Tajikistan
Once celebrated for its successful post-conflict reconciliation, Tajikistan has reverted back to the dictatorial path.
by Massoumeh Torfeh
by Pearly Jacob
by Mansur Mirovalev
Politics
Tajikistan15 May 2016 20:25 GMT
Sixteen leaders of banned Islamic Renaissance Party are accused of conspiring to bring down the country's government.
Tajikistan21 Jan 2016 08:11 GMT
Police says more than 160 shops selling headscarves are also closed as part of a fight against "foreign" influences.
Tajikistan13 Jan 2016 16:37 GMT
Analysts say Central Asian nation is under internal and external pressure after decades-long rule of Emomali Rahmon.
Environment07 Dec 2015 08:55 GMT
Magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits Tajikistan, sending mild tremors across northern Pakistan and India.
Civil war05 Nov 2015 08:17 GMT
Analysts say the banning of a moderate Islamist party could unravel the country's post-civil war order.
War & Conflict05 Sep 2015 20:24 GMT
Thirteen rebels killed a day after group allegedly led by ex-deputy defence minister attacks police posts.
Asia04 Sep 2015 16:58 GMT
Attacks that killed eight officers blamed on group allegedly linked to the country's opposition Islamic Revival Party.
Business & Economy07 Oct 2014 09:38 GMT
As Moscow seeks alternative foodstuffs due to Western sanctions over Ukraine, Tajiks take opportunity to fill the gap.
Arts & Culture03 Oct 2014 09:18 GMT
Are older books non-functional relics - merely sights to behold?
by Hamid Dabashi
Politics28 Sep 2014 16:30 GMT
About 4,000 Afghans migrated to Tajikistan for a safer life, but many of them are forced to live on fringes of society.
Human Rights28 Sep 2014 13:54 GMT
Alexander Sodiqov, a student arrested for treason in Tajikistan, has been released - but charges have not been dropped.
Politics28 Sep 2014 10:46 GMT
Poverty and lack of jobs forces nearly one million men to migrate to Russia each year, hindering matchmaking chances.
Politics12 Sep 2014 23:14 GMT
Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation comes ahead of withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan.
US & Canada26 Jun 2014 10:57 GMT
PhD student arrested while researching conflict management in the Central Asian country, now faces treason charges.
US & Canada07 Jun 2014 09:42 GMT
The annexation of Crimea and the ongoing conflict in East Ukraine is causing much anxiety within Central Asian states.
by Ryskeldi Satke - Franco Galdini
by Baktybek Beshimov - Ryskeldi Satke