After completing a 15-day jail sentence for holding unauthorized rally in Dushanbe, four activists of the opposition Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT) say Tajik authorities misunderstood them.
In his first appearance since the release from jail on November 20, Rajab Mirzo, well-known Tajik journalist and head of the Dushanbe chapter of DPT, claimed the […]
Rahmonov according to the amended Constitution of Tajikistan had a right to be reelected and he used that right. On 18th of November was held the inauguration of the president of Tajikistan. As Alexander says on the Russian-language Tajik blog, the inaugural ceremony was carefully prepared and it was something between a soviet-style public […]
The New York Times carried an article today describing the resurgence of polygamy in Tajikistan. According to the article:
But then came the breakup of the Soviet Union and Tajikistans civil war, which claimed as many as 100,000 lives in the 1990s, an overwhelming majority of the victims men. Since then, as many as […]
A small opposition rally in front of the Justice Ministry in Dushanbe, two days prior to the presidential vote went almost unnoticed. In a post on the Russian section of the blog, I shared thoughts on the event and the debate that it has sparked.
Five to six young activists of opposition parties boycotting the […]
Following the article of Alexander Sadykov about the disagreement of OSCE and CIS observers on presidential election in Tajikistan. Today Asia plus reported that four representatives of OSCE were deported from Moscow to Prague for violation of visa regulations.
In the morning the representatives of OSCE were coming from Dushanbe to Yekateriburg. After […]
Central Commission for Elections and Referenda announced the results of November 6 presidential election in Tajikistan. Emomali Rakhmonov won a third seven-year term with 79.3 percent of the vote on a 91 percent turnout. Meanwhile, two main observation missions that monitored the vote OSCE and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) disagree on […]
After successfully overcoming endless mountain passes and military checkpoints, our Soviet minibus finally starts to descend into the Wakhan Valley in Eastern Tajikistan. For about three days, our driver Valerij had skilfully manoeuvred us from Osh in Kyrgyzstan to here and although probably one of the most dangerous roads in the world, rarely […]
Articles that appeared yesterday in two reputable Web-based sources, Eurasia Net Eurasia Insight and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, suggested that the presidential election in Tajikistan had presented few or no surprises. While Emomali Rakhmonovs victory was a foregone conclusion months ahead of the vote, I believe that the rest of […]
Today I went voting as many other Tajik citizens. As long as I am out of Tajikistan I went to the nearest embassy to give my vote to one of the candidates.
It was the first time I went to the poll, though I have this right for many years. I always thought that […]
Polling stations have opened this morning throughout Tajikistan as presidential campaign entered its final stage. About 3.2 million Tajik voters have an opportunity to elect their president for the next seven years with the possible re-election for another seven-year term.
The voting so far has been a very calm and peaceful process. It was […]
