Georgia–Tajikistan Deal-Making: Georgia’s PM Irakli Kobakhidze’s first official visit to Dushanbe produced three new economic cooperation agreements covering tourism, civil aviation, and a joint intergovernmental economic commission, with officials saying the deals could pave the way for direct flights and boost trade. EU–Tajikistan Cooperation: In Brussels, the 12th EU–Tajikistan Cooperation Committee meeting mapped deeper ties on trade, investment, energy, transport connectivity, digitalization, education, water management, and governance, including EU support linked to Rogun hydropower and the Global Gateway push. SCO Media Push: Tajikistan’s ambassador at an SCO media forum in Kyrgyzstan urged stronger cooperation on media, digital technologies, and information security, warning against misinformation and manipulation while stressing that trust between states is built through information. Tajikistan Law & Society: Tajik authorities are tightening rules on what children can be called, with families reporting birth certificates being delayed or denied if names are not on an approved list. Public Health Crackdown: Dushanbe police shut down an alleged counterfeit children’s medicines operation, seizing tens of thousands of bottles and hundreds of thousands of packages and detaining a suspect. Amnesty Ahead of Independence: President Emomali Rahmon signed and submitted an “On Amnesty” law affecting 18,038 convicted people, including the release of 11,305 and sentence reductions for 6,733.