Tajkistan, Incidents

11:36, october 31, 2011

4 killed, 7 injured in Khatlon traffic accident

Four persons were killed and at least seven others were injured yesterday in a traffic accident in Khatlon’s Khuroson district.

16:56, october 29, 2011

Tajik national dies in prison in Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A 50-year-old national of Tajikistan, Hasan Otarayev, has died in the Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Afghanistan.

14:39, october 26, 2011

Two wounded in armed attack on currency exchange office in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Two persons have been wounded in an armed attack on a currency exchange office in Dushanbe, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

09:50, october 25, 2011

Tajik religious figure's cotton plant damaged inn ‘arson attack’

DUSHANBE, October 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A cotton-processing plant belonging to a prominent Tajik religious and political figure has been damaged by fire in what he is calling an arson attack,

14:26, october 24, 2011

Central market in Khorog burned down

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A central market in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) has been practically burned away completely, according to the

14:15, october 24, 2011

Fire occurs at cotton ginnery belonging to Hoji Akbar Turajonzoda

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A fire that broke out at the cotton-ginning factory belonging to prominent religious leader and former deputy prime minister Hoji Akbar

10:00, october 24, 2011

Tajik migrant worker killed in accident at construction site in Yekaterinburg

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik labor migrant has been killed in an accident at a construction site in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. The tragedy occurred on Saturday.

15:08, october 21, 2011

Good practice by FOCUS in Tajikistan through DIPECHO 6 and IDDR

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations designated the second Wednesday of October as the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction.

19:22, october 15, 2011

Only Tajik nationals involved in mass fight in Moscow

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2011, Asia-Plus – According to the representative office of Tajikistan Migration Service in Moscow, only Tajik nationals were involved in a mass fight that occurred in Moscow

16:20, october 14, 2011

Emergency operations center officially opened at CES on Friday

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A ceremony of an official opening of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at the Committee for Emergency Situations (CES) took place in Dushanbe on October

15:43, october 14, 2011

Investigation launched into mass fight between Tajik and Uzbek nationals in Moscow

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Moscow law enforcement authorities have launched an investigation into a mass fight between Tajik and Uzbek migrant workers that occurred in

12:04, october 13, 2011

Six injured in Varzob traffic accident

At least six persons sustained various injuries yesterday as two vehicles collided in Varzob district.

10:52, october 13, 2011

Tajikistan marks International Day for Disaster Reduction

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Today together with other countries in the world Tajikistan is marking the International Day for Disaster Reduction.

14:53, october 8, 2011

International organizations help mitigate climate change related risks in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- UKAID from the Department for International Development (DFID) and Switzerland are supporting Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) and Welthungerhilfe to

14:44, october 7, 2011

FOCUS hands over search-and-rescue equipment to CES

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Communities in Tajikistan are frequently affected by natural disasters such as floods, landslides and mudslides and in an effort to address this need, the

17:14, october 3, 2011

Lake Sarez international conference discusses risk mitigation issues

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2011, Asia-Plus -- One hundred years ago this year, a major earthquake in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan resulted in a massive landslide that completely

11:10, september 27, 2011

998 traffic accidents reported in Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, September 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 998 traffic accidents have been reported in Tajikistan since the beginning of this year, Muhammadjon Nazriyev, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry

12:50, september 23, 2011

The Regional Cooperation-2011 exercise ongoing in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- An active phase of an exercise, dubbed Regional Cooperation-2011, has begun in Tajikistan.

10:43, september 22, 2011

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan jointly practice disaster relief

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A joint disaster response exercise for Tajik and Kyrgyz rescue teams is being conducted in the Lakkon Jamoat of Sughd’s Isfara district today.

09:44, september 19, 2011

A year has passed since tragedy in Kamarob Gorge

The case of attack on the military convoy in Kamarob Gorge, Rasht district has moved to the Supreme Court of Tajikistan.

18:25, september 17, 2011

Tajik MFA concerned over increasing cases of killing of Tajik nationals in Russia

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2011, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is seriously concerned over increasing cases of killing of Tajik nationals in the Russian Federation.

09:26, september 16, 2011

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan jointly practice disaster relief

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik and Kyrgyz rescue teams are making preparations for a joint disaster response exercise that will be conducted in the Lakkon Jamoat of Sughd’s

11:51, september 15, 2011

Cause of fire at Dushanbe’s fitting-manufacturing plant under investigation

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Interior Ministry fire department has set up a special commission to investigate the cause of a fire that broke out at Dushanbe’s

17:30, september 13, 2011

One killed, two injured in Ayni traffic accident

KHUJAND, September 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- One person was killed and at least two others were injured on September 12 as a heavy truck KamAZ fell into an 80-meter precipice in Sughd province.

17:20, september 6, 2011

Four killed, one injured in Sughd traffic accident

KHUJAND, September 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Four persons were killed and one other was injured on the night of September 5-6 as an economy car crashed into a truck in the northern Sughd province.

14:00, september 3, 2011

One of IRP functionaries killed in traffic accident

Head of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP)’s organization for districts subordinate to the center has been killed in a traffic accident on the Vahdat-Fayzobod highway.

11:43, september 2, 2011

One of journalist’s alleged attackers detained

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Khurshed Atovullo (Niyozov), the editor-in-chief of the Dushanbe independent weekly Farazh , was summoned to the Sino-2 police station for

11:20, september 1, 2011

Russia’s SBP officer dies in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Officer from the Russian Presidential Security Service (SBP), Lieutenant-Colonel Vladimir Kuznetsov, 38, died suddenly in Dushanbe.

10:08, september 1, 2011

Independent newspaper editor beaten in Dushanbe

Khurshed Atovullo (Niyozov), editor-in-chief of the Dushanbe independent weekly Farazh, and two his friends were beaten in Dushanbe while going from neighborhood # 102 to the Zarafshon area.

09:24, august 30, 2011

Six killed in three Sughd traffic accidents Monday

KHUJAND, August 30, Asia-Plus -- Six persons were killed in three traffic accidents reported in the northern Sughd province on August 28, according to the Sughd traffic police department.