UN rights council takes Tajikistan to task
A follow-up report issued recently by the UN General Assembly’s Human Rights Council assails Tajikistan’s…
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Peru’s controversial ex-president Fujimori buried after national mourning
While Alberto Fujimori was hailed for crushing a leftist insurgency and boosting the economy, he was convicted…
Tajikistan: Pamiri minority facing systemic discrimination in ‘overlooked human…
The Tajikistani authorities are perpetuating systemic discrimination and severe human rights violations against…
In Tajikistan, Clerics And Government Officials Are Deciding What Women Should…
Women's clothes are high on the government's agenda once again in Tajikistan, where authorities and Islamic…
What Might a Harris Foreign Policy Bring?
A potential Kamala Harris presidency is unlikely to change existing US foreign policy towards the Indo-Pacific…
Tajikistan striving to convince the world that it can contain terrorism
Tajikistan, a Central Asian state with limited means, is trying to project a get-tough-on-terror image following…
Freedom House Calls Tajikistan One of the “Most Repressive” Countries…
The international human rights organization Freedom House called Tajikistan one of the "most repressive"…
Mary Lawlor, UN Criticises Tajikistan Dissolution of 700 NGOs
Brussels (12/03 – 55.56)
Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights…
In Tajikistan, independent media throttled by state repression
Giant portraits of President Emomali Rahmon adorn even the most nondescript buildings in Tajikistan’s capital…
Sri Lanka Reawakens Political Activism
Copenhagen (14/11 – 40)
The massive mobilization and sustained pressure jolted the Sri Lankan presidency of the…