Tajkistan, Society

08:51, march 13, 2012

ADB: Asian nations must build resilience to climate change

DUSHANBE, March 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Nothing less than transformational change will be required to build societies in Asia and the Pacific that are resilient to climate change, Bindu Lohani, the

08:48, march 13, 2012

USAID launches its first series of after-school youth activities in communities

DUSHANBE, March 13, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Monday March 12, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with Counterpart International, launched its first series of

16:11, march 12, 2012

Tajik delegation attends Sixth Water Forum in France

MARSEILLE, March 12, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik delegation, led by Minister of Land Reclamation and Water Resources, Rahmat Bobokalonov, is attending the Sixth Water Forum that has opened in

10:33, march 12, 2012

Access to Facebook restored in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2012, Asia-Plus – The Tajik authorities have restored access to Facebook following an outcry from international organisations over the recent blocking of independent media sites.

09:53, march 12, 2012

Rahmon: Freedom of media one of the most important achievements of independent Tajikistan

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Tajikistan’s journalism President Emomali Rahmon has offered to decriminalize libel and insult.

11:57, march 10, 2012

President meets journalists on occasion of their professional holiday

President Emomali Rahmon is holding meeting with journalists on the occasion of their professional holiday that is marked on March 11.

11:45, march 10, 2012

Tajik official cites ‘crime’ as Facebook, news sites still blocked

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- Facebook and several independent news websites remain blocked in Tajikistan, and an official has suggested the cutoff may be linked to potential national security

11:39, march 10, 2012

Status of Chinese labor migrants in Tajikistan discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Friday March 9, Mr. Safiallo Devonayev, Chairman of the Migration Service under the Government of Tajikistan, met here with Mr.

15:55, march 9, 2012

Tajik media organizations condemn order blocking Facebook

In a statement released on March 9, Tajik media organizations condemned the Tajik authorities’ order blocking social-networking website Facebook and four independent news websites.

13:50, march 9, 2012

OSCE calls on Tajik authorities to lift ban on Facebook and news websites

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, has appealed to the Government of Tajikistan to reverse instructions to block the Facebook social media platform and four websites

09:40, march 9, 2012

CPJ, OSCE call on Tajik authorities to lift order blocking Facebook, news sites

DUSHANBE, March 9, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Authorities in Tajikistan must immediately lift the order blocking domestic access to social-network website Facebook and the Russian-language sites centrasia.

15:10, march 7, 2012

Tajikistan discusses new draft national program on environmental education

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Environmental Education Resource Center at the Committee for Environmental Protection today hosted a discussion forum dedicated to the new draft of

13:07, march 7, 2012

U.S. government opens HIV/AIDS Resource Centers in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The USAID Quality Health Care Project on March 5 held opening ceremonies for two HIV/AIDS Resource Centers at Dushanbe City Health Center #4 and Dushanbe City

11:00, march 7, 2012

FH condemns Tajik authorities for blocking access to websites critical of the government

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Freedom House (FH) condemns Tajikistan’s state-run communications agency for ordering internet service providers to block access to Facebook and at least three

10:48, march 7, 2012

PDP youth organization to create alternative to Facebook

Students from Tajik Technical University and researchers from the Center for Innovative Technologies at this University will help create the website.

10:15, march 7, 2012

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture to visit Tajikistan in May

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Mr.

16:48, march 6, 2012

Internet providers make statement over blockage of access to websites

DUSHANBE, March 6, 2012, Asia-Plus – The Association of Internet Providers of Tajikistan has made a statement over the blockage of access to a number of websites, including Facebook.

11:01, march 6, 2012

Fixed telephone lines to be installed for 100,000 families free of charge

DUSHANBE, March 6, 2012, Asia-Plus - OJSC Tajiktelecom (Tajikistan’s fixed-line telecommunications network) will install fixed telephone lines for more than 100,000 vulnerable families free

09:38, march 6, 2012

Media watchdog head reportedly attacked by unknown people at Khujand airport

DUSHANBE, March 6, 2012, Asia-Plus – Unknown people have reportedly threatened Nouriddin Qarshiboyev, the head of the National Association of Independent Media (Nansmit), at the airport in the

16:56, march 5, 2012

An official letter with solicitation to block Facebook exists

Internet service providing companies received an official letter with solicitation to block a number of website Monday morning.

13:45, march 5, 2012

Capital mayor encourages female street cleaners

DUSHANBE, March 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- By mayor’s order 1.

11:25, march 5, 2012

PM monitors flood situation in southern Tajikistan

KULOB, March 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov paid a two-day working visit to a number of districts in the southern Khatlon province on February 2-3.

11:21, march 5, 2012

Tajik authorities attribute lack of access to some websites to technical problems

The Communications Service top manager denies the report that access to a number of websites has been blocked following official written or verbal notice from the Communications Service “as

18:36, march 3, 2012

Tajik authorities block access to Facebook

Internet providers have reportedly received official written or verbal notice from the Communications Service under the Government of Tajikistan to bock access to a number of websites.

16:52, march 2, 2012

U.S. government assists victims of human trafficking

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Friday March 2, the United States, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the Inter-Ministerial Commission for Combating

16:42, march 2, 2012

Graves of ethnic Lithuanians restored in Tajikistan

ST. PETERSBURG, March 2, 2012, Asia-Plus – Graves of ethnic Lithuanians have been restored in Tajikistan under the Mission Siberia Project.

16:02, march 2, 2012

Inter-ministerial coordination council on drinking water supply meets in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The second meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Coordination Council (IMCC) on drinking water supply took place at the conference hall of the Ministry for Land

14:55, march 2, 2012

PM monitors flood situation in southern Tajikistan

KULOB, March 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov today began a two-day working visit to a number of districts in the southern Khatlon province.

13:54, march 2, 2012

Nearly 15,000 people in Sarband improve access to safe drinking water

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Thursday March 1, U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Sarah Penhune and USAID/Central Asian Republics Regional Mission Director Erin E.

11:27, march 2, 2012

Tajik researchers study Tajik aluminum smelter’s impact on environment

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The research institute, GIZO, at the Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI) of Tajikistan has reportedly conducted a survey to study Tajik aluminum