Tajikistan

  • Mar 5, 2010
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TAJIKISTAN: IRP protests unlikely to gain traction

The Central Election Commission today announced that President Imomali Rahmon's People's...

Tajikistan
  • Feb 26, 2010
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TAJIKISTAN: State resilience rests on civil war legacy

Parliamentary elections will be held on February 28. The election results are a foregone...

Tajikistan
  • Jan 8, 2010
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TAJIKISTAN: Uzbek gas cut threatens power, industry

State gas distributor Tajiktransgaz announced yesterday that inflows from Uzbekistan had fallen...

Tajikistan
  • Jan 4, 2010
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TAJIKISTAN: Vanj quake poses humanitarian challenge

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake on Saturday levelled buildings in the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous...

Tajikistan
  • Dec 11, 2009
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CENTRAL ASIA: Family ties define politics and commerce

Given the opacity of elite politics and the nominal role of political parties and parliament in...

Central Asia
  • Dec 7, 2009
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CENTRAL ASIA: Imbalances undermine food security

Concerns about severe food shortages have eased in response to lower commodity prices and...

Central Asia
  • Dec 1, 2009
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UZBEKISTAN: Grid withdrawal raises neighbours' fears

Tashkent is expected to withdraw today from the Central Asian electricity distribution network, a...

Uzbekistan
  • Nov 13, 2009
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TAJIKISTAN: Dushanbe turns to China for power projects

Talks are underway with the Chinese authorities on the provision of 3 billion dollars in...

Tajikistan