Women in Tajikistan are being advised by the government to dress more "Tajik-style" and not wear either revealing Western clothes or Islamic head coverings -- supposedly to reinforce national identity ...

Tajikistan Burqa and Beard Ban: Tajikistan has recently announced that it will issue new guidelines regarding women's ...

"In 2024, the Tajik government reinforced its crackdown on dissent, jailing public figures, journalists, and bloggers. It also sought the deportation or extradition from other countries of people ...

Tajikistan said Wednesday it would publish a new book updating the country's dress "guidelines" for women, tightening the secular state's policing of women's clothing. Authorities in the ...

This article was written by Alva Omarova for Vlast.kz and published on September 11, 2024. An edited version is published on Global Voices under a media partnership agreement. Many women in Tajikistan ...

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has expressed concern over recently adopted amendments to Tajikistan's law on the regulation of traditions and ceremonies, ...