Tajikistan’s authoritarian government has cracked down hard in recent weeks on the restive region. At least 17 people were killed and over 200 arrested during what the authorities call “an anti-terror operation”. Critics argue that the real aim of the crackdown is to crush local leaders. Mountainous Gorno-Badakhshan province in Tajikistan is home to a … Read more
Tolib Ayombekov is a former rival of Tajikistan’s authoritarian leadership. He was arrested in a special operation in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. The region has been a flashpoint since the end of a civil war in the 1990s. Authorities announced Saturday that a long-time foe of Tajikistan’s authoritarian leadership was arrested in the volatile east … Read more
Tajikistan protests; Pamir minority attacked by security forces Something like 25 individuals were killed on Wednesday by security powers in Tajikistan during a dissent in the independent locale of Gorno-Badakhshan (GBAO), where the Tajik system has designated the Pamiri ethnic minority. The passings mark an acceleration of brutality in the area. Struggle between the focal … Read more
