Browsing Archive: May, 2010

Zulfighar Azizov, a popular singer of Tajikistan passes away

Posted by Botur Kosimi on Saturday, May 15, 2010,

Zulfighar was only 42 years old.

He was an extremely talented man, he has started his path to the altar of pop music from Soviet "pod'ezd" (entrance of building where Soviet youths gathering usually at nights) with guitar and exceptional young voice of my generation of Dushanbe's guys.

His brothers music band of Anis reached out hearts of people in the time of Gorbachev's Perestroyka. It was peek of fame of Zulfoghar and the Anis. It lasted not so long, just about six years, 1986-1992 .

Wh...

Tajikistan: Free Parliamentary Elections or Flirting with the West?

Posted by Botur Kosimi on Thursday, May 6, 2010, In : Blog Archive

By Ravshan Temourian

On the eve of parliamentary elections, the Government of Tajikistan has turned to the West, again. Boasting of commitment to transparent and democratic elections during a meeting with European Union in Athens, Tajik Government implied its disappointment with Moscow’s policies and its desire to cooperate with the EU as well as the US.

By this means, ...

Poll observers condemn Tajik vote

Posted by Botur Kosimi on Thursday, May 6, 2010,

International election observers have said Tajikistan's legislative elections were marred by "serious irregularities" including ballot stuffing.The vote had failed to meet democratic standards, monitors from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and European parliament said in a statement.

Observers "highlighted serious irregularities on election day, including a high prevalence of family and proxy voting and cases of ballot box stuffing", the statement said.Pia Chri...

Разграбленный караван или караван принятый за баранов

Posted by Botur Kosimi on Thursday, May 6, 2010,

- Нас опять приняли за баранов,- заявил один из молодых активистов Исламской Партии Возрождения Таджикистана после объявления результатов выборов в на...
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