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16:37, october 27, 2011

BBC reporter appeals Khujand court’s decision

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Mr. Urunboy Usmonov, a BBC reporter in the Tajik northern Sughd province, and his defense lawyer, Ms.

15:39, october 27, 2011

Special warehouses needed for keeping waste energy-saving light bulbs

KULOB, October 27 2011, Asia-Plus -- Kulob officials who have failed to implement government’s order on organizing special warehouses for keeping waste energy-saving light bulbs collected from

15:17, october 27, 2011

Apartment building maintenance and management issues discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- International conference entitled “Reform of Residential Building Maintenance and Management: Problems and Perspectives” took place in Dushanbe on October

12:09, october 27, 2011

Japan assists reconstruction of secondary school in Varzob district

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2011, Asia-Plus – On Wednesday October 26, Mr. Takaaki Komatsu, Third Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe and Mr.

09:28, october 27, 2011

Nouri Zindagi reporter appeals court’s decision

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Mahmadyusuf Ismoilov, a regional reporter for the Dushanbe-based independent weekly Nouri Zindagi (Light of Life), and his defense

11:41, october 26, 2011

AAR JAPAN supports wheelchair manufacturing in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR JAPAN) yesterday launched the project, Strengthening Wheelchair Production/ and Repair of Facilities of Hissar

11:32, october 25, 2011

Russian Liberal-Democrats against making animal sacrifices

DUSHANBE, October 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- the faction of the Liberal democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) in the State Duma (Russia’s lower house of parliament) has submitted the draft law

09:43, october 25, 2011

Final part of contest for PWDs to take place in Dushanbe in early November

DUSHANBE, October 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The final stage of the competition for persons with disabilities (PWD) will take place in Dushanbe on November 4, Alisher Sharipov, a spokesman for

16:21, october 24, 2011

Tajik journalists trained in preparing legal chronicle reports

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Organized by the Independent School of Journalism “Tajikistan – 21st Century,” a five-day seminar for journalists, entitled Strategy and Techniques

12:29, october 24, 2011

Only last year students from Turkmenistan allowed finishing studies at Tajik universities

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Turkmen authorities have allowed Turkmen students to return to Tajikistan to resume their studies, Khronika Turkmenistana (Chronicles of

11:11, october 24, 2011

Tajik MPs get acquainted with problems facing tajik migrants in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On the sidelines of annual meetings of commissions of the CIS and the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) Parliamentary Assemblies that took place in St.

17:23, october 22, 2011

Moscow authorities offers compulsory fingerprinting for migrants

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Moscow authorities are clamping down on illegal immigrants, Russian news agency, RIA Novosti, reports.

17:11, october 22, 2011

Persian-speaking countries set up coordinating committee to help PWDs

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Iran have decided to set up a coordinating committee dedicated to promote cooperation between the countries’ agencies for social

16:04, october 22, 2011

AAR Japan completes the PWD support project

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR JAPAN) has completed the “project for the support to persons with disabilities (PWDs) through capacity

15:19, october 22, 2011

Clinton pledges U.S. support for human rights in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2011, Asia-Plus – U.S.

10:46, october 20, 2011

Death penalty abolition issues discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- International organizations and representatives of Government of Tajikistan are discussing issues on death penalty in the course of roundtable on

15:04, october 19, 2011

Refresher center for barristers opens in Khujand

KHUJAND, October 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s first refresher center for barristers will be open in Khujand, the capital of the northern Sughd province. Ms.

11:54, october 19, 2011

Russian Red Cross Society to help Tajik labor migrants

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Issue related to medical insurance of Tajik labor migrants and rendering emergency medical aid to them were the focus of a meeting of Asror Odinayev, head

10:58, october 19, 2011

Japan assists health sector in Norak city

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday October 18, Mr. Hiroyuki Imahashi, Ambassador, Embassy of Japan in Tajikistan and Mr.

10:50, october 19, 2011

Tajikistan plans to move towards the Unified University Entrance Examinations (UEE)

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has launched a Grant Project under the Russia Education Aid for Development (READ) Program.

11:04, october 18, 2011

OSCE media freedom representative welcomes release of Tajik journalists, calls for their acquittal

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed yesterday the release from custody of two Tajik journalists convicted on charges

18:34, october 15, 2011

Tajik journalists convicted, released from prison

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is relieved by Friday’s release of two Tajik journalists, but condemns their convictions on extremism and insult,

17:18, october 15, 2011

Food assistance builds bridge between hunger and hope as millions mark WFD

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The World Food Programme (WFP) on October 14 marked World Food Day (WFD) by highlighting the vital role that food assistance plays during humanitarian

16:50, october 14, 2011

Tajik, Russian migration services launches joint vocational training project

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A pilot vocational training project of Tajikistan’s Migration Service and Russia’s Federal Migration Service (FMS) has been launched at the vocational

15:24, october 14, 2011

Tajikistan’s RCS conducts survey to determine TB awareness in Vose and Hamadoni districts

KULOB, October 14, 2011 Asia-Plus -- Volunteers from Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) are conducting survey in 50 villages of the Vose and Hamadoni districts (25 volunteers in each of

09:26, october 14, 2011

Court in Khujand to pass sentence on Nouri Zindagi reporter today

KHUJAND, October 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Court in Khujand is expected to pass sentence on Mahmadyusuf Ismoilov, a regional reporter for the Dushanbe-based independent weekly Nouri Zindagi ,

16:10, october 13, 2011

Kulob NGO reportedly delivers 120 Tajik labor migrants from bondage in Russia

KULOB, October 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over the past three years, the Kulob-based non-governmental organization, Mayram, has delivered 120 Tajik labor migrants from bondage in Russia.

11:42, october 13, 2011

Verdict for BBC reporter expected to be declared tomorrow

KHUJAND, October 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A trial verdict for BBC reporter Urunboy Usmonov is expected to be declared tomorrow.

10:16, october 13, 2011

CA ombudsmen gather in Dushanbe to discuss common problems

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Human Rights Ombudsman Institute must be registered with the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)

09:47, october 13, 2011