Masum Muhammadrajab is a correspondent in Khujand for RFE/RL's Tajik Service.
Tajik police are looking for the young people who vandalized a popular monument by drawing their names, initials, and hearts on it.
She left Tajik prison with a dream and a business plan. Now Atmiya Azimova runs a successful factory that provides a second chance to fellow women ex-cons.
Two legs good; four legs better -- unless you are a donkey in Tajikistan. A booming market in neighboring China for donkey hides has put a rising price on the head of the popular beast of burden, leading to mysterious killings and unregulated cross-border trade.
Tajik officials have given a list of nearly 200 fortune-tellers to police for investigation as parliament readies for debate tougher punishments for fortune telling, which already is criminalized.
A small village in northern Tajikistan has come under scrutiny after it was revealed that it was home to a number of suspected jihadists.
In a country where marriages are traditionally arranged by families, the idea of outsiders bringing a couple together was met with skepticism in Tajikistan. But despite the barriers, one young entrepreneur has found success running the country's first matchmaking agency.
