The Tajik government operates several major newspapers, the most prominent being Jumhuriyat, Khalq Ovozi, Narodnaya Gazeta and Sadoi Mardum.
Media assets
Publishing: Jumhuriyat, Khalq Ovozi, Narodnaya Gazeta, Sadoi Mardum
State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)
Ownership and governance
The Tajik print media are run and owned by the government via the culture ministry, according to local experts and journalists.
Source of funding and budget
The Tajik government press is fully funded by the state, according to local experts and journalists. There is no publicly available information about the financing of the government press.
Editorial independence
Most of the state print media in Tajikistan have been established through presidential decrees with a mission to promote the government’s interests and policies.
No domestic statute and no independent assessment that establish the editorial independence of the Tajik state print media have been identified.
September 2023