WHEN countries were in lockdown in 2020 and 2021, the Bhutanese were hacking and slashing their way through dense forests. They were searching for a legendary footpath known as the Trans-Bhutan Trail, …
I Hiked the Ancient Trans-Bhutan Trail When It Reopened After 60 Years — Here’s What It Was Like
After a decades-long closure, the Trans-Bhutan Trail officially reopened to visitors in September. Here’s what it’s like to visit, according to one traveler.
RFE/RL’s Tajik Service
A well-known activist and an ex-commander were among five defendants given life sentences by the Tajik Supreme Court on November 23 amid a crackdown by authorities following unrest in the volatile …
Tajikistan notes increase in amount of taxes paid by industrial enterprises
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Another Tajik Activist Handed Lengthy Prison Term
To read the original story by AFP, click here. DUSHANBE — Relatives of a Tajik man from the country’s restive Gorno-Badakhshan region say Russia extradited him to Tajikistan, where he may face …
Tajikistan and UAE to enhance co-op in emergency management
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Tajikistan should release ailing Jehovah’s Witness from prison, Rubio says
Shamil Khakimov, a Jehovah’s Witness jailed in Tajikistan, gained new support when Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, and Nury Turkel, chairman of the U.S. Commission on International …
China stepping up military cooperation with Tajikistan
Cooperation between China and Tajikistan used to be an almost entirely economic affair. That is changing. According to an agreement published on Tajikistan’s Justice Ministry website on November 21, …
Tajikistan, Azerbaijan actively cooperating in trade, economic, investment and energy sectors – ambassador
Currently, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan are actively cooperating in the trade, economic, investment and energy sectors, Ambassador of Tajikistan to Azerbaijan Rustam Soli told Trend. “Tajikistan has …
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake jolts parts of KP
Islamabad: An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted several cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province including Peshawar in the wee hours of Saturday. People came out of their homes in …