s most high-profile Islamic State fighter has threatened to kill his brother back home and dismissed rumors he is a government mole on a secret mission inside the so-called caliphate....
View ArticleIMU Pledges Allegiance to Islamic State
Only days after the death of Taliban leader Mullah Omar was announced, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan terrorist group has reportedly sworn allegiance to the Islamic State. In a video posted by the...
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