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Published in: oDR: AnalysisJournalist’s jail term paints dire picture of civil rights in TajikistanUlfatkhonim Mamadshoeva was accused of conspiring against the state and tried behind closed doors
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Published in: oDR: FeatureRoles flip as Russians become ‘migrant workers’ in Tajikistan (for now)For the first time in 30 years, Russians are heading to Central Asia rather than the other way around – to escape war
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Published in: oDR: FeatureNew Russian citizens from Central Asia face uncertainty over Ukraine warRussian citizenship is pragmatic for migrants from states like Tajikistan. But they may be dragged into Putin’s war
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionDespite all the international attention, Afghan refugees are not welcomeNobody really knows what prospects await Afghan refugees when countries have yet to see human rights as rights for all humans
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Published in: oDR“Renegade research”: hierarchies of knowledge production in Central AsiaFor those researching the global south, fieldwork needs to be reimagined as a collaborative process which can help...
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Published in: oDRThe Central Asian valley where borders dissolve in grassroots cooperationSandwiched between three Central Asian states, people living on all sides of the Ferghana Valley are overcoming...
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Published in: oDRMeet Tajikistan’s embattled IslamistsTajikistan is trying to persecute what was once Central Asia’s only legal Islamist party out of existence. But is...
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Published in: oDRFighting for recognition: Soviet-Afghan War veterans in TajikistanIn Tajikistan, veterans of the Soviet-Afghan War are fighting for recognition, but their government holds them at...
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Published in: oDRWhen Russia sneezes, Central Asia catches a cold
Russia’s financial crisis has produced a contagious effect in Central Asia, where cheap oil is exacerbating the poor...
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Published in: oDRConsequences of the detention of Alexander Sodiqov
My friend and colleague Alexander Sodiqov is being held in Tajikistan without charge, under suspicion of espionage...
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Published in: HomeA post-Soviet dictatorship vs. an academic researcherAlexander Sodiqov, a University of Toronto PhD candidate, was detained on June 16 by the Tajik KGB while he was...
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Published in: oDRLeaving Afghanistan leaves Tajikistan waryWhat impact will the withdrawal of the Western-dominated International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in...
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Published in: oDRGoodbye Lenin: Tajikistan's new historical narrativeTHE CEELBAS DEBATE // Since the collapse of the USSR the Tajik government has striven to establish a new historical...
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Published in: openSecurityBordering on Peace?
As we move towards the draw-down of foreign forces in Afghanistan, openSecurity asks Afghan, Pakistani and...
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Published in: oDRPersian games: Iran’s strategic foothold in TajikistanWhile international attention on Iran focuses on the country's nuclear programme and anti-western rhetoric, few have...
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Published in: oDRCentral Asia: succession planning in dictatorshipsKyrgyzstan aside, recent elections in Central Asia would appear to indicate that the regions’ leaders are aiming to...
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Published in: HomeGrey zones and first families: the reality of everyday violence in Central AsiaCentral Asia has gained a reputation for sporadic outbreaks of ethnic unrest and Islamist insurgency. But the...
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Published in: oDRA recipe for radicalisation: the campaign against Islam in TajikistanA government campaign against Islamic education and political movements in Tajikistan, prompted by an armed conflict...
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Published in: oDRTajikistan’s marginalised youthArmed conflict has been raging for almost a month in the mountains of the Kamarob gorge between the forces of the...
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Published in: HomeConflict in Tajikistan – not really about radical IslamFor almost a month, an armed conflict has been raging in the mountains of the Kamarob gorge between the forces of...
