The Tajikistani authorities are perpetuating systemic discrimination and severe human rights violations against the Pamiri minority, according to new research by Amnesty International. The Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) in East…
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Shokhrukh Saidzoda, a Friend of Rustam Emomali, Received a New Position – Head of the Capital’s Police
Shokhrukh Saidkhoda, head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan, one of the closest friends of Rustam Emomali, the son of the President of…
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Why Tajikistan’s Pamiris don’t trust their government
by Elis Carterby Elis CarterDushanbe wants obedience but treats the region as something to be exploited and ignored. For 30 years, eastern Tajikistan has been either on the edge of unrest or the scene…
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The Story of Tajikistan
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeBrussels (21/10 – 75) In May 2022, tens of ethnic Pamiri protesters were killed by security forces as demonstrations were violently suppressed and an “anti-terrorist operation” was launched in the…
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Brussels (27/10 – 50) Just in September this year, ten “distinguished” people in Tajikistan have been awarded general ranks. The decree on conferring general ranks was signed by the country’s…
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Activist Called on UN to Assess Tajikistan Security Forces
Berlin (06/12 – 67.67) Asliddin Sherzamonov, an activist from Tajikistan, strongly believes that the United Nations (UN) should assess the actions of the Central Asian country’s security forces during the…
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Tajikistan Sentence Five Pamiri Leaders To Life Imprisonment
Berlin (24/11 – 50) The Supreme Court of the Republic of Tajikistan sentenced five Pamiri leaders from the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) to life imprisonment. They are Tolib Ayombekov, Nazhmiddin Sherchonov,…
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Tajikistan Journalist, Mamadshoeva Sentenced To 21 Years In Prison
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeBrussels (25/11 – 33.3) Tajikistan Supreme Court has sentenced a widely respected 65-year-old female journalist, Ulfathonim Mamadshoeva, to 21 years in prison on charges of incitement to overthrowing the government.…
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The Pamiris are forced to leave Tajikistan
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnLondon (07/11 – 71) For ten years now, the authorities of Tajikistan have been engaged in forced assimilation of the ethnic Pamiri people, giving away the heartlands to China for…
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UN, Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor Call Again on Tajikistan to Release Journalists
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeBerlin (06/11 – 58) UN Special Rapporteur of Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, has once again called on the authorities of Tajikistan to release imprisoned Tajik journalists and bloggers. Mary…
