Homosexuality in Central Asia: A problem of social mentality?
Members of the LGBTQ community throughout Central Asia suffer unimaginable hardships. Each day they are forced to decide between livingContinue Reading
Tag: Tajikistan
Rahmon’s electoral alibi
The upcoming presidential elections in Tajikistan will result in a new term for the country’s long-standing president, Emomali Rahmon. However,Continue Reading
Reemphasizing everyday traditions in Central Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic
As most of the world has resigned to staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an increased emphasis onContinue Reading
China and Tajikistan, an uneven relationship
Tajikistan has become China’s entry point into Central Asia. Not economically, but politically and militarily. Dushanbe has been doing aContinue Reading
In the fields of wheat: an authoritarian obsession
The Central Asian republics have been shaped by the personality of their leaders since their independence from the Soviet Union.Continue Reading
Border disputes: old and new reactions
As recent border clashes in Central Asia have shown, the old-fashioned blame game is still being used by the partiesContinue Reading
Surnames and individual freedoms in Tajikistan
On April 29, the Tajik lower chamber, the Assembly of Representatives, passed a bill banning bans Russified family names andContinue Reading
Tajik and Turkmen migrant workers susceptible to ISIS
Coronavirus has introduced mass instability worldwide and can have especially dangerous political effects in regimes that do not acknowledge theContinue Reading
Presidential elections next for Tajik president’s son?
Tajikistan is making the headlines these days for coronavirus-related news. Or lack of to be more accurate. The country isContinue Reading
Football in times of coronavirus
Sports, like many other aspects of everyday life, have come to a standstill in the world as a result ofContinue Reading