Night – Clear. Winds variable at 2 to 6 mph (3.2 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 62 °F (16.7 °C). Sunny with a high of 91 °F (32.8 °C). Winds variable at 1 to 7 mph (1.6 to 11.3 kph …
Tajik women turn to polygamy to survive
Dire economic conditions are spurring an increasing number of women in Tajikistan to enter polygamous marriages. But it comes at a price. With few rights to underpin their existence, they bear a …
Tajikistan: Free Political Activist and Drop Charges
Nasriddinov is a vocal advocate for democratic reforms in Tajikistan and has cooperated with Group 24, an opposition political group that has called for reform and shared critiques of the …
Violence in Tajikistan
Tajikistan’s current crisis began on August 22, when a group of 25 prisoners escaped from a top-security prison in the capital city of Dushanbe, killing five guards in the process. The escapees …
Tajikistan kills 3 militants from Afghanistan
DUSHANBE: Tajikistan said today that it had killed three members of a “terrorist group” who had infiltrated the country from neighbouring Afghanistan, the second such incident this year in the …
Do Businessmen’s Arrest, Memoirs Spell Trouble For Tajik President’s Top Men?
Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimov and national-security chief Saimumin Yatimov have been sitting pretty at the top of Tajikistan’s authoritarian regime. But the arrest of a businessman that …
Tajikistan: Terrorism, slander, corruption claims swirl in latest sign of elite infighting
By Eurasianet Early on September 6, the security services in Tajikistan issued a press release containing some apparently alarming news. The State Committee for National Security, or GKNB, claimed in …
Eib Considering Involvement In Rogun Hpp Project In Tajikistan (Exclusive)
It was noted that the EIB is cooperating closely with other International Financial Institutions (IFIs), in particular with World Bank (WB), on an extensive review of the Rogun HPP project.
Tajikistan, Azerbaijan aim for growth of mutual investments, joint ventures – ambassador (Exclusive interview)
“Our citizens are increasingly interested in traveling to Azerbaijan and getting acquainted with the rich culture and unique nature of the Caucasus region. Thanks to this, Tajikistan is actively …
The dark plots of Tajikistan
The high profile arrest in Dushanbe, the excellentof the founder of a Tajik-Iranian clinic with ties to the national security leadership has President Rakhmon’s supporters crying out for a …