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Experts point to the necessity of reviewing laws targeting cross-border trade: less obstacles more profit

What should be done to promote trade between border communities, how to remove obstacles impeding development of cross-border trade?

17:32, december 14, 2017

How to reduce unemployment in Tajikistan

The number of job-seeking youth is increasing in Tajikistan and the number of labor migrants returning from the Russian Federation is also increasing.

16:48, december 14, 2017

Law enforcement authorities reportedly involved in returning loan funds

The law enforcement authorities have reportedly been involved in returning loan funds.

16:10, december 14, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Resident of Hisor gets lengthy jail term for crimes committed in 1990s

Resident of the Hisor district has got a lengthy jail term for crimes committed in 1990s. The Dushanbe military court has sentenced Fathullo Tourayev, 45, to twenty years in prison.

15:51, december 14, 2017

Tajikistan, UAE intend to boost economic cooperation

Issues related to expansion of bilateral economic cooperation between Tajikistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the 3rd session of the joint Tajikistan-UAE commission for trade and economic

15:06, december 14, 2017

CPJ calls on Tajik authorities to release Khairullo Mirsaidov and drop all charges againsthim

In a statement released on December 13, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) calls on Tajik authorities to immediately release journalist Khairullo Mirsaidov and drop all charges brought

14:46, december 14, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Application by head of Khujand KVN team to prosecutor’s office turns against himself

An application by Khairullo Mirsaidov, the head of the Khujand-based KVN team, to the Sughd prosecutor’s office about attempted extortion by local officials has turned against himself.

11:56, december 14, 2017

Tajikistan, Turkey, intends to bring their bilateral trade to 1 billion USD

On December 12, Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda met in Istanbul with his Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim.

11:38, december 14, 2017

Tajikistan calls for fair solution to the Palestine-Israel problem

The Extraordinary Islamic Summit on Al-Quds (Jerusalem) took place in Istanbul, Turkey on December 13.

11:14, december 14, 2017

SECURITY

Border crossing points along Tajik-Afghan-border reportedly operate as usual

The State Committee for National Security (SCNS) denies reports released by some media outlets about closure of border crossing points along Tajikistan’s common with Afghanistan and five

10:25, december 14, 2017

36 percent of Tajikistan’s territory under threat of from landslides, says World Bank

An article released by the World Bank on December 11 notes that natural disasters such as landslides and mudflows are frequent across Central Asia.

10:05, december 14, 2017

Tajikistan’s inflation for Jan-Nov 2017 estimated at 6.3 percent

Over the first eleven months of this year, Tajikistan’s inflation rate has stood at 6.3 percent, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT).

17:26, december 13, 2017

Russian Council for Civil Society and Human Rights comes to the defense of deported migrant advocate

The Council for Civil Society and Human Rights (Council) under the President of the Russian Federation has come to the defense of the deported migrant advocate Karomat Sharipov.

16:53, december 13, 2017

University professors from Japan visit Tajikistan for selection of Japanese scholarship program ‘JDS’

Professors from universities in Japan have visited Tajikistan to conduct the selection of JDS (Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship) supported by the government of Japan, according to

16:35, december 13, 2017

Average annual growth of China’s direct investment in Tajikistan rate for the last 5 years amounts to 55%

An average annual growth of China’s direct investment in Tajikistan rate for the last 5 years has amounted to 55 percent, says the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) report, EAEU and Eurasia:

14:50, december 13, 2017

SECURITY

Chiefs of a number of military registration and enlistment offices reprimanded

Chiefs of a number of military registration and enlistment offices have been reprimanded for failure to fulfill their duties properly.

14:19, december 13, 2017

Deported migrant advocate sent to Tajikistan by the Moscow-Kulob flight

Deported advocate for Tajik migrants, Karomat Sharipov was sent to Tajikistan Tuesday night by the flight Moscow-Kulob operated by Russian air carrier S7.

13:53, december 13, 2017

WORLD

Russia intends to introduces mandatory fingerprinting for all foreigners

Russian intends to introduce fingerprinting for all foreign nationals entering the Russian Federation for more than a month beginning on July 1, 2019.

11:54, december 13, 2017

Azerbaijan recalls ambassador from Tajikistan

Azerbaijan has recalled ambassador from Tajikistan.

11:39, december 13, 2017

Russian court’s ruling on deportation of migrant advocate to Tajikistan takes effect

Russian court’s ruling on deportation of Karomat Sharipov, an advocate for Tajik migrants, to Tajikistan has taken effect.

11:01, december 13, 2017

Tajik researcher considers that imposition of Bedil’s poetry will throw Tajik society back

Researcher at the Institute of Economics and Demography of the Academy of Sciences, Fozil Fathulloyev, considers that imposition of Bedil’s poetry will throw Tajik society back.

17:09, december 12, 2017

Tajikistan establishes diplomatic relations with Jamaica

On December 11, Tajikistan and Jamaica formalized diplomatic relations through the execution of a joint communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations, according to the Tajik MFA

16:45, december 12, 2017

POWER

Customs service chief’s son approved as chief of the interior ministry criminal investigation directorate

Shohrukh Saidzoda, the son of the Customs Service chief Abdufattoh Ghoib, has been approved as chief the Interior Ministry Criminal Investigation Directorate, according to the Interior

16:28, december 12, 2017

HRW urges the Tajik government to Mirsaidov’s rights in detention, including to be free from ill treatment

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee on December 11 released a statement regarding detention of Khairullo Mirsaidov, the head of the Khujand-based KVN team.

15:51, december 12, 2017

POWER

President shakes up judges and regional police chiefs

President Emomali Rahmon today introduced a number of staff changes, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

15:28, december 12, 2017