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May 28, 2024May 28, 2024 thehighasia

Tajikistan’s top court bans six Pakistani religious bodies, 23 others

Quoting reports from the Khovar news agency, the website detailed the Supreme Court’s declaration of 29 religious parties, groups, associations, and websites as “terrorist and extremist organisations” in Tajikistan. The court’s ruling led to the prohibition of their activities within Tajikistan’s territory. Additionally, the websites associated with these banned entities have been blocked, and the import of their literature has been prohibited. Among those listed are Pakistan’s Jamaat-i-Islami, Lashkar-e-Taeba, Hizbut Tahrir, Tablighi Jamaat, and the Taliban

March 23, 2024April 25, 2024 thehighasia

Nowruz celebrations welcome spring with music, food, & fire

Nowruz festival-related celebrations promote peace, prosperity, and solidarity within communities by recognizing the significance of our pluralistic identities.

April 10, 2023April 26, 2024 thehighasia

UN concerned about situation in Tajik region

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has demanded the Tajik government “strictly observe its obligations to respect and protect people’s rights to life, and freedom of assembly and the media in any military or law enforcement operations in Tajikistan’s autonomous region.

September 10, 2022September 10, 2022 thehighasia

Tajik authorities intensify crackdown on Pamiris

Since July, the courts have handed down more than 5,000 verdicts with heavy sentences against members of a Shiite Ismaili

July 29, 2022August 11, 2022 thehighasia

Tajikistan puts squeeze on AKDN entities in GBAO

Authorities in Tajikistan are putting the squeeze on the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) organizations and companies.

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 thehighasia

Evolution of Central Asian jewellery art

In Central Asia, the art of jewellery is far from forgotten. Across the region, jewellers create beautiful works of art that call to mind the masterpieces produced in the century.

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 thehighasia

Call for promotion of Pamirian languages

The Pamirian languages’ family comprises Shughni, Rushani, Bartangi, Roshorvi, Wakhi, Yazgulyami, Rini, Sanglichi, Munji, Sariqoli, Ishkashimi, Oroshor, and Starovanj. The languages are spoken by communities in Badakhshan provinces of Tajikistan and Afghanistan and the Toshqurghan county of Xinjiang autonomous region of China. In Pakistan, the Wakhi language is spoken in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Gojal-Hunza District, Ishkoman Valley of Ghizer District and Chitral’s Broghel Valley.

October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 thehighasia

Tajikistan approves construction of Chinese base

Beijing’s security presence in Central Asia grows DUSHANBE: Tajikistan has approved the construction of a new Chinese-funded base near the

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 thehighasia

Why Tajikistan is taking a stand against the Taliban

Tajikistan has no intention of getting into a direct confrontation with the Taliban. Rather, by taking a few more risks than its neighbours, the Tajik leadership is counting on boosting its popularity, both at home and abroad.

July 10, 2021November 28, 2021 thehighasia

Hundreds of Afghan soldiers escape to Tajikistan

In places where the Afghan defence forces and the local uprising forces stood against the Taliban, not only did the Taliban fail to gain any territory, but its forces were also thoroughly defeated.

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 thehighasia

Kyrgyz-Tajik conflict: solving water puzzle key to preventing fresh fighting

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan may be inching closer than ever to hashing out a border delimitation deal that will end decades of territorial ambiguity.

May 1, 2021November 28, 2021 thehighasia

Tajik-Kyrgyz border clashes: thousands evacuated

At least 43 people were killed and thousands evacuated amid border clashes between Kyrgyz and Tajik forces on April 28-29.

April 30, 2021September 12, 2021 thehighasia

Kyrgyz-Tajik border clashes: dozens dead, many homes burned to ashes

Sporadic shooting continued throughout the day on April 30 on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan as a clearer picture emerged of the destruction wrought by the worst battle the two Central Asian states have fought since gaining independence.

March 11, 2021August 13, 2022 thehighasia

Manizha: Russia’s Tajik-born Eurovision hopeful

News Desk Manizha’s family came to Russia after fleeing civil war in Tajikistan, and now she will represent her adopted

February 13, 2021August 14, 2022 thehighasia

Corona pandemic hits Tajikistan’s tourism sector

Only 0.35m tourists visited the Central Asian country last year as compared to 1.25m in the previous year, says an

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Tracking 3 decades of dramatic glacial lake growth

In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using a 30-year satellite data record have found that the volume of these lakes worldwide has increased by about 50% since 1990 as glaciers melt and retreat due to climate change. Courtest: NASA/National Geographic

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Tajikistan’s top court bans six Pakistani religious bodies, 23 others

Nowruz celebrations welcome spring with music, food, & fire

UN concerned about situation in Tajik region

Tajik authorities intensify crackdown on Pamiris

Tajikistan puts squeeze on AKDN entities in GBAO

Evolution of Central Asian jewellery art

Call for promotion of Pamirian languages

Tajikistan approves construction of Chinese base

Why Tajikistan is taking a stand against the Taliban

Hundreds of Afghan soldiers escape to Tajikistan

Kyrgyz-Tajik conflict: solving water puzzle key to preventing fresh fighting

Tajik-Kyrgyz border clashes: thousands evacuated

Kyrgyz-Tajik border clashes: dozens dead, many homes burned to ashes

Manizha: Russia’s Tajik-born Eurovision hopeful

Corona pandemic hits Tajikistan’s tourism sector

Tracking 3 decades of dramatic glacial lake growth

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