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Tajikistan governance

May 27, 2017
Nuance Needed: Religious Laws and Enforcement in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
“Do people know what the laws are? If not, do the laws matter?”

January 22, 2016
Tajik President Says ‘Certain States’ Have ‘Evil Plans’ for Tajikistan
By Casey Michel
By externalizing Dushanbe’s problems, Rahmon is avoiding domestic responsibility.

January 16, 2016
Marriage in Kyrgyzstan and What Not to Wear in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
Plus, Putin's ploys in Central Asia and other recommended reads.

December 03, 2015
Fears of Terrorism Prompt New Communications Laws in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
Parliament endorsed amendments that would require cell operators to register all SIM cards sold.

September 25, 2015
Washington Cannot Remain Silent as Tajikistan Becomes a One-Party State
By Edward Lemon
Dushanbe has succeeded in crushing its opposition and the international community has failed to speak up.

September 23, 2015
Tajikistan Sinks Further Into Autocracy
By Casey Michel
As Dushanbe consolidates a de facto one-party state, the West remains largely silent.

September 18, 2015
Tajikistan Pins Recent Violence on Islamic Party
By Catherine Putz
If Dushanbe is to be believed, all of its opponents and critics colluded to topple the state.

September 08, 2015
Tajikistan's Recent Violence: What We Know (and Don't Know)
By Catherine Putz
As time goes on, it will becoming increasingly difficult to figure out precisely what happened in Vahdat and Dushanbe.

August 12, 2015
Jailed Tajik Opposition Politician Given Additional Time
By Catherine Putz
A court in Tajikistan added three years to Zaid Saidov's existing 26-year sentence.

July 10, 2015
Tajikistan Uses Laws to Crush Islamist Opposition
By Catherine Putz
Dushanbe is dismantling the Islamic Renaissance Party, hewing to the letter, but not the spirit, of the law.
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