Tajkistan, Society

10:52, december 8, 2011

Nouri Zindagi journalist freed from paying fine

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2011, Asia-Plus – The appeals commission of the Sughd regional court has considered appeal filed by Mahmadyusuf Ismoilov, a reporter with the independent weekly

09:23, december 8, 2011

Japan supports school rehabilitation in Murgab district, GBAO

DUSHANBE, December 8 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Japan provides US$112,106 as a grant for “The Project for Rehabilitation of Secondary School No.

17:12, december 7, 2011

250 thousand work places will be created in Tajikistan during two years

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2011, Asia-Plus - In accordance with the State program to promote employment for 2012-2013, which was adopted by the Government of Tajikistan in late November, during the next

15:43, december 7, 2011

U. S. Ambassador opens safe drinking water project in Tursunzoda district

Dushanbe. December 7, 2011, Asia-Plus - U.S.

17:40, december 6, 2011

Handicap International expands its operations to Vose district

KULOB, December 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- International aid organization, Handicap International, has begun survey of work with children with disabilities in the Vose district, Khatlon province.

16:24, december 6, 2011

Tajik Migration Service head visits St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, December 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Head of Tajikistan’s Migration Service Safiallo Devonayev and head of Tajik Migration Service’s office in Russia Asror Odinayev have visited St.

15:56, december 6, 2011

Progress of the World’s Women 2011 presented in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- UN Women in Tajikistan jointly with the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of Tajikistan presented the global report, Progress of the World’s

11:46, december 6, 2011

Training on UN human rights mechanisms held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A two-day training for Tajik public institutions on individual applications within the frameworks of the United Nations human rights mechanisms is

09:07, december 6, 2011

British Ambassador visits Zarafshon Valley

DUSHANBE, December 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- British Ambassador to Tajikistan, Trevor Moore, visited the Zarafshon Valley on November 29-30, accompanied by a British Embassy and Department for

16:17, december 5, 2011

Sughd journalists’ club meets in Khujand

KHUJAND, December 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The first meeting of the Sughd Journalists’ Club took place in Khujand at the end of last week under the auspices of the National Association of

14:45, december 5, 2011

U.S. embassy observes World AIDS Day throughout Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The U.

11:48, december 5, 2011

Capital mayor receives residents over their problems

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday November 3, Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev received 28 city dwellers whose problems have not been solved during applications to

11:33, december 5, 2011

Dushanbe hosts conference on combating HIV/AIDS within CIS area

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A regional two-day conference on combating HIV-AIDS in the CIS member nations has opened in Dushanbe today, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

11:23, december 5, 2011

World Bank helps strengthen social safety net in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2011, Asia-Plus – Ongoing social protection system reforms and improved targeting of social assistance to the poor have been discussed on December 2 at the launch of the World

16:51, december 4, 2011

UN SG urges inclusion of persons with disabilities in society

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In his message marking the International Day for Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on December 3 that

16:38, december 4, 2011

Six suicide cases reported in Sughd this week alone

KHUJAND, December 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Six suicide cases have been reported in the northern Sughd province this week alone.

16:28, december 2, 2011

U.S. ambassador hosts people living with HIV

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2011, Asia-Plus – U.S.

16:24, december 2, 2011

Dushanbe hosts regional conference on HIV/AIDS issues

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Regional conference on the HIV-AIDS issues will take place in Dushanbe from December 5-6, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

15:37, december 2, 2011

RWB urges Tajik judicial authorities to acknowledge innocence of Usmonov and Ismoilov

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Reporters Without Borders (RWB) deplores the decision by Tajikistan’s Supreme Court to uphold the conviction of the BBC journalist Urunboy Usmonov for

09:16, december 2, 2011

U.S. government uses youth theater to promote social change

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The U.S. Embassy harnessed the power of youth theater to spread awareness of critical issues among Tajikistan’s most vulnerable populations.

17:08, december 1, 2011

Japan assists school rehabilitation in Mastchoh district

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2011, Asia-Plus – On Thursday December 1, Mr. Hiroyuki Imahashi, Ambassador, Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe and Mr.

12:38, december 1, 2011

U.S. government provides access to safe drinking water in Tursunzoda district

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2011, Asia-Plus – On November 29, The U.S.

12:23, december 1, 2011

Events dedicated to World AIDS Day take place in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe department for youth affairs, sports and tourism is organizing activities dedicated to World AIDS, which is marked today.

10:09, december 1, 2011

Tajik court rejects appeal by BBC reporter

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2011, Asia-Plus – The appeals’ commission of the Supreme Court of Tajikistan has upheld the Sughd regional court’s verdict against a BBC reporter in Sughd province.

10:57, november 30, 2011

U.S. embassy honors International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

DUSHANBE, November 30, 2011, Asia-Plus – in a statement made on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the U.S.

16:41, november 29, 2011

Tajik Migration Service to open its office in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, November 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The ninth meeting of the Tajik-Kazakh intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation took place in Astana, Kazakhstan at the end of

16:21, november 29, 2011

U.S. embassy improves health opportunities for women in Sarichashma

DUSHANBE, November 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Following four months of joint cooperation between the U.S. Embassy, the Shouroobod district leadership, and the Sarichashma Medical Clinic staff, the U.S.

15:55, november 29, 2011

Internet freedom under threat in Central Asia, says OSCE media freedom representative

DUSHANBE, November 29, 201, Asia-Plus – According to the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, warned today that Internet freedom is

14:29, november 29, 2011

IRP releases statement over brutal killing of Tajik labor migrant in St Petersburg

Beheaded and burned body of Khatlon resident Bakhtiyor Rasoulov has been found in his car on the outskirts of St. Petersburg.

09:11, november 29, 2011

OSCE regional media conference on Internet governance and media pluralism in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 29, 2011 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović is organizing the thirteenth Central Asia Media Conference in Dushanbe on November 29, the OSCE Office in