IWPR
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Khurshed Durakhsh reports from the Tajik capital, where chronic energy problems leave people finding alternative ways to cook, wash and stay warm.
Senior figures from across the political spectrum gathered for the opening of an Ismaili centre in the Tajik capital this week.
The southern town of Batken has now been the official administrative centre of its own region for a decade, but it has few of the leisure facilities and public spaces that more established urban centres enjoy.