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17:03, november 3, 2022

The second season of “Voices from the Roof of the World” documentary series to be launched on Nov 6

The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) notes that alarms are ringing throughout the world: the most ruinous floods in Pakistan’s history, the worst drought in a generation in East Africa,

15:00, november 3, 2022

Jailed blogger’s wife asks the president to assist in releasing her husband from prison

The wife of Daler Imomali, a noted Tajik blogger who was sentenced to 10 years in prison last month, has wrote a letter to President Emomali Rahmon asking for assistance in the release of her

10:21, november 3, 2022

Jarteppa crossing point on the Uzbekistan-Tajikistan border to be temporarily closed

Citing the Customs Department of Samarkand region, Uzbek media reports say a temporary restriction will be imposed on movement and vehicles and citizens via the Jarteppa Border Crossing Point (BCP)

10:33, november 2, 2022

EducationUSA Virtual Fair to be held in Tajikistan this coming Saturday

EducationUSA Dushanbe Center invites high school students to participate in the EducationUSA Virtual Fair that will feature more than 50 US colleges and universities.

10:39, november 1, 2022

WHO recognizes Rahmon’s contribution to the development of the healthcare sector with prize

On Monday October 31, President Emomali Rahmon received World Health Organization (WHO) European Regional Bureau Director Hans Henri Kluge.

09:52, october 31, 2022

USAID’s ACAT celebrates the launch of the photobook

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Agribusiness Competitiveness Activity in Tajikistan (ACAT) on October 27 celebrated the launch of the photobook entitled

14:27, october 28, 2022

The impact of the war in Ukraine and subsequent economic downturn on child poverty in ECA

Child poverty across Europe and Central Asia (ECA) has soared by 19 percent, as Ukraine war and rising inflation drive four million children into poverty.

09:18, october 27, 2022

Kyrgyz communities in Tajikistan isolated and stranded by border tension

Until last year, ethnic Kyrgyz people were able to cross into neighboring Kyrgyzstan with their Tajik passports. Now they must first travel to a third country, an option few can afford.

15:19, october 26, 2022

Tajik minister calls for cooperation with Iran on medical herbs

The Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan Jamoliddin Abdullozoda has called for mutual collaboration with the Islamic Republic of Iran in the field

15:55, october 25, 2022

Tajik craftsman receives diploma and award of the International Festival of Traditional Textile "Atlas Bayrami"

The 5th edition of the Festival of Traditional Textile “Atlas Bayrami” (“Celebrating Atlas”) was held in Margilan, Ferghana valley, Uzbekistan from October 20 to October 22,

15:13, october 25, 2022

Residents of Dushanbe can watch the solar eclipse today afternoon

Residents of Dushanbe can watch the partial solar eclipse today afternoon.

11:59, october 25, 2022

Russia toughens responsibility for labor migrants for violation of the rules of stay in Russia

Russia’s Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev told reporters in Moscow on October 19 that responsibility for labor migrants for violation of the rules of stay in the Russian federation

10:59, october 25, 2022

Internet disruption occurs in Kyrgyz capital. Did it have impact on Internet in Tajikistan?

Kyrgyz authorities have blamed Internet disruption that occurred in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, on October 24 on technical problems.

15:11, october 24, 2022

European Union brings relief to the victims of border conflict in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

The European Union is providing over 270,000 EUR in humanitarian funding in response to the armed conflict that marred the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in mid-September, according to the

12:05, october 24, 2022

AKAH hosts conference dedicated to the International Snow Leopard Day

On the occasion of International Snow leopard Day that is celebrated worldwide on October 23, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) the Committee of Environmental Protection of Tajikistan has

16:19, october 21, 2022

Detained blogger says he was tortured

Detained blogger Abdusattor Pirmuhamamdzoda, who is currently being held at the pretrial detention center in Dushanbe, says he was tortured and beaten during interrogations at the pretrial detention

13:58, october 21, 2022

The number of reported cases of monkeypox has dropped for eight straight weeks, says WHO head

Opening remarks at 3rd meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee in Geneva, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted on October 20 that the number of reported

15:10, october 20, 2022

Migrants suspend obtaining Russian passport due to Russian-Ukrainian war

The behavior of persons wanting to obtain the Russian citizenship has reportedly changed in connection with partial mobilization announced in Russia.

10:33, october 20, 2022

Iran commemorates National Day of Hafez in Dushanbe

Commemoration ceremony of Hafez Shirazi as glowing star of the sonnet and Persian poetry has been held in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, IRNA reported on October 16. .

10:22, october 20, 2022

Tajik authorities reportedly wage renewed crackdown on independent journalists, bloggers

Tajik authorities have handed down long prison terms to three independent journalists and bloggers in recent days. Four other reporters are awaiting sentencing.

10:00, october 20, 2022

In Central Asia, only Kyrgyzstan was designated as “partially free” by Freedom House’s report

Released on October 18, a new research by Freedom House notes that Internet freedom around the world has fallen for the 12th year in a row, according to new research.

16:33, october 19, 2022

A sharp increase in the flow of foreigners into Tajikistan recorded in Jan-Sept this year

Compared to January-September last year, the number of foreign nationals visiting Tajikistan over the first nine months of this year has reportedly increased 2.5 times.

10:37, october 19, 2022

Media watchdog condemns 10-year prison sentence for Tajik independent journalist Daler Imomali

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned a 10-year prison handed down to noted Tajik journalist Daler Imomali. On October 18, the CPT released a statement condemning the ruling.

11:47, october 17, 2022

More than 200,000 Russian citizens enter Central Asia’s nations after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

After Russia’s launched the so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine on February 24, thousands of Russians left their cities and villages, fearing the announcement of

16:32, october 14, 2022

Children in Tajikistan express their views on disaster risk reduction through art

A children’s drawings contest was held in Dushanbe to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), which is celebrated globally on 13 October.

16:10, october 14, 2022

More than 300 Afghan refugees carried to Canada from Tajikistan by charter flights

Three charter planes have carried more than 300 Afghan refugees from Tajikistan to Canada, Abdul Musavvir Bahaduri, the head of the community of Afghan refugees in Tajikistan, told Asia-Plus in an

10:35, october 13, 2022

Tajiks with dual Russian citizenship face dilemma to stay or leave amid Moscow’s military mobilization

Hundreds of thousands of Tajik nationals who have obtained dual Russian citizenship in recent years now face a dilemma to stay in Russia or to leave after Moscow announced a military mobilization

16:45, october 11, 2022

Tajikistan Embassy in Kyiv recommends citizens to leave Ukraine

The Tajik Embassy in Kyiv urged its citizens to leave Ukraine due unpredictable security situation.

15:08, october 11, 2022

Tajik universities reportedly experience large shortage of students, says education ministry

Tajikistan universities this year experience a large shortage of students.

16:45, october 7, 2022

OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls on Tajik authorities to address various media freedom issues

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, raised several media freedom issues during her official visit to Tajikistan between October 3 and October 7, 2022.