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The president of Tajikistan is preparing the successor

The president of Tajikistan is preparing the successor

12.08.2009 16:15 msk Politics Tajikistan

The President of Tajikistan is a lucky father: he has seven daughters and two sons. The eldest son of Emomali Rakhmnon – Rustami Emomali – is 22 and his father views him as the successor. Despite the fact that Rakhmon let nobody get close to him, apparently, his son is another story.

Tajikistan: Irrecoverable Losses

Tajikistan: Irrecoverable Losses

15.07.2009 15:19 msk Migration Tajikistan

Sisters Gulbakhor (19), Gulsanam (15), and Gulrukhsor (13) were interred in the Bobojongafur district of Tajikistan on June 19, 2009, their bodies flown in from Surgut (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region, Russia) the day before. The girls and their parents had been labor immigrants in Russia (the father

The last of the allies

The last of the allies

14.07.2009 16:05 msk Politics Tajikistan

The circumstances of the death of former Emergency Control Ministry, the General-Lieutenant Mirzo Zieev are not clear. According to the official statement, he was planning to take over the power in Tavildara, but soon joined the governmental forces and later on was killed by his comrades. The opposi

Japanese army prisoners in Tajikistan: Slave labor for good memory

Japanese army prisoners in Tajikistan: Slave labor for good memory

16.06.2009 14:38 msk Tajikistan

One of the channels in northern Tajikistan, built by Japanese army prisoners. Photo by author.

Tajikistan: Survival through revival of ancient crafts

Tajikistan: Survival through revival of ancient crafts

10.06.2009 11:33 msk Tajikistan

Tajikistan gained sovereignty nearly 17 years ago. Civil war that lasted five years took over 100,000 lives and made as many women and children widows and orphans. The war devastated national economy, both industry and agriculture. Tajikistan has not recovered yet: unemployment grows, factories idle

Soviet-Era Uranium Waste Sites Now Threaten Central Asia

Soviet-Era Uranium Waste Sites Now Threaten Central Asia

20.05.2009 14:30 msk Ferghana Valley Tajikistan

Storage sites for uranium tailings that were built in Soviet times in Tajikistan are now leaking radiation into the surrounding atmosphere and ground water supplies, undermining the health and well-being of the people of a republic and a broader region that lack the resources to clean up a problem t

Tajikistan: Nobody cares of disabled children, except for their parents

Tajikistan: Nobody cares of disabled children, except for their parents

17.04.2009 18:04 msk Tajikistan

11 year old Fahriddin Farruhzoda is deceased with encephalic apoplexy. He cannot move independently and wheelchair got broken five years ago. His parents are not able to afford new one.

The kids in the remote regions of Tajikistan do not even have access to elementary education

The kids in the remote regions of Tajikistan do not even have access to elementary education

06.03.2009 11:18 msk Tajikistan

In the near future, thirty kids, residing in the territory of the dairy and jamoata stock-raising farm in the Obburdon Matchi rayon of Sogd Oblast of Tajikistan may be cut the access to education.

Tajikistan-Russia: Demarche as Rakhmon's answer to Medvedev

Tajikistan-Russia: Demarche as Rakhmon's answer to Medvedev

02.02.2009 10:48 msk Analytics Tajikistan

President of Tajikistan did not come to Moscow yesterday. He is not going to meet with Dmitry Medvedev today. Neither will he attend summits of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Eurasian Economic Community scheduled for February 4. Emomali Rakhmon apparently cancelled the trip to the capital

Uzbekistan's withdrawal from the Eurasian Economic Cooperation Organization will help Tajikistan solve some of its problems

Uzbekistan's withdrawal from the Eurasian Economic Cooperation Organization will help Tajikistan solve some of its problems

28.11.2008 22:19 msk Business Tajikistan

Russian Presidential Administration Director Sergei Naryshkin said in Dushanbe that Tajikistan might count on participation in the Customs Union and become a partner of Eurasian Bank of Development founders in the near future. According to Naryshkin, it will make investments more readily available t

Tajikistan Hopes Water will Power its Growth

Tajikistan Hopes Water will Power its Growth

01.09.2008 18:01 msk Analytics Tajikistan

The inscription just above a tunnel at the foot of the colossal Nurek hydropower dam in south central Tajikistan is succinct: "Water Is Life." The frigid, frothing Vakhsh River rushing under it adds a visual punctuation mark.

Tajik authorities seek to improve the image of the country

Tajik authorities seek to improve the image of the country

16.07.2008 20:34 msk Politics Tajikistan

The Tajik authorities are hoping to improve the country's image in the eyes of the international community. What information is available indicates that a special committee for information warfare has been set up under President Emomali Rakhmon. Official Dushanbe, meanwhile, is strong-arming the dom

Russia to resume work on the Rogun Hydroelectric Power Plant

Russia to resume work on the Rogun Hydroelectric Power Plant

06.06.2008 17:12 msk Business Tajikistan

It appears Russia may resume construction of the Rogun Hydroelectric Power Plant, following requests by Tajik authorities. Further, Inter RAO EES is to be put in charge of the Russian section of the project, valued at $3 billion. The share of ownership of the plant to be turned over to Russia has no

Deafness by 15%. Russian soldiers' calls remain unheeded

Deafness by 15%. Russian soldiers' calls remain unheeded

29.05.2008 21:01 msk Analytics Tajikistan

There are currently two foreign military contingents in the Republic of Tajikistan- the 201st Russian Military Base and a French Air Force base. As for the French, they seemingly have few problems. Their Mirage jetfighters make infrequent forays into Afghanistan, while their pilots are paid about $5

Experts: President of Tajikistan is not in control

Experts: President of Tajikistan is not in control

29.05.2008 19:17 msk Analytics Tajikistan

The authorities gave the order to Internal Troops to attack the Langariyevs' household on Tuesday night. Once activists of the Popular Front, the Langariyevs had fought the Islamic opposition, side by side with Emomali Rakhmon, back in the mid-1990s. Not even the elder brother's death in the civil w

Tajikistan: homelessness and juvenile crime threaten health of the nation

Tajikistan: homelessness and juvenile crime threaten health of the nation

05.03.2008 12:46 msk Tajikistan

How many homeless children roam Tajikistan is something nobody can tell. This country lacks the system of keeping tabs on the homeless. Homeless children numbered 8,000 or so in 1998 but they are much fewer nowadays. It does not, however, mean that the Tajik state and society experience fewer proble

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