Tajikistan
Facebook agrees to pay 18% sales tax in Tajikistan
Tajik government has been trying for two years to boost state revenues by forcing tech firms like Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Booking.com to pay taxes inside Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: Would-be future president’s interview underwhelms
Mayor Emomali says city hall spent $1.14mn on bus stops.
Tajikistan: Writing for the president is on the wall (and then scrubbed off)
Predictions of an imminent revolt may be wishful thinking.
CAUCASUS BLOG : What can Biden offer the Caucasus and Stans, all but forgotten about by Trump?
Unlike his predecessor, the new US president will at least take an interest in issues such as Georgia's deep divisions, organised crime in the Kyrgyz government and Nagorno-Karabakh. But his in-tray is rather full with other pressing matters.
COVID-19 and Trump’s indifference helped human rights abusers in 2020
2020 was a bad year for human rights around the world, but the US’ upcoming Biden presidency is an opportunity for change, says Human Rights Watch.