Tajkistan, Incidents

15:09, november 21, 2018

Main suspect in the deadly attack on foreign cyclists in Danghara sentenced to life in prison

The main suspect in the deadly attack on foreign cyclists in the Danghara district has got a life term.

10:27, november 21, 2018

U.S. diplomat, representatives of Tajik MFA and Prosecutor-General’s Office discuss deadly prison riot

The top U.S.

15:35, november 20, 2018

House of known cleric robbed in Khatlon province

Unidentified persons have robbed the house of known cleric in the Khatlon province. Robbers have reportedly seized more than 10,000 U.S. dollars.

14:28, november 19, 2018

Khujand prison warden reportedly arrested after recent deadly prison riot

The warden of a prison in the northern city of Khujand that witnessed a deadly riot earlier this month has reportedly been arrested.

11:10, november 14, 2018

At least 50 inmates reportedly killed in Khujand prison riot

At least 50 inmates were reportedly killed, along with two guards, and numerous others wounded in the riot that broke out at a high-security penal colony 3/3 in the northern city of Khujand late on

10:33, november 12, 2018

Two guards killed in Khujand prison riot

Twenty-two prisoners and two guards – a 42-year-old Major Mirsaid Qodirov and a 27-year-old guard Ehson Yoqubov -- were killed when a riot broke out late on November 7 in a high-security penal

17:24, november 9, 2018

IS terror group says one of its fighters behind the deadly prison riot in Khujand that leaves at least 24 dead

The Islamic State (IS) terror group has claimed that one of its fighters is behind the deadly prison riot that broke out in the Tajik northern city of Khujand on November 7.

13:43, november 8, 2018

13 inmates killed, six policemen wounded in a prison riot in Khujand

A riot that broke out in a high-security penal colony in the northern city of Khujand has reportedly left thirteen inmates dead and six policemen wounded. Tajik authorities still keep silence.

11:20, november 8, 2018

Khujand prison inmates raise riot

A riot that was raised by inmates of the Khujand penal colony on the night of November 7-8 has been suppressed by riot police unit. There are no reports whether there were killed or not.

10:44, november 7, 2018

Residents of Khorog gather for protest rally demanding probe into police shooting

At least 100 people, mainly young people, gathered in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), yesterday for protest rally demanding an investigation into an incident in

15:31, october 19, 2018

One killed, one other seriously injured in landmine explosion in border area in Khatlon province

One Tajik national has been killed and one another seriously injured after a landmine exploded in the border area in the Khatlon province.

10:07, october 18, 2018

Nephew of one of GBAO informal leaders detained for refusing to obey police instructions

Five men have been detained at the traffic police checkpoint in the Suchon jamoat of the Shugnan district for refusing to obey police instructions, according to the GBA regional TV station.

16:59, october 15, 2018

Car crashes into diesel locomotive in Vahdat

One person was killed on September 13 as Opel-Vectra crashed into diesel in Vahdat Township, according to Interior Ministry’s website.

11:18, october 15, 2018

Head of Customs Service press center severely beaten in downtown Dushanbe

Doctors are fighting for life of Fakhriddin Sobirov, the head of the press center of the Customs Service of Tajikistan, who was severely beaten in downtown Dushanbe last Saturday.

11:02, october 8, 2018

The head of the criminal investigation department of the Dushanbe airport shot his subordinate

The head of the criminal investigation department of the Dushanbe International Airport on October 6 at the workplace from a service weapon - a Makarov pistol fired at his subordinate, said Interior

13:05, october 1, 2018

Accident in eastern Tajikistan: car fell into the abyss, 7 people were killed

The tragic accident happened on Sunday evening, September 30, on the territory of the village of Kushai, Lyakhsh district: ZIL overturned in the hundred-meter abyss, 7 people died, five in serious

15:02, september 27, 2018

Extraordinary Incident on the Dushanbe-Khujand highway: the road is closed

Kamaz turned over at the entrance to the tunnel "Shahristan".

11:14, september 12, 2018

I hope for the trial: Mohira Yatimova's father hopes for an open trial

Ahliddin Yatimov - the father of 33-year-old Mohira Yatimova, who was killed by her ex-husband, hopes for a fair trial.

10:40, september 12, 2018

Representatives of the Tajik government and opposition fought in Warsaw

The OSCE representative apologized to the government delegation, and members of the fight were removed from the meeting.

11:55, september 7, 2018

Protest action held outside OSCED Programme Office in Dushanbe

A protest action was held outside the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe today morning.

10:48, september 5, 2018

Alleged ringleader behind the deadly attack on foreign cyclists says they acted upon instructions from IRPT

Hussein Abdusamadov, the alleged ringleader behind the July's deadly attack on foreign cyclists in the Danghara district, says they acted upon instructions from the banned Islamic Renascence

16:52, september 4, 2018

Four killed, four others injured in head-on collision in Shamsiddin-Shohin district

Four persons were killed and four others were injured in a two-vehicle head-on collision that took place in the Shamsiddin-Shohin (formerly Shouroobod) district of the Khatlon province on September

10:00, september 4, 2018

Tajik man detained after bomb threat on flight to Dushanbe will stay in custody until September 29

Relatives of Davlatqadam Davlatqadamov, who was detained after the bomb threat on flight from Moscow to Dushanbe, say that by ruling handed down by the Zhukovsky city court Davlatqadam will stay

17:33, august 30, 2018

‘Davlatqadam suffers from a mental disorder’ says brother of the detained air hooligan

Relatives of an air hooligan who was detained on August 29 say he is suffering from a mental disorder and ask not to insult him.

10:39, august 30, 2018

Plane passenger attacks air hostess, threatens passengers that there is a bomb onboard

A plane passenger has attacked air hostess threatening passengers that there is a bomb onboard. It has happened on a flight from Moscow to Dushanbe operated by Russian airline Ural Airways.

09:41, august 28, 2018

Driver dies after vehicle crashes into apartment building

A driver died as a vehicle crashed into apartment building around 1:05 am Tuesday on Lermontov Street in Dushanbe, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

17:11, august 27, 2018

Tajik or Russian plane carried out air strike in Afghanistan’s Takahr province, say Afghan officials

A Tajik or Russian plane carried out an air strike on August 26 in Afghanistan's northeastern Takhar Province after clashes erupted near Tajikistan’s border, Afghan officials said on August

14:30, august 27, 2018

Tajikistan did not launch air strikes in Afghan territory, says Tajik defense ministry

Tajik defense ministry denies a report released by an Afghan news agency that Tajikistan has allegedly launched air strikes in Afghan territory as absolutely ‘baseless’.

10:30, august 27, 2018

Two Tajiks killed and one wounded in shooting along Tajik-Afghan border

Two Tajik foresters were killed and one other wounded yesterday late evening as their vehicle was fired upon from across the border.

12:06, august 24, 2018

Main military prosecutor’s office launches probe into border guard suicide

The Main Military Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into cause of suicide of a border guard who has hanged himself while being on leave in his native village in the Vakhsh