Tajkistan, Society

10:06, june 18, 2012

Tajik mullahs warn of new threat in temporary marriages

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Mosque sermons in Tajikistan tend to focus on issues that affect people''s everyday lives.

14:20, june 16, 2012

Tajik Ombudsman visits regions

DUSHANBE, June 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Human Rights Ombudsman of Tajikistan, Zarif Alizoda, is visiting provinces to hold meetings with representatives of local authorities and law enforcement

15:05, june 15, 2012

Issues of use of narcotics discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable to discuss issues of use of narcotics and spread of infections diseases in Tajikistan took place in Dushanbe on June 15.

17:00, june 14, 2012

Authorities lift restrictions on Internet access to Tajikistan’s leading independent news agency

The authorities have lifted restrictions on Internet access to Tajikistan’s leading independent news agency Asia-Plus.

14:31, june 14, 2012

Tajikistan celebrates World Blood Donor Day

DUSHANBE, June 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Like other countries through the world, Tajikistan celebrates World Blood Donor Day.

08:51, june 14, 2012

Torture prevention issues discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- EU – Tajikistan civil society seminar on the freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment was held in Dushanbe on June

15:42, june 13, 2012

Internet access cut to leading private Tajik news agency

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Internet access to Tajikistan''s leading independent news agency Asia Plus remains cut off for a second day. Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on June 13.

15:08, june 13, 2012

GPI ranks Tajikistan 99th among 158 nations in terms of peacefulness

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2012, Asia-Plus – The 2012 Global Peace Index (GPI) has ranked Tajikistan 99th among 158 nations in terms of peacefulness.

11:23, june 13, 2012

U.S. government continues support of Tajikistan’s counter-trafficking efforts

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A two-day seminar aimed at helping thirty representatives of Tajikistan’s diplomatic and consular personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan,

09:48, june 13, 2012

Beg Zuhurov explains why he ordered to block Asia-Plus website

The authorities issued the order to block access to the Tajik news website after the website published some readers’ comments.

17:01, june 12, 2012

Private brick-producing plant introduced into operation in Muminobod

KULOB, June 12, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The private brick-producing plant located in the village of Tuto, Khatlon’s Muminobod district has produced the first consignment of cob bricks.

15:26, june 12, 2012

Experts offer to set up independent organization for investigation of torture in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Torture and ill-treatment have become systematic in Tajikistan and the authorities must take more specific measures to fulfill their obligations before

14:01, june 12, 2012

Access to Tajik independent news site cut off

A number of Tajik Internet providers have blocked Tajikistan’s most popular news website www.news.tj, which belongs to the Asia-Plus Media Group.

16:32, june 11, 2012

Tajikistan marks World Day Against Child Labor

DUSHANBE, June 11, 2012, Asia-Plus – Tomorrow, Tajikistan will mark the adoption of the landmark International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No.

14:10, june 11, 2012

Tajikistan’s RCS to support ARSC

DUSHANBE, June 11, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Zafar Muhabbatov, head of Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) and his Afghan counterpart Naim Dindar signed an agreement on friendly cooperation in

13:44, june 11, 2012

Japan supports educational development in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, June 11, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday June 9, Mr. Hiroyuki Imahashi, Ambassador, Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe, Mr. Isror Isrorov, First Deputy of Governor of GBAO, Mr.

15:21, june 8, 2012

Kulob resident arrested in Temurmalik region for stealing horse

The police have arrested R.S., a 26-year-old resident of Kulob, for stealing a horse.

11:37, june 8, 2012

Dushanbe Mayor’s Office discusses implementation of Dushanbe water supply project

Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsayeed Ubaidulloev met Thursday with Marsha Olive, Country Manager of the World Bank in Tajikistan.

09:22, june 7, 2012

U.S. Embassy partners with law enforcement to improve cooperation with mass media and the public

On June 5, 2012, Senior Law Enforcement Advisor Dennis Cosgrove from the U.S.

16:12, june 6, 2012

Tajik Supreme court leaves Sughd Regional court’s verdict against five residents of Isfara unchanged

Tajik Supreme court left the verdict passed by the Sughd regional court against five residents of Isfara who were found guilty of killing a 34-year-old Sodik Ashurov, Deputy Head of the Military

11:09, june 6, 2012

Russian language day to be celebrated in Tajikistan

Today, June 6, Russia celebrates Pushkin’s birthday and Russian language day. Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, the founder of Russian literary language, was born in Moscow in 1799.

12:07, june 5, 2012

Heads of 20 Dushanbe schools dismissed as a result of certification

Heads of 20 secondary schools of Dushanbe were dismissed from their posts as a result of recent certification carried out by the Dushanbe Education Department.

09:49, june 5, 2012

EC allocates 80,000 EUR to bring relief to the victims of the earthquake in eastern Tajikistan

On 13 May 2012, a 5.7 Richter scale earthquake struck Rasht valley in the eastern part of Tajikistan.

10:14, june 4, 2012

Japanese company launches second phase of reconstruction of Dusti-Kurgon-Teppa road

On June 1 the Japanese Dai Nippon Construction launched the second phase of reconstruction of the Dusti – Kurgon-Teppa road.

15:54, june 1, 2012

UNICEF: 16% of children in Tajikistan live in extreme poverty

In Tajikistan, at least 16 per cent of children live in extreme poverty, UNICEF Tajikistan said in its message issued on 1 June on the occasion of the International Children’s Day.

15:35, june 1, 2012

European Commission to provide support to regional center in Kulob

Representative commission of the Tajik Ministry of Labor and Social Protection and Tajik Social Protection, Employment and Migration Agency arrived today, June 1, to Kulob to discuss establishment

13:25, june 1, 2012

Dunja Mijatovich welcomes Tajikistan’s steps to decriminalize defamation

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media hopes Tajikistan will decriminalize all remaining criminal provisions related to defamation of President.

11:20, june 1, 2012

Tajikistan celebrates World Children’s Day

Tajik Ministry of Labor and Social Protection organized festive events for more than 200 children from Chorbog orphanage on the occasion of the World Children’s Day which celebrated worldwide on

10:52, june 1, 2012

‘Nelegal-2012’ operation carried out in Tajikistan

Tajik law enforcement structures – Ministry of Interior, State National Security Committee and Migration Service – carried out Nelegal-2012 special operation on May 10-28.

11:07, may 31, 2012