Tajikistan’s president’s son is the man behind the national football team’s success at the Asian Cup

Terrorists from Tajikistan have become a global menace

What did Central Asian presidents talk about in their New Year's addresses?

If adopted, Tajikistan’s draft law on bloggers will do more harm than good

Tajikistan's government adds another colossal building to its tally

Global Voices seeks an editor to lead our Greater Central Asia coverage

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Can music and feminism help heal border conflicts in Central Asia?

Tajik government crushes restive region amid deep economic and security concerns

Global Voices seeks an editor to lead our Greater Central Asia coverage

Global Voices is seeking a Greater Central Asia editor with strong English-language editing skills and in-depth knowledge of the region. Knowledge of local languages and Russian would be an asset.

‘Our homeland is where the money is': pragmatic citizenship in Tajikistan

Can the Eurovision Song Contest change Russia's views on migrants from Central Asia?

#FreeKhayrullo: Human rights groups demand justice for Tajik journalist facing trial

A bold and popular journalist is appealing a 12 year-sentence he received after speaking out against official corruption.

‘Internet is not for the Tajik language'? A crowdsourced soccer blog marks 10 years

"I had volunteers. Many of them!"

At the World Cup in Russia this summer, Central Asia will be supporting Mohamed Salah

"Salah, with his glorious football talent and good behaviour is introducing the real Islam to the world."

On World Poetry Day, Some Verses Straight From Persia's Heart

"The sadness in my heart, like a mountain/The heart under your chest, like a stone."

‘Singing the Tale of Our Pain': Tajikistan's Migration Phenomenon Finds a Home in Music

"Why am I here, in an alien place, far from my mother?"

Veto Viber? Tax Telegram? Such Are Tajikistan's Tech Company Conundrums

Once asked why the government was raising a tax on mobile phone companies, the tax chief responded: "Now even barefooted ones have a mobile phone."

Why Tajik Brides Live in Fear of Their In-Laws, Even Before They Get Married

Some 300 brides from the country's Khatlon region complained of abuse from their mothers-in-law in the first nine months of 2017.

The Sad State of Tajikistan's Online Opposition

"While one [fake account] should play the role of an “angry bird” and mercilessly bomb everyone who speaks against you, another one should use softer, more diplomatic language."

Corruption Fighters Slapped with Corruption Charges in Graft-Prone Central Asia

"Everything turned rotten a long time ago. There is nothing left to save!"

Did Tajikistan’s ‘First Parrot’ Flee Its Gilded Cage?

A media blackout regarding the status of the bird supposedly belonging to a top member of the ruling family failed to stop the jokes.