VAHDAT, Tajikistan — Shahboz Sharifbek has never had a political agenda or supported any political, religious, or social group. He doesn’t stand out from...
The international human rights organization Freedom House called Tajikistan one of the “most repressive” countries in the world in 2023.
In its new report, the...
China and the five states of Central Asia are creating a mechanism to improve responses to natural disasters.
The heads of emergency-response agencies for all...
The president of Tajikistan likes to wrap himself in the robes of Islam.
Literally, in some cases.
In January 2016, Emomali Rahmon performed a pilgrimage to the holy...
The country’s most important archaeological find has been compared to Machu Picchu. Here’s how to see it.
At first glance, it doesn’t look like much,...
