Tajikistan: President Clings to Power
A campaign appears to be underway to persuade the Tajik people that they can't do without Rakhmonov's leadership.
A campaign appears to be underway to persuade the Tajik people that they can't do without Rakhmonov's leadership.
Teachers in the troubled Aksy region complain that they've been coerced into doing the government's bidding.
Academics fear Tashkent's historical revisionism may lead to anti-Russian feeling among Uzbek youth.
Hundreds of demonstrators are determined to break through police barricades to attend an opposition congress this weekend.
Astana lodges protest after Kazak villager is shot dead by Uzbek border guards.
Shuttle traders face ruin owing to the huge import duties the government has slapped on the goods they bring into the country.
Forcible repatriation of Tajik migrants will exacerbate Dushanbe's chronic economic problems.
As demonstrators converged on the capital, local and foreign analysts voiced concerns over the republic's future.
Authorities scupper opposition congress by rounding up participants and bussing them out of the city.
Frontier guards claim their bland diet is forcing them to kill protected species to keep their strength up.