After Tajiks were charged with a deadly attack in Moscow, the country has cracked down on signs of Islam. But experts say it’s not addressing the causes of terrorism. People…
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Tajikistan: Decree bans funerals for alleged “terrorists”, denies relatives bodies
by Eli Barkerby Eli BarkerDushanbe, Tajikistan, Central Asia (15/6 – 60) On 28 April, President Emomali Rahmon who has ruled Tajikistan since 1992 signed into law a Decree imposing the Procedure for “burying the…
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Tajikistan Pamiris Welcome Eid-ul Fitr Amidst Repression
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeParis, Brussels (21/04 – 50) Pamiri Muslims in Tajikistan, who mostly are followers of the Ismaili branch of Shi’ism, celebrate Eid ul Fitr on Saturday. Residing in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous…