Tajkistan, Law-order

15:46, october 13, 2014

Imam khatib from Qurghon Teppa faces charge of drug peddling

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Imam khatib (the leader of prayers in Friday prayer mosque (facility built for weekly Friday prayers) from Qurghon Teppa, the capital of southern Khatlon

10:06, october 10, 2014

Tajik chief prosecutor’s office offers amnesty to members of Group 24 who leave the organization

Tajik chief prosecutor’s office offers amnesty to members of Group 24 who secede from the organization.

16:00, october 8, 2014

Supreme Court considers suit filed by filed Tajik chief prosecutor’s office against Group 24 movemen

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Supreme Court of Tajikistan is considering a suit filed by Tajik chief prosecutor’s office against the Group 24 opposition movement, which is led by

09:38, october 8, 2014

Two servicemen of Tajik border troops get two years each for hazing incident

QURGHON TEPPA, October 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Two servicemen of a border unit, deployed in the southern Khatlon province, have got a jail term of two years each for severely beating a soldier during

16:43, october 7, 2014

Tajik chief prosecutor’s office proposes to label Group 24 as extremist group

The Prosecutor-General’s Office of Tajikistan proposes to ban the Group 24 opposition movement as an extremist group.

15:09, october 4, 2014

Trial of Tajik tycoon’s defense lawyer being held behind closed doors

DUSHANBE, October 4, 2014, Asia-Plus – A trial of Fakhriddin Zokirov, one of defense lawyers of Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov, is being held behind closed doors.

12:43, september 30, 2014

OSCE trains Tajik investigators on tackling money-laundering and corruption-related crimes

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2014, Asia-Plus A three-day workshop hosted by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on investigative techniques to tackle money-laundering and corruption-related crimes is taking

09:30, september 30, 2014

Two ethnic Uzbek Taliban fighters from Tajikistan sentenced

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe has sentenced two ethnic Uzbeks from Tajikistan''s southern Khatlon province to nine years in jail for fighting in Afghanistan as

16:48, september 28, 2014

Three district officials in Khatlon fined for recruiting senior school students into army ranks

QURGHON TEPPA, September 28, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A military court of the Khatlon garrison has dropped criminal proceedings against six school principals from the Shahritous district, who were

10:23, september 26, 2014

CIS chief prosecutors agree to expand cooperation in combating terrorism and extremism

DUSHANBE, September 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The 24th meeting of the Coordinating Council of Prosecutors General of CIS Member Nations, presided over by Tajik Prosecutor-General Sherkhon Salimzoda,

14:53, september 24, 2014

Twelve adherents of the banned Salafi religious movement convicted in Dushanbe

Twelve adherents of the banned Salafi religious movement have been convicted in Dushanbe.

10:30, september 24, 2014

The United States praises the Afghan power-sharing deal

DUSHANBE, September 24, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The United States applauds presidential candidates Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr.

15:35, september 23, 2014

National Guard officer fined 10,000 somoni for cattle stealing

The National Guard officer has been convicted of cattle theft.

13:37, september 22, 2014

Dushanbe court extends detention for defense lawyer of jailed Tajik tycoon

A court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district has ruled that Shuhrat Qudratov can be held in detention for two months.

09:46, september 22, 2014

Tajik president signs decree on autumn conscription campaign

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from October through November 2014, the Tajik

09:11, september 22, 2014

Tajik capital to host CIS chief prosecutors’ meeting this week

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2014, Asia-Plus – A meeting of the Coordinating Council of Prosecutors General of CIS Member Nations is expected to take place in Dushanbe from September 25-26.

11:25, september 19, 2014

Two police officers detained with a large amount of heroin in Dushanbe

Two police officers have been detained with a large amount of heroin in Dushanbe.

09:27, september 19, 2014

Russians servicemen suspected of slaying Tajik reportedly being transferred to Moscow

DUSHANBE, September 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Relatives of a Tajik taxi driver allegedly slain by Russian soldiers in August near Dushanbe say they fear the attackers will never

13:22, september 18, 2014

Three residents of Khatlon arrested for somoni banknote counterfeiting

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- An operation carried out by officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) in the southern Khatlon province has led to the arrest of three

15:33, september 16, 2014

Resident of Khujand jailed for membership in Islamic extremist group

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the northern city of Khujand, Ahmadjon Achilov, 36, has got a long jail term for membership in the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir

14:33, september 16, 2014

Police officer face corruption charge

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- An officer from the rapid reaction company at the Ministry of Interior of Tajikistan, Azamatullo Shukurov, has been arrested on suspicion of taking an

16:09, september 13, 2014

Tajik academic returns to Canada

ajik PhD student Alexander Sodiqov has safely returned to Toronto, Canada, where he will continue his studies.

16:26, september 7, 2014

Tajik law enforcement authorities institute criminal proceedings against Kulob resident fighting in

DUSHANBE, September 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik law enforcement authorities have instituted criminal proceedings against Kulob resident fighting in Syria on the side of rebel forces.

09:45, september 5, 2014

Tajikistan’s High Economic Court rejects appeal by Ostark Ventures Limited

The appeals board of Tajikistan’s High Economic Court has upheld the verdict of the Khatlon Economic Court regarding invalidation of the transaction for the sale of TojikAzot.

12:33, september 4, 2014

Teenager from Dushanbe fined 2,000 somoni for hacking into TT-Mobile’s computer network

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2013, Asia-Plus – Teenager from Dushanbe, Saidbeg Halimzoda, has been fined 2,000 somoni for hacking in the computer network of the mobile-telephone operator TT-Mobile.

13:00, september 3, 2014

Large amount of heroin seized in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A large amount of heroin has been seized in the northern Sughd province.

17:22, september 2, 2014

Tajik PhD student under investigation cannot pursue his studies in Canada

DUSHANBE, September 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Alexander Sodiqov, a PhD student in political science at the University of Toronto, who is currently under investigation for high treason and spying,

17:18, september 2, 2014

Tajik PhD student under investigation cannot pursue his studies in Canada

DUSHANBE, September 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Alexander Sodiqov, a PhD student in political science at the University of Toronto, who is currently under investigation for high treason and spying,

13:16, september 2, 2014

Suspected arsonists detained in Kulob

Four residents of Kulob have been detained on suspicion of setting fire at Surayo Qosimova's home.

14:25, september 1, 2014

Shuhrat Qudratov’s defense lawyer meets anticorruption agency chief

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Abdufattoh Ghoib, Director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, has recently met with Tajikistan’s Legal Consortium head