Officials in Tajikistan have released the names of five men they say carried out a July 29 attack that left four foreign cyclists dead and three injured.
With Tajiks and the international community eager to learn more about possible motives in the Islamic State-claimed attack that killed four foreigners, officials in Tajikistan appear to be clamping down on… journalists.
The Iranian government has summoned the Tajik ambassador to Tehran to protest allegations linking Iran to an attack that killed four foreign cyclists in Tajikistan.
A video provided to RFE/RL shows part of a group of foreign cyclists a day before they were targeted in a deadly attack on a highway in southern Tajikistan.
The critically ill son of a Tajik opposition member and his mother have received travel documents enabling the 4-year-old boy to receive treatment abroad following an outcry from international rights groups.
Four foreign cyclists were killed and three injured in an attack in Tajikistan that was claimed by Islamic State extremists. Here's a look at those killed and the survivors.
The speed with which the Tajik government pinned this week's brutal killings on a banned Islamic political party could raise concerns about official efforts to determine the motive and culprits. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.)
The Tajik government has accused the banned Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) of being behind an attack that killed four foreign cyclists, prompting a swift denial from the group.
Amateur video shared with RFE/RL's Tajik Service is said to show an incident in which a car crashed into a group of foreign cyclists in the Khatlon region of southern Tajikistan. The origin of the video is not clear, but the images appeared to match numerous photos from other sources at the scene.
The Islamic State (IS) extremist group has claimed responsibility for the killing of four foreign cyclists who were attacked by at least one assailant with a gun and knife after being run down by a vehicle in southern Tajikistan.
Four foreign cyclists have been killed and three others injured in southern Tajikistan after being hit by a car that fled the scene afterward.
This week’s Majlis podcast was dedicated to the increasingly horrific human rights situation in Tajikistan.
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