Tajkistan, Society

10:20, october 13, 2015

Tajik public servants prohibited from attending regular Friday Prayers in mosques

Tajik public servants are reportedly prohibited from attending regular Friday Prayers in mosques.

17:00, october 12, 2015

International community calls for the empowerment of young women and girls on IDGC

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC), young talents are calling for the end to gender inequalities and the protection of the human rights of

09:51, october 12, 2015

Tajikistan expected to amend the military retirement system

Under these amendments, officers of the power-wielding structures should serve no less than twenty-five years in order to get pension.

11:37, october 9, 2015

Tajikistan one of the most climate vulnerable countries in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) notes that Tajikistan with mountains occupying 93% of the terrain and glaciers making up 6% of its total land area is also

13:25, october 7, 2015

Workshop on inclusive education takes place in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2015, Asia-Plus – A three-day workshop for representatives of Teachers’ Training Institutes of Tajikistan kicked off in Dushanbe today.

16:02, october 6, 2015

Brother of late prominent commander of Popular Front returns to Tajikistan after seven years

Bakhtiyor Langariyev, the son of a legendary former commander of the pro-government Popular Front Salmon Langariyev and the brother of one of the main commanders of the Popular Front Langari

14:45, october 5, 2015

Group of members of the Sughd Martial Arts Federation make ascent on Mount Muzbek

KHUJAND, October 5, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A group of members of the Sughd Martial Arts Federation have reportedly made an ascent on Muzbek peak on the occasion of birthdays of Tajik and Russian

14:03, october 5, 2015

Regional scientific workshop on migration and healthcare problems takes place in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 5, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A two-day regional scientific workshop entitled “Migration and Health Care in Central Asia” kicked off in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, today.

10:07, october 5, 2015

Tajikistan celebrates State Language Day today

DUSHANBE, October 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan marked State Language Day on October 5. On this occasion, a number of events are taking place in Tajikistan today.

10:55, october 2, 2015

Tajik president and Tajik grand mufti listed in this year’s edition of The Muslim 500

Tajik president and Tajik grand mufti have been listed in this year’s edition of The Muslim 500.

09:39, september 30, 2015

360 top Tajik health workers trained on data quality and utilization and evidence decision making

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The project «Technical Assistance to Support the Strengthening of the Health Information System in Tajikistan”, funded by the European Union, conducted

13:11, september 29, 2015

USAID supports cross border TB prevention and control among migrants in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2015, Asia-Plus – On September 29 and 30, the Tajik Ministry of Health and Social Protection is convening a regional workshop on strengthening cross-border tuberculosis (TB)

12:55, september 29, 2015

Japan’s Government launches three new GGP projects in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A joint signing ceremony for three new GGP projects was held at Japan’s Embassy in Dushanbe on September 28. The contracts were signed between Mr.

09:54, september 29, 2015

U.S. Government supports the efforts of the Tajik Government to combat human trafficking

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A two-day training-seminar entitled "The Role of Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Combating Human Trafficking”, focused on improving the knowledge of

16:49, september 25, 2015

Human rights organizations seriously concerned over shrinking civil society space in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, September 25, 2015, Asia-Plus – In a written statement to the 2015 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, a number of human rights organization express concern about shrinking civil

10:42, september 25, 2015

This year, Tajikistan celebrates Idi Qurbon on September 24

DUSHANBE, September 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- This year, Tajikistan celebrated Idi Qurbon, or Eid al-Adha in Arabic, on September 24.

15:32, september 23, 2015

YouTube, Facebook and Odnoklassniki available in Tajikistan again

The video-sharing website, YouTube, and social networking sites Facebook and Odnoklassniki, are available in Tajikistan again.

10:35, september 23, 2015

Tajikistan, Russia discuss labor cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The 11th meeting of the Tajik-Russian working group to study issues related to implementation of a government-to-government agreement between Tajikistan

16:29, september 22, 2015

Rahmon congratulates Tajikistanis on Idi Qurbon holiday

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has congratulated Tajikistanis on the occasion of Idi Qurbon or Eid al-Adha in Arabic.

09:57, september 22, 2015

About 430,000 labor migrants reportedly left Tajikistan in Jan-Aug 2015

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- According to the Migration Service of the Ministry of Labor, Migration, and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan, about 430,000 labor migrants have

12:48, september 21, 2015

More than 1.3 million Muslims from abroad perform Hajj this year

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2015, Asia-Plus – This year, Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, the fifth pillar of Islam will start on Tuesday, the 8th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the last month of the year 1436 in

12:22, september 21, 2015

Cases of enforced disappearance of persons in Tajikistan examined during the WGEID session

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) on September 18 called on all States to assume the search of the

10:13, september 21, 2015

Parliament speaker visits Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, September 21, 215, Asia-Plus -- At President Rahmon’s request, the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Shukurjon Zuhurov today morning departed for Khorog, the

16:45, september 18, 2015

JICA’s Senior Volunteer expands its activities in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Along with its programs aimed at macro-economic development in Tajikistan, JICA supports Senior Volunteers to come to the country.

15:29, september 18, 2015

School for children of families relocated to Tursunzoda from Roghun HPP flood zone opens in Toichi

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2015, Asia-Plus /Asia-Plus/ -- A school for children of families relocated to Tursunzoda from the Nourobod district (Rasht Valley) under the Roghun dam resettlement

09:45, september 18, 2015

UK government provides disaster relief to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The abnormally hot climatic temperature across Tajikistan during this summer resulted in a sequence of natural disasters.

13:41, september 17, 2015

Seminar on ratification of the Marrakesh VIP Treaty held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2015, Asia-Plus – A seminar on ratification of the Marrakesh VIP Treaty took place in Dushanbe on September 16.

12:38, september 17, 2015

U.S. Government announces recruitment for the future leaders exchange program (flex)

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2015, Asia-Plus - The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe has announced recruitment for the 2016-2017 Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX).

11:09, september 16, 2015

Belarus provides assistance to mudslide-affected people in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Government of Belarus has made a decision to provide humanitarian assistance to the mudslide-affected people in Tajikistan.

10:52, september 16, 2015