Are Returning Migrants Behind Tajik Crime Wave?
The recent murder of a currency trader in the capital Dushanbe has led some to point the finger at Tajik workers forced to return home because of the global economic crisis.
30 Oct 09
Central Asia
Tajikistan Comes to Terms With Immigrant Labour
Although it is a country where hundreds of thousands of people go abroad in search of work, Tajikistan is also host to several thousand foreign worker.
30 Oct 09
Central Asia: Sept '09
Tajik authorities’ tactics for dealing with foreign Islamic groups under scrutiny.
30 Oct 09
Turkmen Team to Attend World Food Forum
30 Oct 09
Teenage Girls Fill Labour Gap
School-age girls are out gathering the cotton harvest in parts of Tajikistan this autumn, and many have dropped out of education altogether.
29 Oct 09
Kyrgyzstan: Hijab Row as New School Year Begins
Headscarf dispute pits secular school system against demands to respect religious freedoms.
28 Oct 09
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