Two Years After Protest Crackdown, Tajikistan’s Journalists Have Gone Into Exile. Here’s What’s Lost When Journalists Flee.

This report recounts the Tajik government’s crackdown on independent media and activists during and after the Gorno-Badakhshan protests, highlighting arrests, exile of media outlets, and the 21-year sentence of activist and former journalism instructor Ulfatkhonim Mamadshoeva. It emphasizes the chilling effect on press freedom and the regime’s effort to suppress dissent amid concerns about maintaining a narrative of national unity.