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Complex geography and domestic politics mean a solution remains elusive.
Clashes on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border in which at least 100 people died have highlighted the serious risks of the countries unresolved territorial disputes, with analysts from both sides calling for a change of approach.
In recent years, Tajik doctors have been increasingly leaving their homeland, complaining about low wages and difficult working conditions. Experts say that the healthcare sector needs large-scale reforms. (more…)
Often, these are women in difficult life situations. In most cases, they do not seek help because of the fear of condemnation.
Tajik authorities are carefully concealing the whereabouts of women and children brought home from Syria and Iraq. Psychologists advise the authorities not to rush to return the children to their birth families. (more…)
Tajikistan authorities announced their intention to create 100,000 new jobs annually. However, the experts believe that it is impossible to employ that many people in the country under the current conditions. (more…)
Central Asian states have experienced a record abnormal heat wave as thermometers hit record-high temperatures. According to experts, such weather becomes a new normal in the region.
The arrest of the judge who acquitted the defendant has once again sparked a debate about the independence of Tajik courts. Human rights activists say that it is practically impossible to get a defendant acquitted in Tajik courts. (more…)
Despite geopolitical disturbances in the last four months, and the disruption of logistical chains all over the world, trading ties inside the Eurasian region have remained strong. According to statistics, the trade turnover between Central Asian states and Russia has increased by 14 per cent on the average since the start of the year, yet the economy development rates in the region decelerate. (more…)
Animal rights activists in Tajikistan demand to toughen punishment for animal cruelty and stop shooting stray dogs.
Dushanbe is intensifying ties with Iran amid Russia’s war with Ukraine.
The Tajik authorities hope to find an ally in Tehran, which could become an additional security guarantor for them because of the growing threats on the country’s borders, said Muslimbek Buriev, an independent researcher and member of the CABAR.asia school of analysis.