Tajikistan: Authorities Arrest Bloggers for “Immorality”
Harassment for posting allegedly obscene content seen as a means to further shrink freedom of speech.
Harassment for posting allegedly obscene content seen as a means to further shrink freedom of speech.
Women who dream of taking on combat disciplines have to first defy conservative traditions.
Critics deem mysterious summit, presented as a gesture of unity, as simply a populist move.
Protests against the land swaps the agreement entails have led to a heavy-handed response.
A draconian draft media law and rising numbers of criminal investigations against journalists signal an authoritarian turn.
Trial of 22 defendants enters final stages amid concerns of bias and lack of transparency.
Citizens can be punished for dissemination of religious materials, even if of a non-extremist nature.
Murky investigation and lack of accountability followed violence that scarred a nation.
The incumbent has promised change, but prospects for a more democratic system are not promising.
Reports grow that foreign workers are being forced to join Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.