Did Xi Send Hidden Message to Oppressed Pamiri People?
On the 75th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, President Xi Jinping awarded Bayika Kalidibek, a 72-year-old veteran border...
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Struggling to Stem Extremism, Tajikistan Targets Beards and Head Scarves
After Tajiks were charged with a deadly attack in Moscow, the country has cracked down on signs of Islam. But...
Tajikistan: Pamiri minority facing systemic discrimination in ‘overlooked human rights crisis’
The Tajikistani authorities are perpetuating systemic discrimination and severe human rights violations against the Pamiri minority, according to new research...
Tajikistan: Has anything changed?
Brussels/Dushanbe (10/8- 75) Once more Tajikistan comes on the radar screen. Who will be the next president of Tajikistan? How...
In Tajikistan, Clerics And Government Officials Are Deciding What Women Should Wear
Women's clothes are high on the government's agenda once again in Tajikistan, where authorities and Islamic leaders are working on...
Tajikistan Passes Bill to Ban Hijab Despite 98% Muslim Population
Tajikistan officially banned the hijab, imposing hefty fines in its latest move to curb Islamic influence. The Central Asian nation...
Holocaust survivor stands in solidarity with Gaza protesters at George Washington University
WASHINGTON Marione Ingram, an 88-year-old Jewish German activist and Holocaust survivor, expressed her support for a protest in solidarity with...
Delusional, or prophetic? One IDF General Warned a Massacre Would Happen
Most dismissed retired IDF general Yitzhak Brick’s warning earlier this year of a Hamas invasion. Now Netanyahu wants his advice...
Mary Lawlor, UN Criticises Tajikistan Dissolution of 700 NGOs
Brussels (12/03 – 55.56) Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, said that the dissolution of human rights NGOs...
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Resigns
Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh resigned on February 26 in anticipation of postwar governance challenges. “I see that...
