Tajkistan, Society

10:07, december 2, 2014

Dushanbe mayor orders to prepare Tajik capital for celebration of New Year’s

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev yesterday held a meeting to discuss problems of socioeconomic development of the Tajik capital and preparations for

09:14, december 2, 2014

EU provides pensions ICT equipment to the Agency on Social Insurance and amounting 894.000 Euro

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2014, Asia-Plus - Through its project, Supplies to Support Pension Reform in Tajikistan, the European Union yesterday handed over IT equipment to the Agency on Social

09:52, december 1, 2014

The first Online Olympiad takes place in Khujand

KHUJAND, December 1, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The first Online Olympiad has taken place among senior high school students in Khujand, the capital of the northern Sughd province.

09:25, december 1, 2014

Chronicle: Highlights of November, 2014

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2014, Asia-Plus: November 3 - Some 800 inmates were

14:15, november 30, 2014

Nazarbayev University waits for students from Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 30, 2014, Asia-Plus – Representatives of Nazarbayev University (Kazakhstan) will arrive in Dushanbe in mid-December to meet with Tajik senior high school students to explain them

13:35, november 30, 2014

IRP says sex video is a smear campaign against it by certain agencies

DUSHANBE, November 30, 2014, Asia-Plus – ON November 28, Radio Liberty posted an article “Tajik Islamic Party Labels Sex Video an Attack Ahead Of Elections” on its website.

13:48, november 27, 2014

4,500 people in Kulob will get access to sustainable drinking water supply and improved sanitation

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Opening Ceremony of the project, Tajikistan Water Supply and Sanitation (TajWSS Phase II), financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

12:51, november 27, 2014

Tajikistan, Russia reportedly draft new labor migration cooperation agreements

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik working group led by the Deputy Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment of Population, Nourullo Mahmadulloyev, is currently in Moscow to discuss

11:31, november 27, 2014

Tajik ambassador calls on fellow-countrymen to observe Russian legislation

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- During his visit to Yekaterinburg, Tajik Ambassador to Russia Imomuddin Sattorov has met with representatives of Tajik Diaspora, Tajik students and Tajik

13:34, november 26, 2014

Religious leaders should refrain from extremist sermons, says IRP leader

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader Muhiddin Kabiri has participated in a conference on Takfiri extremism that has taken place in Qom, Iran.

10:58, november 26, 2014

Meeting of Central Asian Interstate Commission on Sustainable Development takes place in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The second meeting of the Central Asian Inter-State Commission on Sustainable Development is taking place at the Serena Hotel in Dushanbe from November

09:19, november 26, 2014

Winter Handicraft Fair & International Day of Persons with Disabilities

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The first edition of the Winter Handicraft Fair & International Day of Persons with Disabilities was presented at the Bactria Cultural Center in

17:03, november 25, 2014

NGOs call on the Tajik government to drop legislation restricting their access to funding

NGOs call on the Tajik government to drop legislation restricting their access to funding.

15:50, november 25, 2014

16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The International Day to End Violence against Women, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence campaign was given a start in Tajikistan

14:12, november 25, 2014

Tajik parliament deputy speaker attends international conference on nutrition in Rome

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Academician Mirgand Shabozov, who is Deputy Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), participated in the Second

09:28, november 25, 2014

Shireen Chashma Orphanage opens in Tojikobod District

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Deputy Chief of Mission for the U.S. Embassy Robert Burgess and Tojikobod District Chairman, Mr.

09:38, november 24, 2014

President congratulates Tajikistanis on National Flag Day

Tajikistan has celebrated National Flag Day since 2009.

16:23, november 23, 2014

More than 34,000 people reportedly provided with jobs in Tajikistan in Jan-Oct 2014

DUSHANBE, November 23, 2014, Asia-Plus -- According to the Agency of Labor and Employment Department of the Ministry of Labor, Migration, and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan, some 98,000

15:38, november 21, 2014

UNHCR Office in Tajikistan expected to organize briefing next month on its activities

DUSHANBE, November 21, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in Tajikistan, Mr.

15:18, november 21, 2014

National labor migration strategy for the period of 2011-2015 discussed in Dushanbe Friday

DUSHANBE, November 21, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) hosted parliamentary hearings on November 21 to discuss Tajikistan’s national strategy for the outward labor

11:15, november 21, 2014

Report: Western firms help Central Asian states spy on citizens

DUSHANBE, November 21, 2014, Asia-Plus – According to Radio Liberty, a report by a privacy watchdog group says U.S.

09:44, november 21, 2014

Innovation can drive change for most disadvantaged children – UNICEF report

DUSHANBE, November 21, 2014, Asia-Plus -- UNICEF said in a new report launched on the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child that urgent action is needed to prevent many

14:59, november 20, 2014

Yuri Glazyev’s Tajik fiancée released from pretrial detention center

The court decided to release pregnant Firouza Savushkina after she admitted her guilt and plaintiff recalled her lawsuit.

12:27, november 20, 2014

Tajikistan’s winter preparations fall short

With winter around the corner Tajikistan’s authorities and residents are wondering if the country is ready for the cold season.

09:53, november 20, 2014

Tajik capital makes preparations for National Flag Day

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik capital is making preparations for National Flag Day Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has signed a decree endorsing a series of events on

16:58, november 19, 2014

EU – Tajikistan civil society seminar on freedom of media held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- An annual EU – Tajikistan Civil Society Seminar on freedom of media in Tajikistan was held in Dushanbe from November 18-19.

11:40, november 19, 2014

Global Slavery Index 2014 estimates there are 29,500 Tajiks living in some forms of modern slavery

Global Slavery Index 2014 estimates there are 29,500 Tajiks living in some forms of modern slavery.

10:49, november 19, 2014

Days of Tolerance held at 22 schools in border areas of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2014, Asia-Plus – Days of Tolerance are being held at 22 schools in border areas of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, primarily in Sughd (Tajikistan) and Batken (Kyrgyzstan)

10:00, november 19, 2014

Tajik NGOs fear limits on foreign grants could force closures

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Nongovernmental organizations in Tajikistan are reportedly concerned over new legislation that restricts their access to foreign grants.

16:18, november 18, 2014