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![Tajikistan’s Pamirs: A Perfect Political Storm on the Roof of the World Tajikistan’s Pamirs: A Perfect Political Storm on the Roof of the World](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-01-113831.jpeg)
Tajikistan’s Pamirs: A Perfect Political Storm on the Roof of the World
By Klas Lundström
The table is set for the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast to remain a geopolitical hotspot, as important as it is distant.
![Mary Lawlor on the ‘Climate of Fear’ Among Human Rights Defenders in Tajikistan Mary Lawlor on the ‘Climate of Fear’ Among Human Rights Defenders in Tajikistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-12-14-162942.jpg)
Mary Lawlor on the ‘Climate of Fear’ Among Human Rights Defenders in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
A conversation with U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Mary Lawlor about her recent country visit to Tajikistan.
![What Tajikistan’s Persecution of Faromuz Irgashev Really Means What Tajikistan’s Persecution of Faromuz Irgashev Really Means](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-tajikistan-flag-prison-1.jpg)
What Tajikistan’s Persecution of Faromuz Irgashev Really Means
By Catherine Putz
The journey of Faromuz Irgashev from presidential hopeful to prison underscores Tajikistan’s total descent into authoritarianism.
![GBAO Reportedly Preparing for a Presidential Visit GBAO Reportedly Preparing for a Presidential Visit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-07-13.jpg)
GBAO Reportedly Preparing for a Presidential Visit
By Catherine Putz
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is expected to make a visit to GBAO in early September, though no official announcement has been made.
![Pair of Pamiri Activists Disappear From Russia and Reappear in Tajikistan Pair of Pamiri Activists Disappear From Russia and Reappear in Tajikistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-tajikistan-flag-prison-1.jpg)
Pair of Pamiri Activists Disappear From Russia and Reappear in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
Prominent Pamiri activists and figures have been pursued by the authorities through a variety of means, with those in Russia seemingly at the greatest risk of extradition or rendition.
![Tajikistan Lifts Internet Block on GBAO. What’s Next? Tajikistan Lifts Internet Block on GBAO. What’s Next?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-tajikistan-flag-prison-1.jpg)
Tajikistan Lifts Internet Block on GBAO. What’s Next?
By Catherine Putz
As with previous rounds of unrest and crackdown in GBAO, the core issues remain unresolved.
![The Pamir Powderkeg The Pamir Powderkeg](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-25-190557.jpg)
The Pamir Powderkeg
By Catherine Putz
The latest outbreak of violence in GBAO followed six months of tensions after nearly 30 years of both pressure and government neglect.
![Internet Severed Again in Tajikistan’s GBAO Internet Severed Again in Tajikistan’s GBAO](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-44054714741_e84f30fdd1_k.jpg)
Internet Severed Again in Tajikistan’s GBAO
By Catherine Putz
For much of the last six months, the internet has been either inaccessible or heavily curtailed in Tajikistan’s eastern autonomous region.
![MMA Fighter Facing Charges in Tajikistan Over Pro-Pamiri Comments MMA Fighter Facing Charges in Tajikistan Over Pro-Pamiri Comments](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-25-190557.jpg)
MMA Fighter Facing Charges in Tajikistan Over Pro-Pamiri Comments
By Catherine Putz
The trial made an unexpected turn when an expert said Chorshanbe Chorshanbiev’s comments did not actually contain a call to violence.
Tajikistan Closes Eastern Region to Tourists
By Catherine Putz
Recent fighting across the border in Afghanistan has made authorities nervous.
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