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16:09, december 14, 2011

Polygamy becomes common practice in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 14, 2011, Asia-Plus – An article “Multiple Marriages in Tajikistan” by Haramgul Qodir posted on the website of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) on December 13

11:50, december 14, 2011

Gazpromneft-Tajikistan presents fuel cards in Sughd province

DUSHANBE, December 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A single corporate system of payments on accounts for legal entities-customers of Gazpromneft-Tajikistan was presented in Khujand, the capital of the

10:00, december 14, 2011

WFP Tajikistan welcomes US$6 million donation from Russia

DUSHANBE, December 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warmly welcomed a US$6 million donation from the Russian Federation that will go towards supporting the

09:25, december 14, 2011

U.S. government encourages private investment to improve rural services

DUSHANBE, December 14, 2011, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday December 13, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) organized a roundtable to discuss ways to develop and

10:04, december 13, 2011

The second Dushanbe water supply project seeks to improve public service delivery

DUSHANBE, December 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Improving public service delivery to the residents of Dushanbe is the main objective of the Second Dushanbe Water Supply Project, according to speakers at

15:40, december 12, 2011

Tajik woman and her two underage children freed from bondage in Russia

DUSHANBE, December 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik woman and her two underage children have been freed from bondage in Russia.

15:02, december 12, 2011

Authorities suspend the functioning of Muhammadiya Mosque in Vahdat

The authorities have suspended the functioning of the Muhammadiya Mosque in the Vahdat district for three months.

10:52, december 12, 2011

Villagers mitigate effects of November mudslides

KULOB, December 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Residents of the village of Chashmai Jushon in the Muminobod district have actively responded to the call of local authorities for mitigation of effects of a

10:20, december 12, 2011

Anti-tuberculosis project launched in four districts of Kulob region in Khatlon

KULOB, December 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A year-long program entitled “Together We Will Win Tuberculosis” has been launched in four districts of the Kulob region in Khatlon province –

16:17, december 11, 2011

Shouroobod district in Khatlon victimized by Afghan armed smugglers

KULOB, December 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday December 8, a group of armed Afghan smugglers stole more than 10 cows from the Duloba pasture in the Sarichasha Jamoat of the Shouroobod

15:11, december 8, 2011

Tajik Migration Service head meets with Tajik labor migrants working in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2011 Asia-Plus -- During his recent visit to St. Petersburg, Tajikistan’s Migration Service head Safiallo Devonayev met with a group of Tajik labor migrants at the St.

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