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Tajikistan and European Union hold Human Rights Dialogue in Dushanbe

Tajikistan and the European Union held their ninth Human Rights Dialogue here on October 12, according to the Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan.

12:00, october 16, 2017

Tajik leader calls on rich Arab nations to support developing Muslim countries

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has called on rich Arab nations to support developing Muslim countries.

11:18, october 16, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Residents of Yovon district convicted of marrying their underage children

Parents of fiancé and mother of bride have been convicted of marrying their underage children. A 17-year-old fiancé has also been convicted.

10:54, october 16, 2017

Tajikistan commemorates Mehrgon festival

Tajikistan yesterday commemorated Mehrgon festival, which is an ancient Iranian festival. In Dushanbe, events dedicated to the Mehrgon festival took place in Boghi Iram (Iram Park).

10:16, october 16, 2017

President urges to support Tajik businesswomen’s initiatives

In a statement delivered at a meeting with domestic entrepreneurs and foreign investors in Dushanbe, President Emomali Rahmon on October 14 called on them to support any initiatives of Tajik

09:58, october 16, 2017

President displeased with unfounded interference in entrepreneurs’ affairs

President Emomali Rahmon is displeased with unfounded interference in entrepreneurs’ affairs.

09:33, october 16, 2017

President urges to improve advertisement of domestic products

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon held a traditional meeting with local entrepreneurs and investors in Dushanbe on October 14, which is marked in Tajikistan as the Entrepreneurs Day.

17:24, october 13, 2017

HRW calls on Greece not to extradite Tajikistan's banned Islamic Renaissance Party activist to Tajikistan

In a statement released on October 12, Human Rights Watch (HRW) calls on Greece not to extradite Tajikistan's banned Islamic Renaissance Party activist, Mirzorahim Kuzov, to Tajikistan,

16:59, october 13, 2017

Businesses should be actively involved in in creating favorable business environment and improving legislative framework

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) jointly with State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property Management of Tajikistan organized a roundtable in Dushanbe on October 12 to help

16:37, october 13, 2017

Small gold mine enterprise Odina seeks license for development of new gold deposits

Small gold mine enterprise Odina, which is completing development of gold deposit in the Shugnov jamoat of the Khovaling district in the Khatlon province, is currently seeking for license for

16:00, october 13, 2017

INCIDENTS

Details of Shugnan murder become known

A 13-year-old Amirjon Niyatbekov from the Porshnev village in the Shugnan district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) died on October 11 in a hospital of fire wounds inflicted on him by

15:12, october 13, 2017

How are you doing, Tajik businesspeople?

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will hold a traditional meeting with local entrepreneurs and investors in Dushanbe on October 14, which is marked in Tajikistan as the Entrepreneurs Day.

11:57, october 13, 2017

Greek authorities detain leading member of Tajikistan's banned Islamic Renaissance Party

Greek authorities have detained a leading member of Tajikistan's outlawed Islamic Renaissance Party (IRPT), a spokesman for the party told Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service on October 11.

11:49, october 13, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Senior school student arrested on suspicion of inflicting stab wound on 17-year-old teen

A senior student of one of high schools in Dushanbe has been arrested on suspicion of inflicting stab wound on a 17-year-old teen, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

11:19, october 13, 2017

Tajik parliament speaker in St. Petersburg to attend the session of the IPA CIS Council and the 137th Assembly of the Inter-parliamentary Union

Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper house of parliament) Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev heading Tajik parliamentary delegation is currently in St Petersburg, Russia on a four-day visit.

10:39, october 13, 2017

Tajikistan expected to raise cigarette prices drastically beginning on January 1, 2018

The Government of Tajikistan offers stage-by-stage increase in an excise tax on tobacco products. Cigarette prices are expected to rise three times as much beginning on January 1, 2018.

09:39, october 13, 2017

Rahmon holds telephone conversation with the Emir of Qatar

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday held a telephone conversation with the Emir of the State of Qatar His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, according to the Tajik president’s

09:20, october 13, 2017

Uzbekistan will take every effort to ensure protection of CIS southern borders, says Uzbek defense minister

The Uzbek authorities realize Tajikistan’s concern over the situation along the southern borders of the CIS, Uzbek Defense Minister Abdusalom Azizov said yesterday in Dushanbe at a meeting with

17:34, october 12, 2017

CIS defense ministers agree on plan to enhance Joint CIS Air Defense System

The 73rd session of the CIS Council of Defense Ministers took place in Dushanbe on October 12.

17:04, october 12, 2017

Russia and Tajikistan have common tasks in the Central Asian region, says Russian defense minister

An exercise for the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Rapid Reaction Force is planned to be conducted in Tajikistan next month, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said today in

16:35, october 12, 2017

Tajikistan’s economic problems result not from crisis but from predatory economic policy

Tajikistan’s systemic economic problems are part of the reason government resources are shrinking, says a report released by the International Crisis Group (ICG) on October 10.

15:47, october 12, 2017

Russian trains five tactical groups for Tajik national army, sys Russian defense minister

Russian defense minister says Russia has assisted Tajikistan in training five tactical groups intended, first of all, for covering Tajikistan’s common border with Afghanistan.

15:16, october 12, 2017

Russia tops CIS nations in terms of investing in Tajikistan’s economy

By the end of last year, an overall volume of accumulated direct investments from the CIS nations in Tajikistan’s economy has reached 950 million U.S.

14:11, october 12, 2017

Ural university donates 600 books to Tajikistan

Ural Federal University named after B.N.

13:51, october 12, 2017

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan vow to boost economic cooperation

A Tajik-Uzbek business forum that took place in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, Wednesday (October 11) on the sidelines of an exhibition of Tajik industrial goods has resulted in signing of more than

13:24, october 12, 2017

Rahmon receives CIS defense ministers

On Thursday October 12, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received defense ministers of the CIS member nations who arrived in the Tajik capital for participation in a meeting of the CIS Council of

11:38, october 12, 2017

ICRC and Tajik Committee for Religious Affairs organize workshop for spiritual leaders of Tajikistan

A two-day workshop entitled “The Role of Religious leaders in Emergencies” is concluding in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), today.

11:26, october 12, 2017

Tajikistan displays Qairoqqum carpets, “Carrera” jeans, “Shohona” vodka and “Amiri” chocolate at exhibition in Tashkent

More than 150 Tajik companies are participating in an exhibition of Tajik industrial goods that kicked off at the Uzexpocenter in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, yesterday, according to

11:02, october 12, 2017