{"id":7792,"date":"2026-01-29T06:24:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T06:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/issue-update-tajikistan\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T06:24:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T06:24:04","slug":"issue-update-tajikistan","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/issue-update-tajikistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue Update: Tajikistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"block-layout-region\">\n<div id=\"block-herointernalpageblock\" class=\"block block-custom-blocks block-hero-internal-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"internal_hero_wrapper custom-hero  internal-hero-js-adjust\">\n<div class=\"internal_hero\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 3%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)), url(\" https: www.uscirf.gov themes custom uscirf2020 assets images defaulthero.png\"); background-position-x: center; background-position-y: center\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h1 class=\"internal-hero-title\">Issue Update: Tajikistan <\/h1>\n<div class=\"custom-breadcrumb hidden\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"insertNavHere\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"container\">\n              <a target=\"_blank\" id=\"main-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-drupal-messages-fallback class=\"hidden\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-uscirf2020-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"basic-page\">\n<div class=\"paragraph-section paragraph-unique-16188\" style=\"\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-animation-delay=\"0.3\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"single-container row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"full-content\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read the full Issue Update:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/optimized\/2020%20Issue%20Update%20-%20Tajikistan.pdf\">Promoting Religious Freedom and Countering Violent Extremism in Tajikistan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This update describes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/countries\/tajikistan\">Tajikistan<\/a>\u2019s official campaign to control and restrict Islamic practice, ostensibly an effort to combat the spread of terrorism and violent extremism but, in reality, represents harsh and counterproductive religious freedom restrictions. Contemporary research on effectively countering violent extremism demonstrates that religious freedom and security are symbiotic rather than mutually exclusive. This report recommends that U.S. government engagement with Tajikistan reflect best practices by integrating religious freedom requirements into all security assistance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-taxonomytermview\" class=\"block block-custom-blocks block-taxonomy-term-view\">\n<div class=\"content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/publication\/issue-update-tajikistan?rand=6542\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Update: Tajikistan \u00a0 Read the full Issue Update: Promoting Religious Freedom and Countering Violent Extremism in Tajikistan \u00a0 This update describes Tajikistan\u2019s official campaign to control and restrict Islamic practice, ostensibly an effort to combat the spread of terrorism and violent extremism but, in reality, represents harsh and counterproductive religious freedom restrictions. 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