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Independence Day event: Russian House honours freedom fighters, highlights Moscow’s key role in emergence of Bangladesh
Russian House in Dhaka (formerly the Russian Cultural Centre), in cooperation with the National Museum and the Liberation…
Tajikistan: These are no Muslims
Warsaw, Berlin (25/3 – 80) A diverse group of Pamiri and Ismaili interest groups gathered to discuss the…
Chinese embassy urges its citizens in Singapore to ‘stay away’ from gambling
SINGAPORE – The Chinese embassy in Singapore on March 18 asked its citizens in the Republic to “stay…
Tajikistan’s Troubled Water
Dubai (27/2) Tajikistan’s existential project to build the colossal 335-meter-high Roghun hydropower dam is proceeding apace, but costs…
Tajikistan’s Mega Hydropower Project on the Brink of Financial Turmoil
Tajikistan’s existential project to build the colossal 335-meter-high Roghun hydropower dam is proceeding apace, but costs are spiraling,…
Mass Corruption Shaking Tajikistan
Tashkent 24/2/ (50). In Tajikistan, over 20% of the population lives in poverty, and millions of citizens have…
Social media posts by Tajik president’s grandson unsettle ruling circles as leadership succession looms
Dushanbe 25/2 (35.71). The social networking activity of “influencer” Ismoil Mahmadzoir is causing a stir within the country’s…
Isaac McKean Scarborough on Moscow’s Heavy Shadow in Tajikistan
The Soviet Union’s collapse 32 years ago led to rapid change, economic collapse, and violence. In Tajikistan, that…
Will the Third Time Be the Charm for Tajikistan’s Thwarted Power Transition?
Infighting over the succession and growing frustration in the regions could shatter the stability that the Tajik president…
Indonesia election: What to expect from Prabowo Subianto?
A former general with ties to the brutal regime of former dictator Suharto, Indonesia’s likely new president has…