Tajikistan
TAJIKISTAN: Opposition leader Iskandarov arrested
Mahmadruzi Iskandarov, leader of the opposition Democratic Party, has been arrested in Dushanbe,...
TajikistanCENTRAL ASIA: Kyrgyz revolution exposes other regimes
Kyrgyzstan is the third post-Soviet state in the past 15 months to overthrow a corrupt,...
Central AsiaTAJIKISTAN: Rakhmonov's result
The People's Democratic Party (PDPT) won 52 of the 63 seats in parliament, it was announced today.
TajikistanTAJIKISTAN: Rahmonov's party faces little challenge
Elections to the lower house of the parliament were held yesterday. The ruling People's...
TajikistanTAJIKISTAN: Explosion adds to pre-election tension
A car bomb near the Emergencies Ministry in Dushanbe today reportedly killed three, and was...
TajikistanCENTRAL ASIA: Security services have growing influence
The security agencies have accumulated increasing power in Central Asia, turning the region into...
TAJIKISTAN: OSCE criticises election run-up
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) yesterday criticised the lead-up...
TajikistanCENTRAL ASIA: Tensions fester in Ferghana Valley
With a history of violence during the perestroika period, the Ferghana Valley, where the borders...
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