Tajikistan

by Vladimir Rozanskij | CENTRAL ASIA

The Eurasian military alliance has presented new guidelines for law enforcement operations to be applied in all member states to prevent ‘terrorist infiltration’. Last year 420 illegal organisations were identified, but there were also many summary actions against Tajiks after the attack on Krokus City Hall. Dushanbe is insisting that its citizens fully legalise their residence status in Russia by the end of April.

The demolition of Dushanbe's history

by Vladimir Rozanskij | TAJIKISTAN

The ‘modern’ Ramadan of today's Central Asia

by Vladimir Rozanskij | CENTRAL ASIA

Historic peace between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

by Vladimir Rozanskij | CENTRAL ASIA

Tajikistan revamps ancient festivals

by Vladimir Rozanskij | TAJIKISTAN
by Vladimir Rozanskij

As expected, the party of Emomali Rakhmon, who has been at the helm of the country since 1994, obtained an absolute majority and only parties controlled by the president entered parliament. Despite the regime's clearly repressive nature, there are no international sanctions against Tajikistan, confirming the feeling that the ruling caste in Dushanbe is untouchable.

| 04/03/2025
| TAJIKISTAN
by Vladimir Rozanskij

The Tajiks consider themselves the main heirs of the trade routes of centuries ago, of the ‘first Eurasian globalisation’ in history. But today, according to the political scientist Abdugani Mamadazimov, they are forced to play catch-up with their neighbours while the whole world looks to Central Asia as a crucial area of connections between East and West.

| 18/02/2025
| CENTRAL ASIA
by Vladimir Rozanskij

From Kazakhstan to Tajikistan, procedures have been adopted throughout the region to change the spelling of surnames by eliminating the patronymic forms imposed during tsarist and Soviet domination, in order to recover Turkic or other ethnic roots. However, only a few personalities have taken this step, perceived by many as an unnecessary complication.

| 31/01/2025
| CENTRAL ASIA
by Vladimir Rozanskij

It was founded in 1931 to transform a desert area into a model metropolis by mobilizing the best architects, engineers and builders of the Soviet Union. And despite the country's backwardness even today this city continues to be enriched with new streets, squares and city parks.

| 24/01/2025
| TAJIKISTAN
by Vladimir Rozanskij

With Russia's doors increasingly closed, many workers from the region have left for South Korea. But Central Asians seeking prospects in Western countries are also increasing, often ending up as victims of unscrupulous exploiters. Turkey as an intermediate destination where they stay for a few years hoping then to reach Europe or America.

| 13/01/2025
| CENTRAL ASIA
by Vladimir Rozanskij

In the city of Idlib alone, there are around 400 Tajiks, as well as an unknown number of Kyrgyz, Uzbeks and Kazakhs. Beyond the ‘moderate’ cover of who will form the new government, there is widespread fear in the Central Asian capitals that,Damascus could become the new centre of attraction for all forms of radical Islamism.

| 17/12/2024
| TAJIKISTAN
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