Tajikistan

As Central Asian governments roll out energy sector reforms, private investment is set to play a key role in economic development and the clean energy transition.

A conversation with U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Mary Lawlor about her recent country visit to Tajikistan.

The journey of Faromuz Irgashev from presidential hopeful to prison underscores Tajikistan’s total descent into authoritarianism.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu's trip to Central Asia seeks to “reinforce the United States’ commitment to each country’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity."

The kind of Iranian drones Tajikistan has an agreement to manufacture are not those seen in the sky over Ukraine.

Half a dozen journalists in Tajikistan have been detained in the last few months in a worrying, and wide, crackdown on media in the country.

A protocol reportedly signed over the weekend would see both vacate four border posts each but is shadowed by domestic critiques in Kyrgyzstan and a lack of clarity in Tajikistan.

Conflicts have intensified across the former Soviet Union, now in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It’s a worrying and disillusioning development for the region. 

The recent outbreak of hostilities on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border represents a dangerous escalation from previous tension and skirmishes to a distinct act of aggression.

The designation by Russia of the IRPT as an extremist organization may put Tajik citizens in Russia further at risk.

In recent days, Tajikistan has been criticized by the U.N. Refugee Agency for deporting Afghan refugees.