Tajkistan, Incidents

10:47, april 6, 2015

Another 70 Tajik nationals evacuated from Yemen by Russian emergencies ministry plane

Another 70 Tajik nationals have been evacuated from Yemen by Russian emergencies ministry plane.

17:57, april 4, 2015

Landslide in Fayzobod kills at least 10 people

Recent torrential rains set off a mudslide down the hill in the Fayzobod district, killing at least ten people.

13:55, april 3, 2015

The first 17 Tajik nationals evacuated from Yemen today morning

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2015, Asia-Plus – The first 17 Tajik nationals were evacuated from Yemen today morning by planes of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, Mohammad Egamzod, a spokesman

15:31, april 2, 2015

Evacuation Tajik citizens stranded in Yemen may start today

Evacuation of Tajik nationals stranded in the strife-torn Yemen is expected to start today.

16:09, march 31, 2015

Many Tajik nationals working in Yemen reportedly do not want to leave the country

Many Tajik medical workers working in Yemen reportedly do not want to leave the country.

16:58, march 30, 2015

IFRC tries to help evacuate Tajik nationals from Yemen

DUSHANBE, March 30, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Office in Sanaa, Yemen is discussing the issue of evacuation of Tajik nationals

10:41, march 19, 2015

Tajik official attends the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

DUSHANBE, March 19, Asia-Plus -- Khairiddin Abdurahimov, the head of the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the Government of Tajikistan (CES), attended a five-day 3rd UN

15:42, march 14, 2015

Tajik Embassy in Moscow provides the exact number of Tajiks killed in the Kazan shopping center fire

Tajik Embassy in Moscow has specified information about the number of Tajiks killed in the Kazan shopping center fire.

11:21, march 13, 2015

The number of Tajik nationals killed in Kazan shopping center fire rises to six

The number of Tajik nationals killed in the Kazan shopping center fire has risen to six.

17:07, march 12, 2015

There are Tajik nationals among victims of fatal Kazan shopping center fire

There are four Tajik nationals among victims of the fatal Kazan shopping center fire.

09:46, march 10, 2015

Group 24 leader buried in Istanbul; three Tajik men arrested on suspicion of involvement in his kill

Tajik opposition movement Group 24 leader Umarali Quvvatov was buried on March 9 in Istanbul, where he was shot dead last week.

14:26, march 9, 2015

Slaying of Tajik opposition leader draws Nemtsov comparisons

DUSHANBE, March 9, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Radio Liberty reports the March 5 slaying of the Tajik opposition organization Group 24 leader Umarali Quvvatov on the streets of Istanbul, where he settled

14:02, march 9, 2015

AI: Tajik dissenters at grave risk after an opposition leader shot dead in Turkey

DUSHANBE, March 9, 2015, Asia-Plus – A statement released by Amnesty International (AI) on March 6 notes that Tajik dissenters are at grave risk after an opposition leader was shot dead in Turkey.

09:59, march 6, 2015

Tajik opposition organization leader reportedly shot dead in Istanbul

Tajik opposition organization Group 24 leader Umarali Quvvatov has reportedly been shot dead in Istanbul, Turkey.

12:00, march 4, 2015

CES urges people in Tajikistan not to travel unnecessarily to mountain areas due to avalanche risk

DUSHANBE March 4, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Warmer temperatures have increased the risk of further avalanches in Tajikistan, where dozens of snow-slides have occurred over the past two weeks.

10:47, february 27, 2015

Massive rockfall blocks Dushanbe-Khorog highway in Darvoz

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A massive rockfall has blocked the Dushanbe-Khorog highway in the Darvoz district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

15:07, february 26, 2015

Soldier hospitalized with gunshot wound says he shot himself accidentally

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2015, Asia-Plus – Najmiddin Qayumov, a soldier of one of military units of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) deployed in Dushanbe, who was hospitalized on February 8 with gunshot

10:30, february 25, 2015

Temporary ban put on night time traffic along the Dushanbe-Khujand highway

DUSHANBE, February 25, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Interior Ministry traffic police department has put a temporary ban on night time traffic along the Dushanbe-Khujand highway because of bad weather

11:39, february 24, 2015

One killed, one injured in avalanche in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, February 24, 2015, Asia-Plus -- One person was killed and one another was injured on February 23 as an avalanche hit a minivan in the northern Sughd province.

10:14, february 24, 2015

Tajik authorities take efforts to free Khorog from snow captivity

DUSHANBE, February 24, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities are taking efforts to free Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region from a snow captivity.

11:25, february 23, 2015

Three buried in avalanche in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 23, 2015, Asia-Plus – An avalanche that occurred on the Shahriston Pass in the northern province of Sughd on February 22 swept a China-made truck “Dulan” into a 300-meter

13:33, february 22, 2015

Russian officer detained for beating Tajik taxi driver

DUSHANBE, February 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A Russian officer has been detained in Tajikistan on suspicions of assaulting a taxi driver and stealing his vehicle, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

15:55, february 12, 2015

Soldier hospitalized after attempted suicide comes out of coma

DUSHANBE, February 12, 2015, Asia-Plus – Najmiddin Qayumov, a soldier of one of military units of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) deployed in Dushanbe, who was hospitalized last Sunday with gunshot

16:54, february 10, 2015

Tribesmen in Yemen’s Marib province release Tajik nurse

Tajik nurse Gulrukhsor Rofiyeva, who was kidnapped in Yemen’s Marib province on October 29,2014, was released today morning.

11:03, february 10, 2015

Tajik pilot released from Tripoli detention center returns to Dubai

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik pilot Akmal Rahmatov, who was released from the detention center in Tripoli last week, returned to Dubai on February 8, where he will continue to work

17:00, february 9, 2015

Tajik conscript hospitalized after attempted suicide

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A young Tajik military conscript has been hospitalized after attempting to commit suicide.

14:08, february 9, 2015

Soldier hospitalized for gunshot wound to head

DUSHANBE, February 9, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A soldier of one of military units of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) deployed in Dushanbe was hospitalized last Sunday for gunshot wound to head, an official

11:28, february 5, 2015

Libya releases Tajik, Russian members of detained air crew

DUSHANBE, February 5, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Libya has released a Tajik and a Russian, both members of an air crew detained after it flew into the North African country from the United Arab

15:56, february 2, 2015

Five killed in Sughd traffic accident

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2015, Asia-Plus – Five persons were killed on January 30 as two vehicles collided in the northern Sughd province.

11:26, february 1, 2015

Kyrgyz pilot, flight attendants killed in Tripoli hotel attack

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz service reports Kyrgyz authorities say three citizens of Kyrgyzstan were among victims killed in a militant attack on a luxury hotel