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Tajik Suicides Continue Unchecked
IWPR Central Asia
20 Apr 18
Young women turn to desperate measures to escape domestic abuse.
President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev (left) with Emomali Rakhmon, Tajik President. (Photo: Press service of President of Republic of Tajikistan)
Historic Visit Boosts Uzbek-Tajik Ties
Timur Toktonaliev
13 Mar 18
Trip is latest in leader’s efforts to improve a range of regional relations.
Ismoil Somoni monument in Dushanbe. (Photo: Roman Buryak/IWPR)
Tajikistan's Latest Crackdown on Tradition
IWPR Central Asia
11 Sep 17
Lavish ceremonies to mark major life events will now be curtailed by law.
Ilkhom Narziev. (Photo courtesy of: I. Narziev)
Interview
Afghan Instability Threatens Tajikistan
IWPR Central Asia
28 Jul 17
The power vacuum in the neighbouring state has Tajik analysts worried.
Up to a quarter of the Tajik population are labour migrants, almost all men. Women back in Tajikistan are left to take care of their families. (Photo: Adil Nurmakov/Flickr)
Tajikistan's Abandoned Wives
IWPR Central Asia
30 Mar 17
Many men find new partners while working abroad, leaving families at home without support.
Tajik media landscape is losing its diversity due to financial difficulties, political pressure and brain drain. (Photo: Radio Ozodi, RFE/RL Tajik Service)
Tajik Media Faces Exodus
IWPR Central Asia
3 Feb 17
A combination of state pressure and lack of jobs is weakening the country's journalism sector.
Kyrgyz investigative reporters, winners of IWPR competition in Bishkek. (Photo: IWPR)
Promoting Investigative Journalism in Central Asia
IWPR Central Asia
16 Dec 16
Award-winners have published a range of groundbreaking stories.
Agroinvestbonk clients queue to withdraw cash outside the bank's Dushanbe headquarters. (Photo: Jamila Majidova/IWPR)
Tajikistan’s Frozen Banking System
IWPR Central Asia
14 Dec 16
Officials blame falling remittances but have failed to implement serious reforms.
Plov is one of the most common festive treats across Central Asia. (Photo: Aziz Mamirov)
All You Need is Plov
Vasilina Atoyanz-Larina, Dina Tokbaeva
25 Nov 16
Central Asians vie for ownership of a much-loved dish.
IWPR Tajik Radio editor Shahodat Soibnazarova (left) and IWPR contributor Davlater Baidullo discussing a story. (Photo: IWPR)
Tajikistan: Family Rehoused After IWPR Report
IWPR Central Asia
20 Oct 16
Action finally taken following radio story on their decades-long wait.

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