Tajikistan


This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.

For Tajikistan, TJET has collected information on: seven amnesties between 1992 and 2012; and 16 domestic trials starting between 1993 and 2018.

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Country Background

Democratic Transition

TJET records no democratic transitions in Tajikistan between 1970 and 2020.

Violent Conflict

Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records seven violent intrastate conflict episodes between 1992 and 2011 (during ten calendar years), involving five distinct armed opposition groups fighting against the government. Two conflict episodes were internationalized by involvement of external state actors.

Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions. Source: UCDP Dyadic Dataset version 23.1, https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/index.html#dyadic.


Transitional Justice Data

As of 2020, Tajikistan ranks 56th out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.


Amnesties

Tajikistan had seven amnesties between 1992 and 2012. Six were passed after internal armed conflict. One was part of a peace agreement. Three amnesties released political prisoners.

Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.


Domestic Trials

TJET has compiled data on 16 domestic prosecutions between 1993 and 2018. These include 13 regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which seven persons were convicted; one intrastate conflict prosecution of state agents, in which one person was convicted; and two intrastate conflict prosecutions of opposition members, in which three persons were convicted.

Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.


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