Tajikistan says govt opponent detained in restive east
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