Tajikistan News News Tajikistan » Politics: An Alleged Coup Plot and a Secretive Trial in Tajikistan
Last month, a closed-door trial began in Tajikistan with eight defendants – including several politicians, a former foreign minister, and several other officials – reportedly accused of plotting a ...
News Tajikistan » Politics: Germany to Deport Another Tajik Group 24 Activist
German authorities are poised to deport a Tajik opposition activist who Human Rights Watch says would be at risk of detention and torture if returned to Tajikistan. On October 28, a court in Kleve, ...
News Tajikistan » Politics: Tajikistan: Dissent targeted at home and in exile in 2024
"In 2024, the Tajik government reinforced its crackdown on dissent, jailing public figures, journalists, and bloggers. It also sought the deportation or extradition from other countries of people ...
News Tajikistan » Politics: Tajikistan: Forced returnee dies in custody under mysterious circumstances
Tajikistan’s rights record is yet again facing scrutiny. A 29-year-old Tajik man died recently in police custody after German immigration authorities forced him to return to his home country to apply ...
News Tajikistan » Politics: Belarus, Tajikistan discuss schedule of bilateral visits
MINSK, 9 March (BelTA) – Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavel Utyupin met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tajikistan to Belarus Bakhtovar Safarzoda, BelTA has ...
News Tajikistan » Politics: The conflict that defined modern Tajikistan
The Tajik Civil War erupted shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Deep regional divisions, weak institutions, and economic collapse fueled the conflict. Rival political factions and warlords ...
News Tajikistan » Politics: Belarus, Tajikistan to mark 30 years of diplomatic relations in 2026
MINSK, 27 February (BelTA) – Belarus and Tajikistan will mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2026, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tajikistan to ...
News Tajikistan » Politics: Political Clans In Central Asia: Drivers Of Governance And Conflict – Analysis
Tribes and clans are fundamental to the social and political identity of the Central Asian populace. The region, encompassing Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan, has long ...
News Tajikistan » Politics: Jailed Member Of Banned Tajik Political Party Moved To Prison Hospital
An imprisoned member of the banned Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) has been transferred to a prison infirmary. An official of the Tajik Penitentiary Service told RFE/RL on August 8 that ...