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Torture in Tajikistan: A Systemic Problem Demanding Deep Reform
Times of Central Asia
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July 9, 2025
Despite recent legislative improvements and mounting international scrutiny, torture remains a persistent issue in Tajikistan. Experts warn that without comprehensive reform of law enforcement institutions and the establishment of independent...
China Focus: SCO countries applaud China's city governance innovations
Xinhua News Agency
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TIANJIN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Against the backdrop of cities' growing influence as political, economic and cultural hubs, representatives from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states convened this week in north China's Tianjin to...
Exploring Kashgar: A Gateway to the Silk Road and Beyond
Daily News
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July 9, 2025
Located in the southwestern part of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Kashgar sits on a lush oasis nourished by the Yarkant River, which flows from the Karakoram Mountains. Since ancient times, traders and travelers crossing the Pamir Plateau have...
Tragedy in northern Tajikistan: Car crash kills seven, including entire family and two Uzbek brothers
Asia Plus
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16:55, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Devastating car accident on the Khujand–Mastchoh highway has claimed the lives of seven people, including five members of the same family from the city of Istiqlol and two brothers from Uzbekistan, the Tajik Interior...
Tajikistan aims for full cotton processing and tenfold increase in textile exports to $3 Billion
Asia Plus
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The Government of Tajikistan has announced an ambitious plan to process 100% of its domestically grown cotton into manufactured goods in the country and boost textile exports from the current US$300 million to US$3 billion. The strategy, unveiled...
Body of the two-year-old Yosamin found in Panj River by Afghan residents
Asia Plus
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10:00, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The body of the two-year-old Yosamin, one of four children reportedly thrown into the Surkhob River by their mother in Khatlon’s Farkhor district, was discovered eight days later on the Afghan side of the Panj River....
Afghanistan is starving—and its farmers are fighting to save the poppy
The Print
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July 9, 2025
The Brotherhood of Universal Love, it called itself, a label that, in 1969, invited no ironic raising of eyebrows. From Balkh and Mazar-i–Sharif, where children sold hashish beads, hashish-filled belts, and hashish-heeled shoes, members of the...
Tajikistan approves national investment strategy for the period up to 2040
Asia Plus
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11:10, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The Government of Tajikistan has officially approved a long-term national investment strategy extending through the year 2040. The Tajik president’s official website says the strategy was reviewed and adopted during a...
Iran Releases Currency Exchange Rates For July 9
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 9. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has released the official exchange rates for foreign currencies as of July 9, Trend reports. According to the rates announced by the CBI, the value of 28...
Tajikistan Plans Opening Permanent Representation In World Customs Organization
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, June 30. Tajikistan plans to establish a permanent representation within the structure of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Trend reports via the Customs Service of Tajikistan. The proposal was...
Exploring cultural richness of ‘pearl of Silk Road’ Kashgar
Mindanao Times
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July 9, 2025
3 BY CHE BIN, LI YANAN, PEOPLE’S DAILY LOCATED in the southwestern part of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Kashgar sits on a lush oasis nourished by the Yarkant River, which flows from the Karakoram Mountains. Since ancient times, traders and...
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down Sports Cars
Marco Eagle - Florida
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There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve today's puzzle before reading further! Sports Cars Constructor: Aidan Deshong Editor: Amie Walker What I Learned from Today’s Puzzle TEN (33A: Perfect score in an IGN review) IGN is a website...
Iran, Tajikistan should be pioneers in unifying Persian-speaking world
Tehran Times
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July 8, 2025
TEHRAN—Iran and Tajikistan, as two wings of Persian culture, should be pioneers in unifying the Persian-speaking world, said Hojjatollah Ayyoubi, head of Tourism Ministry’s Center for International Affairs. In a meeting with Tajikistan Culture...
Saudi Arabia’s Investments in Tajikistan’s Education: Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power Recalibration
SpecialEurasia
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July 7, 2025
Executive Summary This report examines Saudi Arabia’s recent $20 million investment in Tajikistan’s education infrastructure, which is part of a larger development program totalling $325 million. Using cultural diplomacy and soft power, such as...
Kyrgyzstan Proposes Revival Of High-Level Coordination Council With Tajikistan
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 8 . Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Zhaparov has proposed restoring the activities of the High Interstate Coordination Council between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan at the level of heads of state,...
Central Asia summit
Taipei Times
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June 30, 2025
From left, Kyrgyz Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeenbek Kulubayev, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov, Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Murat Nurtleu, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Russian Minister...
Regular meeting of the Working Group in the “C5+Germany” format held virtually on June 26
Asia Plus
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A regular meeting of the Working Group on the implementation of the agreements of the Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia and Germany was held virtually on June 26, according to the Tajik MFA information department. The parties...
Lithuania to close visa application center in Tajikistan amid rising irregular migration
Asia Plus
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09:56, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Lithuania has announced plans to close its external visa service center in Tajikistan, citing a sharp increase in irregular migration from the Central Asian country, according to Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT. The...
Silencing RFA Uyghur Echoes Past Mistakes
The Diplomat
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July 7, 2025
In 1979, the United States shut down Uyghur-language radio broadcasts to appease the Chinese government ahead of Deng Xiaoping’s visit to Washington. Forty-five years later, Uyghur voices are being silenced once again, this time in the name of...
Turkmenistan national football team will play at CAFA Nations Cup 2025
Turkmenportal
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The Turkmenistan national football team will take part in the CAFA Nations Cup-2025, which will be held from August 29 to September 8 in Dushanbe and Tashkent. This was reported by the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA). Eight teams will...