Zafar Abdullaev
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Tajik Coalition Tearing at the Seams
Opposition parties run into legal difficulties, making their election chances even slimmer.
20 Nov 05
Car Bomb Leaves Tajiks Jumpy
No one knows who was behind Monday’s car bombing – or even whether it was one – but it appears to confirm fears of pre-election trouble.
20 Nov 05
Tajikistan Courts Turkmenbashi
Dushanbe and Ashgabat forge new alliance that may help them resist Uzbekistan's influence in the region.
22 Feb 05
Tajikistan: Centrists on The March
New opposition party seeks to break the mould of Tajik politics
22 Feb 05
Tajikistan: Independent Newspapers Under Pressure
Opposition papers say government is interfering to stop them printing because of their critical political reporting.
22 Feb 05
Tajikistan: Free Press in Financial Crisis
Upcoming curbs on advertising could finish off many independent papers.
22 Feb 05
Moscow Extradites Controversial Tajik Politician
Russia sends former interior minister back to uncertain fate in Tajikistan.
22 Feb 05
Tajikistan: Private Sector Abuses to be Curbed
Government pledges to stop private companies ripping off the state and abusing their workforce.
22 Feb 05
Tajik Chernobyl Victims Still Waiting
A draft law addressing the problems of Tajik victims of the Chernobyl disaster has been delayed because of lack of funds.
21 Feb 05
Tajikistan: Concern at New Islamic Group
Despite keeping a watchful eye on Islamic groups, officials say they failed to notice a radical organisation until the killing of a Christian preacher.
21 Feb 05
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