Leo Tolstoy’s maxim ‘all happy families are alike, unhappy families are each unhappy in their own way’ is certainly applying to Tajik leader Emomali Rahmon’s extended clan these days. Familial ...

Emomali Rahmon marks 25 years as leader of Tajikistan this month, and the state media are using song, verse and even book-readings to boost his cult of personality. You Are Worthy, a song ...

Rahmon, one of the world's longest-serving leaders ... With his election as chair of the Tajik parliament's upper house, Rustam Emomali is now officially second-in-line to the presidency.