Tajkistan, Law-order

12:19, august 29, 2007

Chief of food service at Russian military base in Tajikistan face embezzlement charge

DUSHANBE, August 29, Asia-Plus -- Major Max Kapoustinsky, the chief of the food service at the Russian military base in Tajikistan deserted after audit commission had revealed a shortage of 15

13:32, august 22, 2007

Tajik, Russian interior ministries to boost cooperation in combating drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, August 22, Asia-Plus – A meeting of the joint board of Tajik and Russian interior ministries that was held in St.

20:53, august 21, 2007

Dushanbe’s Shohmansour court dismisses headscarf complaint again

DUSHANBE, August 21, Asia-Plus — Shuhrat Qudratov, the defense layer of female student suing the education ministry over the headscarf ban, said in an interview with Asia-Plus that his client will

20:13, august 17, 2007

Former Guantanamo inmates sentenced to 17 years in jail each

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus — The Supreme Court has sentenced two former inmates at the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo, Cuba, to long jail terms.

18:11, august 16, 2007

One arrested on suspicion of being involved in killing of known Tajik journalist Muhiddin Olimpour arrested

DUSHANBE, August 16, Asia-Plus — A 28-year-old resident of the Vahdat district Aslan Usmonov has been detained on suspicion of having been involved in killing of known Tajik culture figure and

18:27, august 15, 2007

Uzbek national goes on trial in Tajikistan for killings

Uzbek nationals has gone on trial in Tajikistan for killing four local girls.

10:26, august 15, 2007

Republican state-controlled oil mill has not produced any liter of cotton oil over the past two years

DUSHANBE, August 15, Asia-Plus -- Inspection by economic security department of the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) has revealed numerous gross violations at the country’s

18:05, august 14, 2007

Three female reporters for the tabloid newspaper Ovoza could face another charge

Three female reporters for the tabloid newspaper Ovoza, Farangis Nabiyeva, Muhayo Nozimova, and Saida Qurbonova (editor of Ovoza), could face another charge â€“ illegal collection and spread of

13:24, august 14, 2007

Two border officers face office abuse charges for beating soldiers

QURGHON TEPPA, August 14, Asia-Plus — The Qurghon Teppa military prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against two officers from border unit 2720 of the

13:25, august 9, 2007

Deputy head physician of Chkalovsk hospital accused of untargeted use of humanitarian aid

DUSHANBE, August 9, Asia-Plus — A prosecutor’s office in the northern city of Chkalovsk has completed investigation into case of Mr.

14:48, august 8, 2007

Anticorruption agency calls on public to participate in elaboration of corruption-prevention concept

DUSHANBE, August 8, Asia-Plus — The first meeting of a working group for elaboration of a draft strategy of the national program for combating corruption for 2008-2020 was held in

14:12, august 7, 2007

Another two former Guantanamo inmates stand trial in Tajikistan

Two residents of the northern district of Isfara, former inmates at the U.S.

13:17, august 7, 2007

Two officers from the Khatlon counternarcotics directorate detained for bribery

QURGHON TEPPA, August 7, Asia-Plus — Two officers from the directorate of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) for Khatlon were detained last weekend on suspicion of having taken bribe from a resident of

15:33, august 2, 2007

Tajik weekly faces libel and insult charges

Editor-in-chief and two correspondents of the Dushanbe weekly face charges of libel and insult.

14:22, august 1, 2007

Supreme Court sentences former police officer to life imprisonment

DUSHANBE, August 1 -- The Supreme Court sentenced former police officer Narimon Abdurahmonov to life imprisonment last week.

15:17, july 31, 2007

City court postpones consideration of student headscarf complaint to another day

A city court in Dushanbe has postponed consideration of student challenge on headscarf ban to another day, remitting the case for further consideration to the Shohmansour district court.

12:53, july 31, 2007

Dushanbe city court to consider student challenge of headscarf ban

A court case pitting university female student against the Tajik State Institute of languages and the Ministry of Education Institute is supposed to begin in a city court in Dushanbe today.

15:44, july 27, 2007

Former emergencies and communications ministers invited to anticorruption agency for questioning

DUSHANBE, July 27, Asia-Plus — Since the beginning of the year, the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has revealed 63 corruption-related crimes, the

12:57, july 25, 2007

Another seven women released from prison in northern Tajikistan under amnesty

KHUJAND, July 25, Asia-Plus — Another seven women, members of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir organization, have been released from prison under Tajikistan’s amnesty law.

11:48, july 25, 2007

Two arrested on suspicion of having burnt dead body of drug courier

DUSHANBE, July 25, Asia-Plus -- Two residents of the Khatlon province have been arrested on suspicion of having burnt dead body of drug courier, Asia-Plus has learned from the Ministry of

12:26, july 20, 2007

Some 2.5 tons of subquality and spoiled medicines confiscated in two operations in Tajikistan in January-June

DUSHANBE, July 20, Asia-Plus — Over the first six months of the year, officers from the Tajik customs service and other control bodies have confiscated some 2.

19:15, july 17, 2007

Group of drug traffickers transporting heroin to Russia detained

DUSHANBE, July 17, Asia-Plus – Itar Tass – Moscow drug police have arrested members of criminal group that was engaged in smuggling heroin into the Russian capital by train Dushanbe-Moscow,

18:57, july 13, 2007

Tajik chief prosecutor denies report about detention of supporters of rebellious colonel on the Uzbek border

Tajik chief prosecutor complains about Uzbekistan that does not want extradite rebellious Colonel Mahmoud Khudoiberdiyev, intends to combat tortures and does not consider Hizb ut-Tahrir to be

14:49, july 13, 2007

Court rejects student complaint about headscarf ban

DUSHANBE, July 13, Asia-Plus — A court in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district has dismissed suit filed by Davlatmo Ismoilova, a student at Tajik Institute of Languages, against her institute and

13:53, july 13, 2007

Tajikistan has one of the lowest crime rates among CIS states, says MoI official

Tajikistanâ€™s crime rate rose by 6 percent in the year to July 1 2007, and 6,623 crimes have been registered in the country over the first six months of 2007.

15:13, july 9, 2007

Former Sughd legislator member Jurayev also charged with illegal storage of weapons

KHUJAND, July 9, Asia-Plus — New details emerged about the case of Nizomkhon Jurayev, director general of the Isfara chemical plant Kimiyo also former member of the Sughd regional legislator

20:49, july 5, 2007

Former police officer stands trial for killing

Former police stands trial for killing three persons and wounding two others in March.

15:11, july 4, 2007

Isfara chemical plant top manager charged with embezzlement of some 400,000 somonis

Director general of the Isfara chemical plant, charged with embezzlement of state funds, has been put on a list of persons wanted by Tajik police.

14:24, july 4, 2007

Isfara chemical plant top manager charged with embezzlement of some 400,000 somonis

Director general of the Isfara chemical plant, charged with embezzlement of state funds, has been put on a list of persons wanted by Tajik police.

14:14, july 3, 2007

19 female members of Hizb ut-Tahrir released under amnesty

According Tajikistanâ€™s penitentiary directorate, 325 women, including 19 members of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir organization, have been released under an amnesty law adopted on