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Tajikistan: Opposition Rallies in the Southern City

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 @ 04:38 UTC

by Adil Nurmakov

Countries:: Tajikistan
Topics:: Protest, Politics

Vadim reports that another rally in Khorog to be organized by Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan, demanding restrictiion of the president's power and fight against corruption.

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