Dynastic order Dynastic order A dynastic order, monarchical order, or house order, is an order under royal patronage, bestowed by the head of a currently or formerly sovereign royal family as legitimate fons honorum. These are often considered part of the cultural patrimony of the royal family. They are orders of chivalry, and orders of merit just as those distributed by sovereign states, but dynastic orders were often founded or maintained to reward service to a monarch, or the monarch's subsequent dynasty. An example of this difference is seen between the Royal Victorian Order, in which appointments are made as a personal
Group 24 Group 24 Group 24 is a Tajik opposition movement based predominantly abroad due to repressions inside Tajikistan. The movement was founded in Moscow in 2012 by Tajik businessman and politician Umarali Quvvatov after he left Tajikistan. Group 24 opposes the rule of the Tajik president Emomali Rahmon, accusing him of corruption and nepotism. In early October 2014, Group leader Quvvatov called for peaceful protests to be held in the Tajik capital Dushanbe on 10 October 2014. The chances for mass protests were estimated as low by analysts who pointed at political apathy in Tajikistan and the widespread idea that protest