The Tyranny of Fear in Tajikistan
On July 4, a group of 10 U.N. experts – including special rapporteurs whose mandates cover human rights defenders, religious freedom, judges and lawyers,...
Tajikistan Closes Down Five NGOs In Gorno-Badakhshan
Five nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan region have been closed down over the past six months due to what authorities claim are links...
Amid Crackdown in Restive Region, Tajikistan Targets Properties Linked to Aga Khan
Officials in Tajikistan have taken over several major properties, including a hotel, a lycee, and a city park that are linked to the influential...
Tajikistan’s Pamiris: Persecuted, disappeared, and forgotten by the world
Imagine being a member of a little-known, persecuted minority attempting to flee your homeland, where you are at risk of being locked up or...
Tajikistan: U.N experts deplore criminal proceedings against human rights defenders
GENEVA (4 July 2023) – UN experts* today urged Tajikistan to show genuine commitment to improving the situation of human rights defenders in the...
Tajikistan Tyranny Against Martyrs and Humanity
The month of May holds dark memories for the Pamiris in Tajikistan Berlin (2/5) — For the Pamiri ethnic minority and residents of the Gorno...
Tajikistan Under Rahmon’s Rule
Declared itself an independent sovereign nation on 9 September 1991 from the Soviet Union, today Tajikistan is a constitutional republic ruled by President Emomali...
Why Tajikistan’s Pamiris don’t trust their government
For 30 years, eastern Tajikistan has been either on the edge of unrest or the scene of fighting. Fighting broke out again on May 16....