Separately, Hakimov’s niece, journalist Rukhshona Hakimova ... Over his more than 30 years in power, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon demonized, diminished, and ultimately decimated all political ...

In the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, Rukhshona Hakimova ... "Criticism of the government, especially the president [Emomali Rahmon], is unheard of in the Tajik media. Every major news outlet is ...

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 ...

While security concerns are important, the strategy is not security-centric but pays equal attention to diplomatic, political and economic engagement. Against this backdrop, formulating a regional ...