Central Asia's week that was #44
Tajikistan's predictable election, soaring Uzbek debt, and Kazakh feminists jailed for Women's Day. Also, Uzbek language reforms, Kyrgyz necrophilia film withdrawn, and Tajik mufti's fasting warning.
So this happened…
Tajikistan held low-key and largely overlooked parliamentary elections that produced the expected result of confirming the dominant role of the ruling People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT). The authorities barred international monitors…
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