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14 Apr 2009, 10:18 am
In Tajikistan, Muhammadsharif Himmatzoda, spiritual leader of Tajikistan's Islamic Revival Party, has resigned his seat in Parliament. [read post]
Tajikistan and Russia have historically had strong ties, with the countries signing the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in 1993 and Russia maintaining a military base in Tajikistan. [read post]
10 Jan 2009, 10:35 am
Some suspect that Western nations have funded the Salafis in Tajikistan because of the Salafis' anti-Iranian stance. [read post]
21 Oct 2005, 4:40 am
Tajikistan is a secular nation but 90 percent of its citizens are Muslims. [read post]
26 Mar 2009, 3:02 am
Tajikistan's President Imomali Rakhmon today signed a controversial new religion law, according to a report from Reuters. [read post]
23 May 2016, 5:09 am by Howard Friedman
Deutsche Welle reports that voters in Tajikistan yesterday overwhelmingly (94.5% in favor) approved a series of constitutional amendments. [read post]
26 Oct 2010, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
In Tajikistan's capital of Dushanbe on Sunday, a controversial room used for daily prayers in the headquarters of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) was destroyed by fire. [read post]
5 Feb 2016, 11:19 am by Alexis Wheeler
The Constitutional Court of Tajikistan [official website] has affirmed the legality of a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Tajikistan [text] that would allow the possibility of current President Emomali Rahmon [BBC profile] remaining president for life. [read post]
13 Feb 2014, 6:24 am by Theresa Donovan
Mendez was encouraged by Tajikistan's response to his last visit and recommendations he had given to the government in 2012, and especially welcomed the country's adoption of a National Action Plan, legal awareness campaigns and a new institute... [read post]
The post HRW urges Tajikistan to restore internet in autonomous region appeared first on JURIST - News. [read post]
The post HRW urges Tajikistan to restore internet in autonomous region appeared first on JURIST - News. [read post]
30 Nov 2022, 8:08 am by JURIST Staff
Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul reports on a new international meeting on Afghanistan hosted by neighboring Tajikistan. [read post]
21 Jun 2007, 9:12 am
[JURIST] The Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan [official website] voted unanimously Wednesday to approve an amnesty proposed by President Emomali Rahmon [official website, in Tajikistani], paving the way for Rahmon to reduce the sentences of hundreds of Islamic militants imprisoned for fighting against the government during the 1992-1997 Tajikistani Civil War [Wikipedia backgrounder]. [read post]
17 Aug 2011, 7:45 am by Media Law Prof
A BBC World Service journalist is on trial in Tajikistan, accused of membership in Hizbut-Tahrir(Party of Liberation), a banned group that advocates the creation of a pan-Islamic caliphate that would rule all Muslim states. [read post]
19 Apr 2007, 12:00 am
In Tajikistan, officially a secular country with a population that is 90% Muslim, several developments indicate tensions between the government and Islam. [read post]
3 Aug 2010, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
Radio Free Europe today reports on efforts by the government of Tajikistan to keep control over Islamic education in the country. [read post]
18 Aug 2007, 8:18 am
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Tajikistan Friday sentenced two former Guantanamo Bay detainees to 17 years in prison each for serving as mercenaries in Afghanistan. [read post]
3 Apr 2009, 9:00 am
Preserving the status of Tajikistan as a secular state, the new law... [read post]