Tajikistan (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Jan. 12, 2023 |
| Report Number |
IF10290 |
| Report Type |
In Focus |
| Authors |
Christopher T. Mann; Gabriel M. Nelson; Bolko J. Skorupski |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
Government: Tajikistan is a nominal democracy, but has
been ruled by authoritarian President Emomali Rahmon
since the initial phases of the 1990s civil war that followed
the collapse of the Soviet Union. Rahmon has been
reelected several times, most recently in 2013 with 84.23%
of the vote. The Organization for Security and Cooperation
in Europe (OSCE) reported “significant shortcomings” and
noted a lack of pluralism in its final report on the 2013
presidential election and 2015 parliamentary election. The
government’s actions toward the Islamic Renaissance Party
of Tajikistan (IRPT) have in particular been a source of
international criticism. In late 2015 following a gradual rise
in government actions against the IRPT, the Supreme Court
of Tajikistan banned the party and prohibited its media
activities in the country. Tajikistan’s government has
described these actions as efforts to eliminate extremism
and terrorism. The U.S. State Department, on the other
hand, has characterized the government’s IRPT crackdown
as “steps to eliminate political opposition."
