Economic Forum “European Union-Central Asia” will be held this year in Almaty (Kazakhstan). This was announced on Thursday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, citing a joint statement by…
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China-Central Asia: a surge in activity
by Elis Carterby Elis CarterThe Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the PRC held several meetings with Chinese colleagues, and the Ambassador of the PRC to the Republic of Kazakhstan discussed investment, trade…
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Tajik Secret Police Execute Pamiris
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksThese threats were made by Alisher Mirzanabatov (лишер Мирзонаботов), the former deputy head of the dreaded Tajik secret police, the GKNB, which is modelled after the Soviet KGB. Currently, Mirzanabatov is the…
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Tajik President Emomali Rahmon use Nazi – ‘Sippenhaftung’ to silence critics
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnFor some time has Tajikistan on the verge of a near-failed state status. Oppressive to its core, the Tajik president Emomali Rahmon and the Tajik version of the KGB have returned to…
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Kenes Rakishev: The new Kazakhstan, entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksKenes Rakishev is an entrepreneur and international businessman, and a former Kazakh special envoy to the United States. Rakishev is a reflection of the new Kazakhstan. Young, educated, worldly, and…
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Turkistan to Host First Central Asian Inter-Parliamentary Forum on Feb. 9-10
Turkistan, a historic city in the south of Kazakhstan, is set to host the first Inter-Parliamentary Forum of Central Asian countries on Feb. 9-10, reported the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press…
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Tajikistan police use public shaming to silence women
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoylePolice are enforcing an unwritten moral code that applies only to women. Public shaming is an ever-reliable weapon in Tajikistan’s toolkit for silencing expressions of discontent. This treatment is not…
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CIS Countries Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthen Ties, Accelerate Economic Growth, Says President Tokayev
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeThe Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) shows economic recovery despite the global crisis, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during an Oct. 28 meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council, reported…
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Human Rights UN Delegation Refused Access to Tajikistan GBAO
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleFrankfurt, Brussels, London (18/1 – 67) Tajikistan regime’s crimes against humanity and human rights defenders have attracted the United Nation. Recently, Mary Lawlor, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on the…
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The Narcostate
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnIt’s perhaps not surprising that Tajikistan, which shares a poorly guarded, 750-mile border with opium-rich Afghanistan, has become a major global drug-trafficking hub—in fact, more than 80 percent of Afghanistan’s heroin…
