Tajkistan, Law-order

17:14, july 30, 2014

Head of IRP’s organization for GBAO gets jail term of 5 years for incitement of religious enmity

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2014 Asia-Plus -- Head of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP)’s organization for the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Saodatsho Adolatov, has got a jail term of five years

16:24, july 30, 2014

Corruption has reportedly cost Tajikistan at more than 62.1 mln somoni in H1 2014

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2014, Asia-Plus -- According to findings by the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, corruption has cost Tajikistan at more than 62.

15:55, july 30, 2014

Former Tajik regional lawmaker reportedly appears in Kyrgyzstan

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Director Таджикский предприниматель, Director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, Abdufattoh Ghoib, noted on

13:54, july 30, 2014

If convicted, Qudratov could face up to 10 years in jail

If convicted, Shuhrat Qudratov could face between five and ten years in jail.

17:25, july 29, 2014

Detained lawyer for jailed Tajik tycoon transferred to the Justice Ministry-run detention center

DUSHANBE, July 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Shuhrat Qudratov, the defense lawyer for jailed ex-Minister of Industry Zayd Saidov, was transferred to the pretrial detention facility of the Ministry Justice

16:21, july 26, 2014

Three arrested in Khujand for illegal gold trade

DUSHNBE, July 26, 2014, Asia-Plus – Three people, including two residents of Sughd province and one Iranian national, have been arrested in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province for illegal gold

13:39, july 25, 2014

Qudratov took money from his client but not for bribing judge, says SDP leader

SDP leader says that Shuhrat Qudrtov took money from his client but not for bribing judge.

12:24, july 25, 2014

Supreme Court rejects appeal filed by IRP leader against Tursunzoda court’s ruling

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal, filed by the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader Muhiddin Kabiri against the ruling, handed down by the Tursunzoda city court.

16:18, july 24, 2014

Supreme court suspends execution of decision over the “intelligentsia criticism” case

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Supreme Court has temporarily suspended the execution of the decision over the “intelligentsia criticism” case, under which the newspaper Asia-Plus

15:40, july 24, 2014

Tajik human rights organizations concerned over arrest of defense lawyers

Tajikistan’s human rights organizations, barristers’ associations and the NGO Coalition against Torture in Tajikistan express concern about the fact that instances of arrest of defense lawyers

14:20, july 23, 2014

More than 8,500 people serve their jail terms in penal colonies in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 23, 2014, Asia-Plus -- More than 10,000 people, including 307 women and 61 minors, are currently being held in Tajikistan’s jails, penal colonies and pretrial detention centers,

13:46, july 23, 2014

‘Investigation into my case is carried out without bias,’ says Alexander Sodiqov

Asked how he was treated in custody, Alexander said that he was treated well.

11:00, july 23, 2014

Zayd Saidov’s lawyer faces charges of bribery, attempted crime and complicity in crime

Shuhrat Qudratov, a lawyer for jailed former ex-Minister of Industry Zayd Saidov, faces charges of bribery, attempted crime and complicity in crime.

09:40, july 23, 2014

Alexander Sodiqov released from SCNS-run pretrial center on his own recognizance

Alexander Sodiqov has been released from the pretrial detention center of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS)on his own recognizance.

13:40, july 22, 2014

Three women from Khujand jailed for sexual exploitation

KHUJAND, July 22, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Three women from Khujand, the capital of the northern province of Sughd have been jailed for sexual exploitation.

09:57, july 18, 2014

Detained Tajik researcher sees mother, lawyers

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A lawyer for detained Tajik researcher Alexander Sodiqov says his client has been allowed to see his mother for the first time since his arrest last month,

14:05, july 17, 2014

Majlisi Milli gives consent to prosecution of judge from High Economic Court

Members of Tajikistan’s upper house (Majlisi Milli) of parliament have given consent to prosecution of Jalol Isroilov, the judge at the High Economic Court of Tajikistan.

10:33, july 16, 2014

Three women from Khujand stand trial for sexual exploitation

KHUJAND, July 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Three women from Khujand, the capital of the northern province of Sughd are standing trial for sexual exploitation.

13:06, july 15, 2014

Teacher from Medical University detained for taking bribe

The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption reports that a teacher from Tajik Medical University has been arrested for taking bribe.

13:39, july 14, 2014

Two Tajik nationals held as suspects in double murder in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Two Tajik nationals have been detained in Russia''s second-largest city, St. Petersburg, as suspects in a double murder, Radio Liberty reported on July 14.

10:55, july 10, 2014

Interior Ministry holds meeting today to review the results of the past half-year’s work

DUSHANBE, July 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- An enlarged meeting of the Interior Ministry board, presided over by the Interior Ministry Ramazon Rahimzoda, is being held today afternoon to review the

14:33, july 9, 2014

Dushanbe court extends the detention for Zayd Saidov’s defense lawyer

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2014, Asia-Plus - A court in Dushanbe has ruled that Fakhriddin Zokirov, one of defense lawyers of Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov, can be held in detention for two other months until

12:03, july 9, 2014

Russian authorities extradite wanted criminal to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Russian authorities have extradited to Tajikistan a wanted criminal in order for him to stand trial on charges of being involved in drug trafficking in

10:22, july 9, 2014

Official from Farkhor district faces corruption charge

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – Shirinbek Mahmoudov, the head of the department on investment and state-owned property management at the administration of the Farkhor district, Khatlon province

11:03, july 8, 2014

National Anti-Corruption Council meets in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2014, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ -- Presided over by Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda, a meeting of the National Anti-Corruption Council is being held in Dushanbe today.

17:12, july 7, 2014

Asia-Plus begins paying TJS 30,000 to plaintiffs over article quoting Lenin’s criticism of the intel

DUSHANBE July 7, 2014, Asia-Plus – Newspaper Asia-Plus has begun paying 30,000 somoni (TJS) to three plaintiffs over an article quoting Lenin’s criticism of the intelligentsia.

13:25, july 6, 2014

Two officials from Vahdat Township arrested on suspicion of taking bribe

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Two officials from Vahdat Township, some 17 kilometers of Dushanbe, have been arrest on suspicion of taking bribe, according to the Agency for State Financial

10:05, july 3, 2014

Lawyers hope to meet detained Tajik researcher

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Lawyers for detained Tajik researcher Alexander Sodiqov say they have been granted permission to meet with their client for the first time since his arrest,

09:39, july 3, 2014

Yoqub Salimov reportedly applies for parole

Former Interior Minister Yoqub Salimov, who has served his jail term in the pretrial detention facility of the Ministry of Justice since February 2003, has reportedly applied for early release on

09:35, july 3, 2014