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Tajikistan’s Traffic Police explain the purpose of yellow taxi plates in Dushanbe

In the streets of Dushanbe, taxi vehicles can now be spotted with two types of license plates: green and yellow.

09:30, august 8, 2025

SECURITY

Tajikistan launches new radiation mapping laboratory to boost national safety

A state-of-the-art radiation mapping laboratory officially opened at the Agency for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Safety under the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan

09:00, august 8, 2025

INCIDENTS

Tajik interior minister condemns teenager's death after father's torture as "monstrous crime"

Tajikistan’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Ramazon Rahimzoda, has condemned the death of 15-year-old Khusrav Odinayev, allegedly tortured by his father, as “a monstrous crime.

17:05, august 7, 2025

POLITICS

Tajikistan showcases industrial and cultural strength at UN conference exhibition in Turkmenistan

President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, along with fellow heads of state attending the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, on August 5 visited a regional exhibition

15:58, august 7, 2025

Tajikistan introduces 20% mobile phone import duty, citing health and environmental concerns

The head of Tajikistan’s Customs Service, Khurshed Karimzoda, defended the government’s new 20% import duty on mobile phones, stating it was introduced due to growing concerns over public

15:34, august 7, 2025

Tajikistan still awaits passage of domestic violence law amid rising abuse cases

A long-anticipated article criminalizing domestic violence is included in the draft of Tajikistan’s new Criminal Code, but its adoption remains pending.

15:01, august 7, 2025

Tajik Supreme Court: sentences for social media ‘likes’ and shares may be reviewed

The Supreme Court of Tajikistan has announced the possibility of reviewing previously issued prison sentences related to social media activity, such as "likes" and reposts.

14:41, august 7, 2025

Supreme Court confirms confiscation of jailed journalist’s savings

The savings of independent journalist Rukhshona Hakimova, currently serving an eight-year prison sentence in women’s penal colony in Nurek, have been confiscated by the state, according to a

11:14, august 7, 2025

Serena Hotels launches Global Prestige Club Program

Serena Hotels yesterday officially launched its global loyalty program, Prestige Club, at a special event hosted at Islamabad Serena Hotel and simultaneously across all Serena properties worldwide.

10:45, august 7, 2025

Child killings in Tajikistan prompt creation of national registry of at-risk families

Following a string of tragic child killings by their own parents, Tajikistan’s Child Rights Ombudsman has launched a new initiative to identify and monitor at-risk families across the country.

10:10, august 7, 2025

TAJKISTAN

New EU-Tajikistan partnership deal marks turning point in bilateral relations

The European Union and Tajikistan have taken a significant step toward deepening bilateral cooperation by initialing the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) on July 18.

09:47, august 7, 2025

WORLD

China reintroduces COVID-era measures amid Chikungunya virus outbreak

Chinese authorities have reinstated strict public health measures in several provinces and cities following a sudden outbreak of the mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus.

09:26, august 7, 2025

Tajikistan’s bankrupt lenders still owe their clients a total of over 568 million somonis

Three major banks in Tajikistan that declared bankruptcy — Tajprombank, Tojiksodirotbonk, and Agroinvestbonk — still owe their clients more than 568 million somonis in total, according to

08:47, august 7, 2025

Tajikistan’s foreign trade turnover deficit widens further in 2025

Tajikistan's foreign trade turnover deficit has continued to grow in the first half of 2025, the country’s Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Zavqi Zavqizoda, told reporters in

08:29, august 7, 2025

TAJKISTAN

Extreme heat forces closure of government offices and banks in Iran

Iranian authorities have ordered the closure of government offices and banks in Tehran and 15 provinces on Wednesday, August 6, due to an ongoing extreme heatwave.

10:58, august 6, 2025

CENTRAL ASIA

Afghans lead foreign business visits to Uzbekistan in 2025

Afghan citizens topped the list of foreign business travelers to Uzbekistan during the first half of 2025, according to the country’s National Statistics Agency .

10:32, august 6, 2025

INCIDENTS

“It was fate”: mother of 15-year-old Khusrav Odinayev speaks out after son’s death from father’s abuse

The tragic death of a 15-year-old Khusrav Odinayev from Tursunzoda has shaken the Tajik public, following revelations that the teenager died as a result of severe abuse by his father.

10:03, august 6, 2025

Tajik wrestlers win eight medals at the Asian Kurash Championship in South Korea

The Tajikistan national kurash team returned from the Asian Championship, which took place from August 2 to 4 in South Korea, having won eight medals across various age categories.

09:33, august 6, 2025

POLITICS

Tajik and Turkmen presidents hold bilateral talks on sidelines of UN conference

On the margins of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon yesterday met with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov in

09:20, august 6, 2025

Tajikistan advances trade digitalization with EU and ITC support

Tajikistan has taken a significant step toward modernizing its trade processes with the unveiling of key findings from the CART.IS analysis in Dushanbe yesterday.

09:00, august 6, 2025

WORLD

300 migrants detained in Moscow hostel for immigration violations

Russian security forces detained 300 foreign nationals in central Moscow during a major immigration enforcement operation, according to the Investigative Committee of Russia.

16:39, august 5, 2025

Tajikistan recovers over 57 million somonis in child support in six months

Tajikistan has collected more than 57 million somonis (approximately US$5.

16:03, august 5, 2025

POWER

Tajikistan launches unified e-government portal and AI assistant in Tajik Language

Tajikistan is accelerating its digital transformation with the launch of the e-government portal ehukumat.

15:34, august 5, 2025

Tajikistan expected to complete refugee camp in Khatlon province in 2028

A new refugee camp is under construction in southern Tajikistan’s Jaloliddin Balkhi district and is expected to be operational in 2028, according to the Emergencies Committee under the

14:41, august 5, 2025

Over 1,100 Tajik students enrolled in Uzbek universities

As of June 2025, a total of 1,145 students from Tajikistan are studying at universities in Uzbekistan , making them the third-largest group of international students in the country, according to

14:13, august 5, 2025

Central Asia leads global progress in reducing hunger, says UN report

Central Asia has made remarkable strides in fighting hunger, achieving one of the world’s sharpest declines in undernourishment over the past two decades, according to a new report by the

13:46, august 5, 2025

Tajikistan harvests over half a million tons of wheat

Tajikistan has harvested more than 550,000 tons of wheat since the beginning of the 2025 grain season, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.

13:27, august 5, 2025

OpenAI and Perplexity AI eye expansion into Tajikistan’s AI sector

Global artificial intelligence (AI) leaders OpenAI and Perplexity AI have expressed interest in entering the Tajik market, exploring opportunities for localization, infrastructure development, and

11:08, august 5, 2025