Tajkistan

MPs unanimously endorse amendments regarding fire safety proposed to the country’s Penal Code

Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) today unanimously endorsed amendments proposed by the government to the country’s Penal Code.

15:19, december 6, 2017

Lower house of Tajik parliament endorses ratification of three loan agreements

Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has endorsed bills stipulating ratification of three loan agreements. A total cost of these loan agreements is 60 million U.S.

14:42, december 6, 2017

Installation of a 25-meter light-emitting New Year tree begins in Dushanbe

For the first time over the past several years, New Year trees will be installed in all four districts of Dushanbe.

11:48, december 6, 2017

SECURITY

One more member of ultraconservative Islamic group jailed in northern Tajikistan

The 31-year-old resident of the northern city of Panjakent (Sughd province) Shorukh Kamolov has been jailed for membership in an ultraconservative Islamic Salafist movement.

11:25, december 6, 2017

Relatives of jailed Tajik tycoon concerned over his health conditions

Relatives of the jailed Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov are seriously concerned over his health conditions. His son Khairullo Saidov says they send cough and cold medicines to him every week.

10:47, december 6, 2017

Tajik and Uzbek leaders reportedly inspire trust in only 3 percent of Russians

According to the findings of an annual survey, Partners of Russia in Post-Soviet Area , conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM), Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Uzbek

10:12, december 6, 2017

Representatives of Tajik and Qatari business communities expected to meet soon to discuss cooperation

Representatives of business communities of Tajikistan and Qatar are expected to meet soon to discuss cooperation.

09:35, december 6, 2017

More than 90 expensive cell phones withdrawn from illegal sale in Dushanbe

More than 90 expensive cell phones, worth nearly 30,000 U.S. dollars, have reportedly been withdrawn from illegal sale in Dushanbe.

17:14, december 5, 2017

Rahmon shakes up diplomats

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, who is also Head of the Government, today signed decrees on replacement of a number of ambassadors and deputy foreign ministers, according to the Tajik

16:55, december 5, 2017

The authorities determine which orphans will have the right to free education and public housing

Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has endorsed proposed by the government to the country’s law on protection of child’s rights.

16:13, december 5, 2017

Company constructing the National Theater of Tajikistan exempted from paying taxes in 2018

Construction is underway on what the Tajik president's official website boasts will be “Central Asia's largest theater.

15:52, december 5, 2017

Two residents of Sughd sentenced over brutal killing of taxi driver

Two residents of the northern Sughd province have been sentenced to twenty-five years in prison each for the brutal assault of a 21-year-old taxi driver.

15:42, december 5, 2017

Inauguration of Drinking water supply system in Tezgari poyon village, Guliston Jamoat of Rudaki District with financial support of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Oxfam in Tajikistan took actions to improve drinking water in Tezgari Poyon village of Rudaki Jamoat.

15:13, december 5, 2017

Number of undernourished people in Tajikistan reported at 2.6 million

Tajikistan reportedly tops Central Asia’s nations in the number of undernourished people.

14:45, december 5, 2017

Traffic police posts in Dushanbe to be replaced with traffic patrol units

Traffic police posts in Dushanbe will be replaced with traffic patrol units.

14:10, december 5, 2017

Constitutional courts of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan intend to sign memorandum of cooperation

Constitutional courts of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan intend to sign memorandum of cooperation.

11:51, december 5, 2017

INCIDENTS

Tajikistan not going to send additional forces to the Afghan border

A source at Tajikistan’s power-wielding structures says the Tajik authorities will not send additional forces to the Afghan border following the recent clashes between Tajik border guards and

10:42, december 5, 2017

Labor ministry advises labor migrants to get biometric passports

The Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan advises labor migrants traveling to Russia for seasonal work to get biometric passports.

10:05, december 5, 2017

INCIDENTS

Explosion in the building of the Interior Ministry’s office for Qurghon Teppa was reportedly a fatal accident

The Interior Ministry says an explosion that occurred in the building of the Interior Ministry’s office for Qurghon Teppa, the capital of the Khatlon province, was a fatal accident.

16:41, december 4, 2017

Now only official service offices of mobile phone operators sell SIM cards

Now only official service offices of mobile phone companies in Tajikistan have the right to sell SIM cards.

16:02, december 4, 2017

Tajik athletes get paid to train for the next Olympic Games

The road to the Olympics is a demanding one — not just physically and mentally, but also financially.

15:31, december 4, 2017

Dushanbe, Tashkent expected to resume border talks soon

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are expected to resume border talks soon.

15:06, december 4, 2017

Resident of Sughd gets lengthy jail term for killing his former wife and her sister

A resident of the Bobojon-Ghafourov district in the Sughd province has got a lengthy jail term for killing his former wife and her sister.

14:44, december 4, 2017

Tajikistan, Russia works out agreements on organized recruitment of labor migrants and pensions for them

Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population, Ms.

14:06, december 4, 2017

Korea supports enhancement of access to safe drinking water in Khatlon

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Tajikistan and ‘Good Neighbors’, a humanitarian NGO from Korea, have successfully completed the project of ‘Improvement of Access to the Safe

11:03, december 4, 2017

Russia orders deportation of migrant advocate To Tajikistan

A Russian court has ordered the deportation of Karomat Sharipov, an advocate for Tajik migrants, who says he has never been a citizen of Tajikistan, according to Radio Liberty.

10:53, december 4, 2017

Dushanbe legislature to discuss the municipal development program for the period to 2025

The Dushanbe legislature (Majlis) is expected to discuss the municipal development program for the period to 2025 next week.

10:37, december 4, 2017