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11:14, february 2, 2016

Defense lawyer of jailed Tajik tycoon appeals to president

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2016, Asia-Plus – Ishoq Tabarov, the defense lawyer of the jailed Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov, has appealed to President Emomali Rahmon asking to stop illegal actions of

10:23, february 2, 2016

Russian officer suspected of killing Tajik woman ruled sane

Russian officer suspected of killing a 22-year-old Tajik woman has undergone a psychiatric examination in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg and been ruled sane.

09:54, february 2, 2016

U.S. Embassy conducts countering violent extremism seminar

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2016, Asia-Plus -- U.S.

09:49, february 2, 2016

More than 40 companies seek participation in construction of Tajik trunk of CACGP network

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2016, Asia-Plus – More than 40 companies have shown interest in participation in construction of a Tajik section of the China-Central Asia Gas Pipeline (CACGP) network,

16:47, february 1, 2016

Joint military exercise expected to be conducted for Tajik and Russian armed forces next month

a joint military exercise is expected to be conducted for Tajik and Russian armed forces in Tajikistan next month.

15:52, february 1, 2016

Tajik media organizations against amendments offered by the government to the media law

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Tajik media organizations have come out against amendments offered by the government to the country’s law on periodical press and other mass media.

14:10, february 1, 2016

Majlisi Namoyandagon board discusses draft law on dehqon farms

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2016, Asia-Plus – The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament discussed draft laws on dehqon (peasant) farms and national industrial

13:44, february 1, 2016

16-year-old Afghan national detained with large amount of hashish in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2016, Asia-Plus – A 16-year-old Afghan national has reportedly been detained with a large amount of hashish in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

13:34, february 1, 2016

Tajikistan reportedly tops former Soviet republics in rise in the USD exchange rate

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan last month topped former republics of the Soviet Union in terms of rise in the exchange rate of the dollar (USD) against the national currency,

12:57, february 1, 2016

Jailed lawyer's detention extended

DUSHANBE, Febraury 1, 2016, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe has ruled to extend the detention of jailed lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov by two months, according to a report by Radio Liberty’s Tajik

12:41, february 1, 2016

Traditional wheat varieties of Tajikistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan are subject of research

DUSHANBE, Febraury 1, 2016, Asia-Plus -- As farmers increasingly plant modern varieties of wheat, traditional wheat landraces are in decline.

11:34, february 1, 2016

Afghan drug trafficker killed on Tajik border last week

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2016, Asia-Plus – An Afghan drug trafficker was killed in a shootout between Tajik border guards and a group of armed Afghan traffickers that took place on the Tajik-Afghan

11:12, february 1, 2016

A new high-security penal colony being built in the Vahdat.

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2016, Asia-Plus -- A new high-security penal colony, which will accommodate 2,000 inmates, is reportedly being built in the Vahdat Township.

10:57, february 1, 2016

Apostille - a new level of public service delivery in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s Government for the past six months has completed the process of accession to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 Abolishing the

10:23, february 1, 2016

The U.S. government launches food security activity in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced a new food security program that will

10:16, february 1, 2016

In Tajikistan, hundreds face fines, trials for 'illegal' hard-currency exchanges

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Hundreds of people in Tajikistan are facing fines or even possible jail time for “illegal hard-currency exchanges,” Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports

10:07, february 1, 2016

Strength of Russian military base in Tajikistan expected to be reduced

The numerical strength of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan is expected to be reduced.

17:47, january 29, 2016

SECC established to ensure country’s security, says Tajik official

Critics say th Center will impose more government control over the Internet and cellular communications.

17:12, january 29, 2016

Tajikistan reportedly increases aluminum production

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has reportedly increased production of primary aluminum.

16:51, january 29, 2016

Tajikistan reduces its wheat flour imports

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has reportedly reduced its wheat flour imports.

16:31, january 29, 2016

Tajikistan’s cotton fiber exports reportedly rise 25 percent

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s cotton fiber exports last year rose 25 percent compared to 2014, Firdavs Asmatbekov, an official with the Agency for Statistics under the

16:01, january 29, 2016

Multi-stage antidrug operation results in seizure of 149 kilograms of narcotic drugs

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2016, Asia-Plus – A multi-stage antidrug operation by the Drug Control Agency (DCA) has resulted in the seizure of 149 kilograms of narcotic drugs in Dushanbe and Khujand, the

15:29, january 29, 2016

Japan, World Bank announce Joint Graduate Scholarship Program

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2016, Asia-Plus – The World Bank Dushanbe Office says the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJWBGSP) will take applications from February 10 to March 10,

11:21, january 29, 2016

PMs expected to elect new head of central electoral commission next week

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2016, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ – The issue of election of a new head of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) has been tabled to the agenda of the next

10:45, january 29, 2016

Tajik parliament announces contest for environmental journalism award

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2016, Asia-Plus – The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan lower chamber of parliament) Environmental Commission has announced a new environmental journalism contest.

09:59, january 29, 2016

China executes Tajik national for drug trafficking

Chinese authorities have executed a Tajik national convicted of drug trafficking.

16:51, january 28, 2016

HRW: Tajikistan’s already poor rights record dramatically worsened in 2015

Tajikistan’s already poor rights record dramatically worsened in 2015.

15:40, january 28, 2016

Russia expected to supply 830,000 tons of duty-free oil products to Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Energy ministries of Tajikistan and the Russian Federation have reportedly discussed and endorsed the indicative fuel balance for 2016.

15:12, january 28, 2016

Tajikistan starts to export cement to neighboring Afghanistan

Tajikistan has started to export cement to neighboring Afghanistan.

14:45, january 28, 2016

Tajikistan reportedly increases gold production by a third

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s gold production last year increased by 31.