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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.

16:39, march 7, 2012

Electricity prices for residential customers rise more than 20% in Tajikistan

For residential customers, the price of one kWh of electricity will rise from 9 to 11 dirams

15:52, march 7, 2012

Preliminary budget for conducting agrarian census in Tajikistan estimated at US$4 mln

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan is currently making preparations for conducting the census of agriculture in the country.

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

14:48, march 7, 2012

Parliament endorses amendments proposed to the 2012 national budget

DUSHANBE, March 7, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) on March 7 endorsed a draft law requiring amendments to the country’s law on

14:37, march 7, 2012

Bill on coal mining not considered because of absence of energy minister

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- By proposal of the speaker of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) a draft law on coal mining has been removed from the

14:13, march 7, 2012

Tajikistan ratifies agreement on combating human trafficking

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday March 7, Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament ratified the CIS agreement on combating human trafficking.

13:37, march 7, 2012

Russian court chooses detention as preventive punishment for Tajik tycoon

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2012, Asia-Plus – The Shchyolkovo city court in Moscow blast has handed down ruling regarding Tajik businessman Nizomkhon Jourayev arrested in Moscow in 2010 on a warrant from

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

11:40, march 7, 2012

Tajikistan, Norway discuss energy cooperation

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2012, Asia-Plus --On Tuesday March 6, Minister of Energy and Industries Gul Sherali, met here with Mr.

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.

10:13, march 7, 2012

Tajik representatives attend water conference in Berlin

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- An official delegation of Tajikistan is attending a two-day Ministerial Conference “Water Diplomacy in Central Asia” that is opening in Berlin today.

09:41, march 7, 2012

Parliament to make amendments to the law on the 2012 budget

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A regular sitting of the third session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) of the fourth convocation, presided over by

09:28, march 7, 2012

IRP board to hold extraordinary meeting on March 8

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2012, Asia-Plus - The Political Council of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) of Tajikistan has decided to convoke an extraordinary meeting of the party’s board on March 8,

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.

14:55, march 6, 2012

Olim-Textiles to build settlement in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, March 6, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Based in Sughd’s Mastchoh district, closed join-stock company (CJSC) Olim-Textiles (manufacture and sale of cotton yarn) intends to build a modern

14:33, march 6, 2012

Three dead, one critical in Dushanbe apartment fire

Three people, including two children, were killed and another 12-year-old boy was critically injured in a Tuesday morning apartment fire.

14:05, march 6, 2012

Farkhor agriculture exhibition generates fruitful agribusiness relations

DUSHANBE, Mrch 6, 2012, Asia-Plus -- An agricultural exhibition was organized in the scope of the EU funded project “Poverty alleviation in rural communities of Khatlon and Sughd provinces, through

13:40, march 6, 2012

Three killed, two injured in Sughd traffic accident

KHUJAND, March 6, 2012, Asia-Plus -- three persons were killed and at least two others were injured Monday as Opel-Astra went into oncoming traffic in the Bobojonghafurov district, Sughd

11:16, march 6, 2012

Dushanbe-Tavildara highway temporarily closed for traffic due to avalanches

DUSHANBE, March 6, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A highway from Dushanbe to the Tavildara district in eastern Tajikistan has been temporarily closed for traffic due to avalanches, according to the

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

10:05, march 6, 2012

Iranian foreign minister to pay official visit to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 6, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi arrives in Tajikistan on March 7 on a three-day official visit, a well-informed source in the Tajik government

09:51, march 6, 2012

Rahmon receives Azeri minister

DUSHANBE, March 6, 2012 Asia-Plus -- On Monday March 5, President Emomali Rahmon received Azeri Minister of Economic Development Shahin Mustafayev, who is cochairman of the Tajik-Azeri

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

17:18, march 5, 2012

The water management problem in CA should not be limited to the Roghun project issue

The problem of water management in Central Asia should not be limited to the Rogun project issue, Tajik experts demanded at a discussion in Washington.

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.

15:55, march 5, 2012

Rahmon congratulates Putin on landslide victory in Russia’s presidential election

DUSHANBE, March 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Monday March 5, President Emomali Rahmon congratulated Vladimir Putin on a landslide victory in Russia’s presidential election that took place on

14:37, march 5, 2012

Rahmon meets with newly appointed drug control and police officials

DUSHANBE, March 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Monday March 5, President Emomali Rahmon received a group of persons newly appointed to important positions in the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the