- www.aljazeera.com Transforming Tajikistan: Between a Soviet past and a Tajik future
As historic buildings are demolished, some residents of Dushanbe mourn lost memories while others embrace change.
- eurasianet.org Tajikistan: Facebook bends to tax demands
Tajikistan has managed to bend Facebook to its will by getting it to register with the local taxman
- www.aljazeera.com Tajikistan re-elects leader Rahmon with overwhelming majority
Emomali Rahmon secured another seven-year term after garnering 90 percent of votes.
- www.rferl.org As Coronavirus Infections Go From Zero To Hundreds In Days, Tajikistan's Hospitals Can't Keep Up
Tajikistan officially went from zero to hundreds of coronavirus infections in days and after weeks of claiming it was virus-free. People now complain of a shortage of hospital beds as the number of patients skyrockets and medics complain of not having enough equipment to do their jobs.
- www.aljazeera.com Tajik health minister fired amid surge in coronavirus cases
Authorities spent weeks downplaying the coronavirus threat, until reporting the first cases in late April.
- eurasianet.org Tajikistan plunges from denial to full-blown crisis
Tajikistan insisted for the longest time that it had no coronavirus. Now that the veil of denial has been torn away, it is in profound crisis mode