Tajkistan, Incidents

10:40, october 12, 2012

TJU demands impartial investigation into accident in which BBC reporter was inj

Health condition of Iskandar Firouz remains serious.

09:43, october 12, 2012

Wife of Sherik Karamkhudoyev seeks meeting with President Rahmon

Manizha Shahbozbekova, wife of Sherik Karamkhudoyev, asks President Emomali Rahmon to take investigation into case of her husband under his control.

10:24, october 11, 2012

Prosecutor-genera’s office says the fire at Dushanbe’s marketplace was arson

According to the findings of examination, the fire at the Korvon marketplace was arson.

11:02, october 9, 2012

Five killed, one injured in Khatlon traffic accident

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Five persons were killed and at list one other was injured Sunday (October 7) as two vehicles collided in the Rumi district, Khatlon province.

15:43, october 8, 2012

The number of Tajik nationals killed in fire in Russia’s oil sludge-processing firm rises to five

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The number of Tajik nationals killed in a fire in the oil sludge-processing firm in the West Siberian region of Khanty-Mansiysk has risen to five as

16:48, october 2, 2012

Two Tajik nationals detained in Kyrgyzstan for fuel smuggling

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Two Tajik nationals have been detained in Kyrgyzstan on suspicion of having been involved in fuel smuggling.

13:19, october 2, 2012

Four traffic accidents reported in Tajikistan on Monday leave six dead and at least five injured

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Four traffic accidents that were reported in Tajikistan on Monday have left six dead and at least five others injured.

11:25, october 2, 2012

Korvon marketplace rehabilitated completely

The results of investigation of the cause of the fire at the Korvon marketplace will be declared in the near future.

10:01, october 1, 2012

Five Tajik nationals die, one injured in fire in oil sludge-processing firm in Russia

DUSHANBE, October 1, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Russian media sources reported, referring to Russia’s Minister of Emergencies, at least eight workers died after fire broke out in an oil

15:17, september 28, 2012

Five, including two children, killed in two traffic accidents Thursday

KHUJAND, September 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were killed on September 27 as a car with three persons on board fell into a precipice in the Ayni district, according to the Sughd

16:45, september 22, 2012

Inmate dies in central detention center

Relatives say the dead inmate was tortured.

16:13, september 22, 2012

Detainee dies when he jumps out of six-story window of DCA building

The 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of having been involved in drug pushing; several doses of heroin were found in his pocket.

14:12, september 21, 2012

Commission to reveal the cause of fire at the Korvon marketplace meets

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of a special commission to reveal the cause of a fire at Dushanbe’s Korvon marketplace, presided over by Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev,

10:14, september 19, 2012

Will Tajikistan's restive east explode again?

DUSHANBE, September 19, 2012, Asia-Plus – An article “Will Tajikistan''s Restive East Explode Again?

20:15, september 15, 2012

GBAO residents apply to the president

In an open letter to President Emomali Rahmon, released on September 15, residents of Gorno Badakhshan express concern about the situation the emerged in the region ahead of president’s visit to

18:11, september 15, 2012

Video shows woman setting fire to Korvon marketplace

Tajik law enforcement authorities have denied rumors that the Korvon marketplace director, Ms. Halima Mavlonova could set fire to the marketplace as unfounded.

15:56, september 15, 2012

Tajik, Uzbek border guards trade blame for shooting incident

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Uzbek and Tajik border-protection agencies have blamed each other for a shooting incident in which an Uzbek border guard was severely injured, Radio

17:33, september 14, 2012

Shooting incident on Tajik-Uzbek border

Tajik border service accuses Uzbek border guards of spreading disinformation.

13:46, september 13, 2012

Three killed, two injured in Sughd traffic accident

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were killed and at least two others were injured on September 12 as a car turned over in the northern Sughd province.

10:28, september 13, 2012

Border officer commits suicide

KHUJAND, September 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Warrant Officer U.K.

14:35, september 12, 2012

Supporters of Imomnazarov deny statement by defense minister as unfounded

Supporters and relatives of the former opposition commander from the Tajik Civil War Imomnazar Imomnazarov have denied a statement by Minister of Defense Sherali Khairulloyev that they allegedly did

10:46, september 12, 2012

There are no Tajiks among those killed in fire in Moscow oblast

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2012 Asia-Plus -- There are no Tajiks among those fourteen persons that were killed in a fire outside Moscow on Tuesday, Davlat Nazriyev, a spokesman for the Tajik

15:42, september 8, 2012

Vendors who lost their goods in marketplace fire to receive compensations

State-run insurance company, Tojiksughurta, promises to pay compensations to vendors who have insured their properties.

11:19, september 7, 2012

Kyrgyz injured in mass brawl at Moscow Security Academy

DUSHANBE, September 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Kyrgyzstan''s State Committee for National Security says two young Kyrgyz nationals were hospitalized after a fight among Central Asian students at the

11:00, september 7, 2012

I was not going to escape, says Korvon owner

Korvon owner Nurshed Mashrabov says he spent the whole night on the fire site.

10:36, september 7, 2012

Mayor promises to rebuild Korvon market in a month

Dushanbe mayor has promised that a new wholesale marketplace will be built on the site of the merchandise market ion the outskirts of Dushanbe that was seriously damaged by a deadly fire Wednesday

13:22, september 6, 2012

Dushanbe mayor promises fair investigation into Korvon fire

Ubaidulloyev assures that investigation into the Korvon fire will be fair and transparent.

11:21, september 6, 2012

Spontaneous rally held near the Korvon market

Several hundred people reportedly went along the Nemat Qaraboyev and Saadi Sherozi streets.

09:53, september 6, 2012

Three reportedly killed in fire at Dushanbe’s biggest merchandise market

According to the preliminary data, three persons have been killed in a fire at Dushanbe’s Korvon market

09:45, september 5, 2012

The body of Tajik national killed in Sudan air crash not yet transported to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The body of Tajik national Akram Hoshimov, 43, who was killed in an air crash in Sudan on August 19 has not yet been transported to Tajikistan.