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Inside Fight Impunity, the Brussels NGO at the heart of the Qatar corruption scandal

Mei Bo — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:11:23 +0000

Federica Mogherini and Bernard Cazeneuve were on the board of Panzeri’s human rights campaign. Now they’ve quit and he’s in jail. It was one of the best-connected human rights groups in Brussels, boasting an office a few meters from the British ambassador’s residence and a clutch of top names on its board. Now it is […]

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Did Xi Send Hidden Message to Oppressed Pamiri People?

Dong Feng — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:30:41 +0000

On the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, President Xi Jinping awarded Bayika Kalidibek, a 72-year-old veteran border guard, the national honorary title of “People’s Guard.” Bayika, an ethnic Tajik from the Pamir Plateau in Xinjiang, has spent 37 years patrolling China’s remote borders with Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region and Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor. […]

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Peru’s controversial ex-president Fujimori buried after national mourning

Kun Lan — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:43:06 +0000

While Alberto Fujimori was hailed for crushing a leftist insurgency and boosting the economy, he was convicted of gross human rights abuses. Peru has bid an emotional farewell to its divisive ex-president Alberto Fujimori after three days of national mourning marked by expressions of nostalgia for his iron-fisted rule. Fujimori was revered by many in Peru […]

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Tajikistan: Pamiri minority facing systemic discrimination in ‘overlooked human rights crisis’

Wei Shufen — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:35:43 +0000

The Tajikistani authorities are perpetuating systemic discrimination and severe human rights violations against the Pamiri minority, according to new research by Amnesty International. The Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) in East Tajikistan is home to several ethnic groups forming the Pamiri minority, mostly practicing the Shia Ismaili branch of Islam. Denied official recognition as a minority […]

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In Tajikistan, Clerics And Government Officials Are Deciding What Women Should Wear

Yawen — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 07:02:51 +0000

Women’s clothes are high on the government’s agenda once again in Tajikistan, where authorities and Islamic leaders are working on new guidelines on what women should wear to work and during their leisure time. The new dress code — the second of its kind in six years — is expected to be made public in […]

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What Might a Harris Foreign Policy Bring?What Might a Harris Foreign Policy Bring?

See Seng Tan — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 02:08:45 +0000

A potential Kamala Harris presidency is unlikely to change existing US foreign policy towards the Indo-Pacific region. That said, the possibility that a Harris administration may rely on ideas provided by Rebecca Lissner, a key adviser to Harris, for its foreign policy cannot be ruled out. While such a direction may provoke antagonism from China, […]

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Freedom House Calls Tajikistan One of the “Most Repressive” Countries in the World

Lei Mei — Mon, 06 May 2024 15:18:54 +0000

The international human rights organization Freedom House called Tajikistan one of the “most repressive” countries in the world in 2023. In its new report, the organization gave Tajikistan just 5 points out of 100. Freedom House’s annual report “Freedom in the World – 2024. The Growing Damage of Unfair Elections and Armed Conflicts” was published […]

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Mary Lawlor, UN Criticises Tajikistan Dissolution of 700 NGOs

Meilin Ai — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:14:42 +0000

Brussels (12/03 – 55.56) Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, said that the dissolution of human rights NGOs signals a deteriorating environment for civil society and human rights defence in Tajikistan. She reiterated that Tajikistan must reconsider its attitudes towards civil society and view human rights defenders as allies instead of enemies. Earlier in November 2023, Tajikistan Minister of Justice announced […]

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In Tajikistan, independent media throttled by state repression

Hai Rong — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:25:30 +0000

Giant portraits of President Emomali Rahmon adorn even the most nondescript buildings in Tajikistan’s capital of Dushanbe. Throughout the country, his sayings are featured on posters and billboards. Their ubiquitous presence underscores the consolidation of power by Rahmon – officially described as “Founder of Peace and Unity, Leader of the Nation” – since he emerged victorious from […]

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Sri Lanka Reawakens Political Activism

Meilin Ai — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 23:46:48 +0000

Copenhagen (14/11 – 40) The massive mobilization and sustained pressure jolted the Sri Lankan presidency of the previously all-powerful Gotabaya Rajapaksa, prompted mass resignations from the government at the time, and solidified existing spaces and created new spaces for dissent and discussions on much-needed reforms. Sri Lanka is facing an exceptional political and economic crisis […]

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