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Tajik journalists trained to cover sensitive topics

CABAR.asia 24.10.14

Twelve leading journalists from Dushanbe, Sughd , Khatlon and Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblasts took part in the training “Specifics of journalist investigations and coverage of sensitive topics” held by IWPR Tajikistan on October 23 and 24^th with the active support and financial assistance of International Alert.
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Despite Ban, Polygamy Becoming Normal in Tajikistan

CABAR.asia 31.08.14

Although polygamy is outlawed in Tajikistan, officials are unable to say exactly how widespread it is, or how often prosecutions take place.

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Radiating Ill Health in Tajikistan

CABAR.asia 27.08.14

More than two decades since uranium mining ended in Tajikistan, the legacy of this Soviet-era industry continue to pose health risks to local communities.

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Musicians Gather for Tajik Mountain Festival

CABAR.asia 21.08.14

Despite bureaucratic obstacles and security risks, musicians from Tajikistan and its neighbours gathered for an festival in the southeastern town of Khorog last month.
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Former Kazakstan Insider’s Death Marks End of Plummeting Career

CABAR.asia 27.02.14

Feared while in power, Rahat Aliev failed to rebrand himself as an upstanding dissident. (more…)