Tajkistan, Law-order

10:44, july 20, 2022

Senior police officer says detained blogger charged with membership in IRPT

Interior Ministry Organized Crime Control Directorate Chief Shod Hafizzoda says the detained blogger Abdullo Ghurbati is charged with membership in the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT),

09:57, july 20, 2022

Detained journalist suspected of being involved in extremist activities, says senior police official

A senior police official says journalist Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda is suspected of being involved in extremist activities.

11:43, july 19, 2022

Two Tajiks held in Kyrgyzstan on charges related to border dispute reportedly freed

Radio Liberty says two Tajik men have been released from Kyrgyz custody after being held on charges of robbery and crossing the border illegally amid an ongoing border dispute.

11:26, july 15, 2022

Former chairperson of Khujand city court arrested on suspicion of bribe taking, says Supreme Court head

Former Chairperson of the Khujand City Court Homidjon Muhammadzoda and Judge Rustam Mahmadsaidzoda are suspected of taking a bribe in the amount of 2,500 U.S.

15:07, july 14, 2022

Financial damage discovered by the Accounts Chamber in H1 this year costs Tajikistan at TJS158.8 mln

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Qarakhon Chillazoda, the head of the Accounts Chamber, revealed on July 14 that financial damage discovered by the Accounts Chamber over the

10:46, july 12, 2022

Eleven Kyrgyz nationals held on border-crossing charges released from Tajik custody

Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz Service reported on July 11 that eleven Kyrgyz citizens have been released from Tajik custody after being held on charges of illegally crossing the border amid an

13:49, july 1, 2022

23 knives and four electric shockers confiscated from two merchants in Dushanbe

During the police operation, dubbed “Knife”, conducted by police in Dushanbe on June 30, knives and electric shockers were confiscated from three young men and two teens.

09:57, june 22, 2022

Five Tajikistanis detained in Kazan for racketeering their fellow countrymen

Five citizens of Tajikistan, aged 28 to 56, have been detained in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, for racketeering their fellow countrymen, Biznes Online ( Business

09:31, june 20, 2022

Dushanbe court orders two-month custody for two detained bloggers

A court in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district has ordered pretrial detention of two popular bloggers known for their reports criticizing authorities and detained in Dushanbe late on June 15.

17:01, june 16, 2022

Police arrest two popular bloggers known for reports criticizing authorities

Two popular Tajik bloggers known for their reports criticizing authorities have been arrested and placed in a detention center in Dushanbe on charges they deny, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service

11:05, june 16, 2022

Resident of Panj district detained on suspicion of patricide

Resident of Panj district in Khatlon province, Muhammad Isanqulov, has been detained on suspicion of killing his 78-year-old father, the press center of the Interior Ministry’s Directorate for

17:12, june 14, 2022

Two Uzbek women detained for attempt to carry undeclared $356,000 to Tajikistan

Two Uzbek women have been detained at the Bekabad border crossing point (BCP) on the Uzbek-Tajik border in Uzbekistan’s Tashkent region for an attempt to carry undeclared 356,000 U.S.

09:51, june 9, 2022

Criminal proceedings instituted over attack on Radio Ozodi and Current Time journalists in Dushanbe

Criminal proceedings have been instituted over attack on Radio Ozodi and Current Time (the Russian-language channel run by RFE/RL in cooperation with VOA ) journalists in Dushanbe and the

11:08, june 7, 2022

Jailed rights activist gets additional six years in prison on fraud charges

A noted Tajik rights defender, who was sentenced to nine years in prison in October 2021 on fraud charges that he has rejected, has got additional six years in prison.

10:52, june 3, 2022

Another Tajik blogger’s mother convicted in Tajikistan

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service says a court in Tajikistan's northeastern district of Lakhsh has sentenced the mother of noted blogger Junaidullo Khudoyorov to two years of house arrest

10:54, june 2, 2022

Five Tajik nationals jailed in Germany on charges of being members of IS terror group cell

A court in Germany has sentenced five Tajik nationals to lengthy prison terms after finding them guilty of being members of the Islamic State (IS) terror group’s cell that planned terrorist

17:36, may 24, 2022

Young women from Temurmalik district detained for damaging ATMs in Dushanbe

The Dushanbe Police Directorate has reported detention of a young women from Khatlon’s Temurmalik district for damaging the automated teller machines (ATMs) in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour

10:59, may 16, 2022

MMA fighter from GBAO sentenced to 8 ½ years in prison

A court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district sentenced the mixed-martial-arts (MMA) fighter from the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Chorshanbe Chorshanbiyev, to 8 ½ years in

11:59, may 10, 2022

Relatives demand retrial for Amriddin Alovatshoyev

The family of Amriddin Alovatshoyev, who is considered leader of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) youth in Russia, is demanding a retrial after he was sentenced to 18 years in prison on

14:13, may 3, 2022

Tajik activist extradited from Russia sentenced to 18 year in prison

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on April 29 that Amriddin Alovatshoyev, who is considered leader of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO)

12:34, april 21, 2022

Jailed rights defender faces new charge

Jailed rights defense Izzat Amon now faces new charge – embezzlement of 7,000 U.S. dollars.

16:16, april 18, 2022

Tajik journalist who served almost 9 years in prison decides to move on to humor and satire

Tajik journalist Mahmadyusuf Ismoilov, who served almost nine years in the Khujand-based penal colony 3/5, was released Saturday (April 16) evening.

10:13, april 12, 2022

Border guard gets lengthy jail term for fatally beating his co-servicemen

The Khatlon military court has sentenced Sergeant Siddiq Sadulloyev to 13 years in prison, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on April 10.

14:00, april 8, 2022

Man purchases TJS82,500 worth of jewelry in counterfeit dollars and euros

A man has purchased jewelry worth 82,500 somonis (TJS) in counterfeit dollars and euros that came out of his color printer.

17:30, april 7, 2022

Exiled Tajik blogger's mother jailed for supporting ideas of the banned opposition group

Shohida Mamadjonova, the mother of exiled blogger and outspoken government critic Sherzod Mamadjonov, has been jailed for supporting ides of the opposition movement Group 24, which is banned in

16:06, april 5, 2022

Exiled Tajik blogger's mother reportedly admits to collaborating with banned opposition group

Investigation into criminal proceedings instituted against the Shohida Mamadjonova, the mother of exiled blogger and outspoken government critic Sherzod Mamadjonov, has been completed and the case

13:26, march 31, 2022

New linguistic forensics of statement ordered in Tajik MMA fighter's trial

A court in Tajikistan has ordered new linguistic forensics into a video statement by a noted mixed-martial-arts (MMA) fighter from the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Radio

11:09, march 29, 2022

Kulob consumers' cooperative society head suspected of corruption

Head of Kulob Matloubot (consumers' cooperative society), Ms.

15:42, march 28, 2022

Court will consider lawsuit filed by Bobokalonov’s mother against MoI and prosecutor-general’s office

A court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district will continue considering a lawsuit filed by Saodat Kuliyeva, the mother of Khurshed Bobokalonov, against the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and

11:25, march 28, 2022

Man suspected of hitting four persons up to a total of more than 500,000 somonis

The 42-year-old resident of Dushanbe is suspected of shaking four persons down for a total of more than 500,000 somonis, according to the Interior Ministry’s official website.