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12:58, april 8, 2014

Project aiming to promote extension of legal opportunities for poor strata launched in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – A project aiming to promote extension of legal opportunities for the poor strata of population has been launched in Tajikistan.

13:34, april 7, 2014

Dushanbe mayor’s office allocates more 40,000 USD for international race

DUSHANBE, April 7, 2014, Asia-Plus – Dushanbe has been making preparations for the Tajik Capital City Day.

09:38, april 7, 2014

WRP conducts training for journalists and human rights activists in Khujand

IDUSHANBE, April 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) conducted a training workshop on human rights activists – media cooperation in Khujand, the capital of Sughd

15:24, april 5, 2014

UNFPA and UNDP collaborate on the Human Development Report 2014 in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The group of local experts, representatives of the Government of Tajikistan, the academia and research institutes, and national officers from UNDP and UNFPA

16:21, april 4, 2014

U.S. Embassy civil affairs team completes construction of rural medical clinic in Shouroobod

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Friday April 4, the U.S.

15:47, april 4, 2014

Number of Tajik migrant workers does not decrease, says Tajik officials

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2014, Asia-Plus – A conference to discuss economic consequences of the manpower migration for Tajikistan took place in Dushanbe on April 4.

14:26, april 4, 2014

Chinese ambassador proposes to establish Confucius Center at Khujand State University

KHUJAND, April 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- China’s Ambassador to Tajikistan Fan Xianrong has recently visited the Khujand State University to discuss cooperation issues with the University management,

15:48, april 3, 2014

Tajik authorities begin issuing new identification cards for citizens

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Based on a presidential decree of September 20, 2013, authorities began issuing new identification cards for citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan on April 1,

12:27, april 3, 2014

4,000 people reportedly placed in jobs in Tajikistan in Jan-Feb 2014

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The State Agency for Social Protection, Employment and Migration reports that a total of more than 18,000 have contacted the Agency for assistance with

11:58, april 3, 2014

OSCE and Tajikistan outline priorities for co-operation in 2015

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – The annual forum of the OSCE–Tajikistan Task Force took place yesterday in Dushanbe, where high-ranking officials from the OSCE and the Tajik government as well

11:56, april 2, 2014

Companies constructing apartment buildings in circles 2 and 3 exempted from transferring apartments

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Under the mayor’s resolution, companies constructing apartment buildings on outskirts of Dushanbe are exempted from transferring a certain number of apartments

10:24, april 2, 2014

FAO: Europe and Central Asia not without nutrition woes

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) notes that taken as a whole and looking strictly at caloric intake, the 53-country Europe and

16:40, april 1, 2014

10-year-old boy dies of botulism poisoning in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, April 1, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A 10-year-old boy died in the Asht central district hospital on March 31 of botulism poisoning.

11:33, april 1, 2014

Issues of establishment of independent communications regulator discussed in Dushanbe

Events dedicated to Tajikistan’s World Trade Organization’s (WTO) commitments in the field of telecommunications and broadcasting services were launched in Dushanbe today.

09:20, april 1, 2014

Task Force Meeting on the OSCE’s role will be held in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2014, 2014 – The OSCE Conflict Prevention Center, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan and Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan will convene the Eighth Annual Joint Task Force in Dushanbe, on

09:17, april 1, 2014

Chronicle: Highlights of March, 2014

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2014, Asia-Plus: March

16:29, march 31, 2014

Fayzobod regional administrators deny report about collection of money from local residents

DUSHANBE, March 31, 2014, Asia-Plus – Fayzobod regional administrators have denied report about collection of money from local residents for improvement of the central part of the district

10:43, march 31, 2014

Fayzobod authorities collect money from local residents for president’s visit

DUSHANBE, March 31, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Fayzobod regional administrators are reportedly collecting money from local residents for president’s visit, which is scheduled for April 10.

09:47, march 31, 2014

Prominent American scholar of Iranian and Central Asian Studies Richard N. Frye passes away

DUSHANBE, March 31, 20134, Asia-Plus – Prominent American scholar Richard Nelson Frye died on March 27 at the age of 94.

14:03, march 27, 2014

33 residents of Asht district have food poisoning after eating home-canned tomatoes

KHUJAND, March 27, 2014, Asia-Plus - 33 residents of the Qahramon village in Sughd’s Asht district have contracted botulism poisoning by eating home-canned tomatoes, according to the Sughd Center

10:49, march 27, 2014

RTSU hosts conference on security problems in Central Eurasia

DUSHANBE, March 27, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Center for Geopolitical Studies at Russian-Tajik Slavic University (RTSU) is holding a conference on Central Eurasia’s security problems today under

17:07, march 24, 2014

Russian parliament ratifies protocol extending working permit period for Tajik labor migrants in Rus

DUSHANBE, March 24, 2014, Asia-Plus – Russia’s lower house (State Duma) of parliament has ratified the protocol on making amendments the government-to-government agreement between Tajikistan and

15:26, march 19, 2014

UNDP, Japan support improvement of livelihoods of people in Tajikistan and Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Wednesday March 19, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Tajikistan signed an Exchange of Note with the Government of Japan and Grant

09:31, march 19, 2014

Japan’s Government to extend its support for 7 new development projects in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) in Tajikistan extends its support for 7 new distinct projects, which will have

16:17, march 18, 2014

In Tajikistan, the lowest wage reported in agrarian sector and forestry

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2014, Asia-Plus – Compared to December 2013, the real wage rate in January 2014 declined 12 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.

10:13, march 18, 2014

TACA holds its official Grand Opening Ceremony at the U.S. Congress

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2014, Asia-Plus – On March 14, the Tajik American Cultural Association (TACA) held its official Grand Opening Ceremony at the United States Congress.

09:10, march 18, 2014

IWPR holds a training workshop on human rights activists – media cooperation

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The representative office of the Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) in Tajikistan completed a two-day training workshop on Human Rights Defenders

13:17, march 17, 2014

More than 3,200 tons of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in Jan-Feb 2014

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2014, Asia-Plus – Twenty-three countries of the world have provided more than 6.3 million U.S.

16:37, march 15, 2014

Japan’s government supports 5 new projects in Tajikistan aiming to improve conditions of various sec

DUSHANBE, March 15, 2014, Asia-Plus – Japan’s Embassy in Dushanbe reports that aiming at improving conditions of the various sectors in Tajikistan, the Government of Japan will start providing

14:27, march 14, 2014

Tajik, Swiss governments sign a grant agreement on two water projects

DUSHANBE, March 14, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Thursday March 13, Abduasalom Qurbonov, Minister of Finance of Tajikistan and Peter Mikula, Country Director of the Swiss Cooperation Office in Tajikistan