35 people gathered yesterday in front of the Supreme Court in Dushanbe to protest against “unfair court rulings and corrupt judiciary” in the country. Protestors held placards with the names of “corrupt judges” and demanded that the head of the Supreme Court had a meeting with them. Participants of the public rally announced to […]

Islamic Revival Party has managed to overcome internal disputes and is preparing for tougher political struggle. IRPT’s chairman Muhiddin Kabiri outlined new party strategy.
Addressing a meeting of party activists on January 16, Mr. Kabiri spoke much longer and on a much wider scope of issues than an ordinary opening speech might require. It was […]

Poverty usually puts up people to a crime. One of the most widely-spread forms of crime in Tajikistan is drug trafficking. However, the creativity of people apt to crimes is not limited to drug-trafficking. The steeling of telephone cables right from the poles is another way of surviving for impoverished people. Obviously, after the […]

Last year before the presidential elections in Chkalovsk, the city in the northern parts of Tajikistan, was conducted a contest on the best essay and drawing among the secondary school students, reports Varorud (RUS). The theme of the contest was “I’m electing a president”. It was organized by a local NGO at financial […]

China and Tajikistan signed several agreements to strengthen economic cooperation as Tajik President Emomali Rakhmonov pays a weeklong official visit to China.
President Rakhmonov visited China before and frequently met with the country’s leaders on the sidelines of various summits and forums. This time it is different. Rakhmonov arrived at Beijing with a large group […]

The World Bank Private Sector Development Blog has a new field blogger: Andrea Dall’Olio. Andrea is an Italian who manages a project to reduce administrative barriers for small and medium enterprises in Tajikistan.
Although there is no real insight in his first post (he is only describing his initial impressions), it may […]

Yesterday I watched a news program on TV channel “Mir”. This channel covers all the CIS countries. All the news programs are made of small reports from the CIS countries. Usually, the news programs are very positive. I like watching these programs when I have a delirious mood.
The report on Tajikistan was […]

Yesterday, I’ve posted Vitaly Mantrov’s article on the Russian-language Tajik blog about criminalization of Tajik society and the replacement of old generation of criminals by younger generation. Here is the translation of that article.
Vitaly argues that the crime in Central Asia, including Tajikistan, is “rejuvenating”. The old generation of criminals (Old Gangsters) have […]