Towards a Safer Tajikistan?
The recent killing of a notorious warlord in Dushanbe has not quelled security fears in the rest of the country.
The recent killing of a notorious warlord in Dushanbe has not quelled security fears in the rest of the country.
<LI><A HREF=" http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/rca/rca_200108_65_3_eng.txt"> Towards a Safer Tajikistan?"</A><BR> By Vladimir Davlatov in Dushanbe (RCA No. 65, 17-Aug-01)</LI>
The poor and the sick are flocking to a medieval shrine - much to the annoyance of Uzbekistan's Islamic leaders.
Government claims success in its campaign to wipe out Hizb-ut Tahrir.
Presidential backing for new independent radio station raises hopes of more media freedom.
Tajiks living near the border with Afghanistan are falling prey to drug dealers who are taking desperate measure to recover debts.
Families from the depressed Pamir region who took up a government offer of homes and land elsewhere have faced a series of difficulties.
Nine officers are sent to prison for using violence to secure confessions, but corruption and poor training mean police criminality is still endemic.
An intermittent power supply and crumbling sanitation facilities have led to the spread of a killer disease.
A ride in a Tajik taxi can be lethal if the driver has converted it to gas power.