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Tajikistan holds its largest military exercise, mobilizing 130,000 servicemen in addition to 100,000 active servicemen and parades more than 1,000 military vehicles and many more warfare equipment and military helicopters. President Emomali Rakhmon urged Tajik people to protect the "peace and stability achieved at a high price" amid a Taliban offensive in neighboring Afghanistan.
2021-07-22

Over 30,000 Kyrgyz civilians are evacuated from the Batken Region near the border with Tajikistan.
2021-05-2

Tajikistan begins their vaccination campaign against COVID-19 on the orders of President Emomali Rahmon.
2021-03-23

Facebook bans "Stop the Steal" content ahead of Biden's inauguration.
2021-01-11

Long-term President Emomali Rakhmon is declared the victor of Tajikistan's latest presidential election with over 90% of the votes.
2020-10-12

Voters in Tajikistan head to the polls to elect the country's President. Long-time authoritarian leader Emomali Rakhmon is highly expected to be declared the clear victor of the election.
2020-10-11

New Zealand news media company Stuff announces it will temporarily stop posting articles to Facebook and Instagram, saying they have not done enough to address fake news, hate speech, and false advertising.
2020-07-6

ISIL claims responsibility for an attack in Tajikistan that occurred two days prior and left four cycling tourists dead.
2018-07-31

Voters in Tajikistan go to the polls for a referendum to make various amendments to the constitution which include, among other things, the elimination of term limits to allow President Emomali Rahmon and only him to run again for office and lowering the presidential age limit from 35 to 30, which observers believe will position Rahmon's son Rustam Emomali for future succession.
2016-05-22

Queen Elizabeth II starts a Facebook page but one is not permitted to "poke" or "befriend" her.
2010-11-7