Tajkistan, Society

10:07, december 25, 2019

Resident of Dushanbe fined for his son’s truancy

A resident of Dushanbe has been fined for his son failed for months to attend school.

15:42, december 24, 2019

No torture in prisons now and there is desire to reform the penitentiary system, says human rights activist

The head of the Main Directorate for the Execution of Criminal Sentences of the Ministry of Justice of Tajikistan ‘opened doors’ of all Tajik prisons and showed everything that happens

11:20, december 23, 2019

U.S. Department of State re-designates Tajikistan as CPC in terms of religious liberty violations

Press release issued by the United States Department of State says Tajikistan is still listed among Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) in terms of violation of religious freedom.

10:02, december 23, 2019

Audio fairy tales in Tajik and Pamiri languages issued in Dushanbe

Audio fairy tales in Tajik and Pamiri languages have been issued in Dushanbe. Tajik popular actors tell the fairy tales in Tajik and Pamiri languages nearly two and half hours.

09:23, december 23, 2019

What a voice! Judges in shock! Chorshanbe Alovatov wins the main prize of Central Asia’s Got Talent

A 22-year-old Tajik singer Chorshanbe Alovatov has won the main prize of the Central Asia’s Got Talent show.

17:34, december 20, 2019

WB supports enhancement of Tajikistan’s health sector through providing additional financing to the health services improvement project

On Wednesday December 18, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved the Second Additional Financing to the Tajikistan Health Services Improvement Project.

16:07, december 20, 2019

Bokhtar electricity debts reach TJS77 million; the most incorrigible nonpayers are state-run enterprises

Electricity debts of Bokhtar, the capital of the Khatlon province, have reached 77 million somoni (TJS), Ahliddin Sharifzoda, the head of the Bokhtar electricity sales department, told Asia-Plus in

16:43, december 19, 2019

UNDP says consignment of methadone intercepted in Moscow due to wrong labeling

Russian customs authorities have seized a consignment of methadone bound for the UN's HIV prevention program in Tajikistan as contraband drugs due to a labeling misunderstanding, the UNDP said on

09:47, december 18, 2019

Interior ministry verifies information about detention of woman in hijab

The Interior Ministry has begun verifying information about detention of Niloufar Rajabova for wearing hijab. SDPT leader Rahmatillo Zoyirov has stood for the young woman.

11:43, december 17, 2019

Islamic Development supports improvement of health sector in Khatlon province

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) will allocate 23 million U.S. dollars for rehabilitation of health facilities in four districts of Khatlon province.

11:08, december 17, 2019

Russian Orthodox Church helps the poor in Dushanbe

The Russian Orthodox Church has helped the poor in the Tajik capital, organizing free meals for them. “Every Sunday, up to 250 vulnerable gather at the St.

08:50, december 17, 2019

Wolf population reportedly increases eight times in Tajikistan

Wolf population has reportedly increased more than eight times over the past nearly 30 years.

11:32, december 16, 2019

Tajik children undergo 'readjustment' in closed schools after attending foreign madrasahs

Tajikistan is trumpeting the repatriation of children from Bangladesh who were studying at Islamic madrasahs, as the Muslim-majority country keeps strict tabs on religious education, according to

09:33, december 16, 2019

New Year’s Ethno Festival of Craft and Organic Products held in Bishkek

Bishkek Business Club has organized the New Year’s Ethno Festival of Craft and Organic Products in the frame of the NICE-TAK project (Networking Intermediaries and Competitive Enterprises in

17:51, december 12, 2019

Social Insurance and Pensions Agency trains district office specialists in program laws

The Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions (ASIP) in partnership with the European Union-financed Project, Technical Assistance to Support Pension Reform in Tajikistan,” on November 25 held

17:34, december 12, 2019

US Department of State outlines the main obstacles to investment flows to Tajikistan

The U.S.

10:34, december 12, 2019

Tajik lawmakers approve bill legalizing 20,000 stateless residents from former Soviet republics

Tajik lawmakers have approved a bill on the mass legalization of stateless residents of the country from other former Soviet republics.

10:26, december 12, 2019

Parliament candidates required to pass the state language test

Candidates running for parliament are required to pass a test of their knowledge of the state language.

09:47, december 12, 2019

EBRD to provide more than 33 million euros to carry out remedial work at uranium tailing dumps in Sughd

Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament (Majlisi Oli) yesterday ratified an agreement between Tajikistan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on

15:31, december 11, 2019

Japan’s government supports development of Tajikistan’s educational and medical sectors

The Government of Japan will support five new GGP projects in Tajikistan.

09:55, december 11, 2019

CCER head receives OSCE/ODIHR needs assessment mission

Bakhtiyor Khudoyorzoda, the head of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER), yesterday received the Needs Assessment Mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in

09:24, december 11, 2019

Short movie made based on interior minister’s script

A short movie has been made based on a script by Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda. According to the script, a spoiled son of a rich man stabs a guy and he is on trial for this.

10:38, december 10, 2019

SDPT leader calls on the president to abolish election deposit for candidates

Social-Democrats don’t rule out that they may boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for March 1, 2020.

16:42, december 5, 2019

Pantone Color Institute chooses Classic Blue as its color for the year of 2020

American color company Pantone has chosen "universal favorite" Classic Blue, or Pantone 19-4052, as its color of the year for 2020.

11:43, december 5, 2019

Tajik aluminum company top manager elected to head a new sports federation in Tajikistan

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO), Sherali Kabirov, has been elected to head the Triathlon Federation that has been established

14:29, december 4, 2019

The National Theater of Tajikistan expected to open by Tajikistan’s jubilee in 2021

Construction of what the Tajik president's official website boasts will be “Central Asia's largest theater” is expected to be completed by autumn of 2021.

16:28, december 3, 2019

Committee for Women and Family Affairs proposes to criminalize sexual harassment

The Committee for Women and Family Affairs has proposed to criminalize sexual harassment, while some lawyers consider that it may lead to increase in the number of cases of blackmail by women and

11:44, december 3, 2019

PER expected to hold its pre-election congress in Dushanbe on December 15

Tajikistan’s Party of Economic Reforms (PER) is expected to hold its pre-election congress in Dushanbe on December 15.

11:13, december 3, 2019

Tajikistan’s tallest ever New Year’s tree installed in Dushanbe

The year, the country’s main New Year’s tree will be the tallest in history of Tajikistan, according to Dushanbe Administration.

17:16, november 29, 2019