Tajkistan, Society

13:37, february 5, 2015

President donates a three-room apartment to Dushanbe family with quadruplets

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has donated a three-room apartment to Dushanbe family with quadruplets.

13:09, february 5, 2015

The United States supports enhancement of education sector in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 5, 2015, Asia-Plus – On Thursday February 5, U.S.

10:35, february 5, 2015

The Government of Japan to commence new projects in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 5, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A joint signing ceremony for three new projects was held at the Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe on February 4. The contracts were signed between Mr.

17:36, february 3, 2015

Tajikistan, Finland and Afghanistan expected to carry out joint geophysical surveys

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to conduct of joint geophysical surveys by geological agencies of Tajikistan and Finland and Afghan geophysics have reportedly been discussed

09:25, february 2, 2015

Chronicle: Highlights of January, 2015

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2015, Asia-Plus: January 1 - Drug control officers in cooperation with border guards seized 12 kilograms of

12:35, february 1, 2015

China provides special summer and winter uniform for Tajik police

China will provides special summer and winter uniform for Tajik police.

11:57, february 1, 2015

Russia detains illegal migrants from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Radio Liberty’s Russian Service reports 34 illegal labor migrants from Central Asia have been detained in the city of St. Petersburg. The St.

14:13, january 30, 2015

Public Council of MNURT’s Office in Sughd holds concluding meeting on January 30

KHUJAND, January 30, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A concluding meeting of the Public Council of the Movement for National Unity and Revival of Tajikistan (MNURT)’s Office in Sughd, presided over by

11:09, january 30, 2015

HRW: Human rights situation deteriorates in Tajikistan in 2014

DUSHANBE, January 30, 2015, Asia-Plus -- World Report 2015: Events of 2014 released by Human Rights Watch on January 29 notes that Tajikistan’s human rights record deteriorated in 2014, as

09:27, january 29, 2015

U.S. government hands over heavy machinery to water users associations in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2015, Asia-Plus – U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Susan M.

15:41, january 28, 2015

Rates of fixed-line communication services rise in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s national fixed-line operator, Tajik Telecom, has raised prices for outgoing calls from fixed-line phones.

15:10, january 28, 2015

Communications service agency does not have the authority to block websites, says its deputy head

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at a news conference in Dushanbe, Ms.

09:33, january 27, 2015

TajWSS Network expected to hold meeting in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The first meeting of Tajikistan Water Supply and Sanitation (TajWSS) Network in 2015 will take place in Dushanbe on January 28.

10:22, january 23, 2015

90 unregistered mosques shut down in Sughd last year

KHUJAND, January 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- 90 unregistered “five-time” prayer mosques (mosques for daily prayers) were shut down in Sughd last year, Abduhakim Sharipov, the head of the Sughd

15:30, january 22, 2015

UNDP: Tajikistan shows hihg poverty rate

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2015 Asia-Plus -- Developing and transition economies of Europe and Central Asia show disturbingly high poverty levels, even in some upper middle-income countries, according

10:21, january 21, 2015

Tajik migrants gather in Moscow for meeting against cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammad

Tajik labor migrants working in Moscow have expressed their protest against the publication of controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

09:50, january 21, 2015

Global Undergraduate Exchange Program 2015-2016

Dushanbe, Tajikistan, January 21, 2015 – The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe announces an open competition for the 2015-2016 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD).

13:53, january 19, 2015

MP Suhrob Sharipov dies

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2015, Asia-Plus – Deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon, Suhrob Sharipov, died in Dushanbe today, aged 52 after a short illness.

10:57, january 19, 2015

HRW: Qudratov should be released, as his prosecution was politically motivated

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik lawyer Shuhrat Qudratov 8A prominent human rights lawyer in Tajikistan was sentenced on January 13, 2015, to nine years in prison following a

10:29, january 19, 2015

IRP leader participates in march against cartoons of Prophet Muhammad held in Grozny

IRP leader has left for Grozny to participate in a large-scale march organized in the Chechnya capital against publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

11:29, january 16, 2015

862 Tajiks returned home in coffins from Russia in 2014, says Tajik labor minister

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Tajik Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment of Population, Ms.

11:34, january 15, 2015

Wife of spiritual leader of IRP dies

DUSHANBE, January 15, 2015, Asia-Plus – Mrs.

10:58, january 15, 2015

Sughd province expected to create its own film studio

KHUJAND, January 15, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Sughd province is expected to create its own film studio.

10:07, january 15, 2015

Japan’s government commences seven new projects in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 15, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On January 14, 2015, a joint signing ceremony for 7 new projects was held at the Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe.

16:03, january 9, 2015

Tajik producers reportedly make shift to halal standards

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The number of enterprises meeting halal food standards is increasing in Tajikistan.

14:45, january 9, 2015

The number of cases of female delinquency increases in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The number of cases of female delinquency has reportedly increased in the northern Sughd province.

14:34, january 8, 2015

Total of more than 834,000 people left Tajikistan last year

DUSHANBE, January 8, 2015, Asia-Plus -- According to the Migration Service of the Ministry of Labor, Migration, and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan, in 2014, a total of more than 834,000

10:40, january 8, 2015

Islamic Center: People well-versed in religion will never call for jihad in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 8, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Center of Tajikistan yesterday released a statement in response to a video showing two young Tajik men calling for jihad in Tajikistan.

09:10, january 7, 2015

158 Tajiks are studying illegally at foreign madrasahs, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, January 7, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan''s government has expressed concern over young Tajiks receiving education at Islamic religious schools abroad.

13:53, january 5, 2015

Ways to reduce land degradation and save pastures discussed in Khovaling

KULOB, January 5, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The District Development Council (DDC) of Khovaling held a roundtable on January 5 to present its program of ways to reduce degradation of lands and save