Tajkistan, Law-order

10:56, april 14, 2015

Interior minister inaugurates information and analytical center in Rasht

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda, who is currently on a working visit to the Rasht Valley (eastern Tajikistan), yesterday inaugurated the information and

16:15, april 13, 2015

Director of bazaar in Sughd stands trial for beating teen to death

Director of bazaar in the Bobojonghafourov district is standing trial for beating an orphaned boy to death.

13:54, april 13, 2015

Young woman from Vakhsh arrested in Dushanbe for selling her newborn baby

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2015, Asia-Plus – A young woman from the Vakhsh district, Khatlon province has been arrested on suspicion of selling her newborn baby, according to the Interior Ministry’s

15:13, april 10, 2015

Five residents of Sughd jailed again for membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir group

KHUJAND, April 10, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Five residents of the northern province of Sughd, aged 35 to 42, have been jailed again for membership in the outlawed religious extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir.

11:01, april 10, 2015

Iran is going to seek retrieval of Babak Zanjani’s property revealed in Tajikistan

Iran’s investigative authorities say property and assets belonging to Babak Zanjani in Tajikistan have been revealed and they are currently waiting for lifting of Western sanctions for retrieving

10:41, april 9, 2015

Ten other residents of Sughd stand trial for membership in Jamaat Ansarullah

KHUJAND, April 9, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Ten other residents of the northern province of Sughd are standing trial for membership in a banned Islamic group Jamaat Ansarullah the Tajik government has

10:15, april 9, 2015

Two other men get jail terms for association with Group 24

Two other men have got jail terms for association with the opposition organization Group 24.

11:40, april 1, 2015

Tajikistan tries 23 alleged members of Jamaat Ansarullah

KHUJAND, April 1, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is trying 23 men it says are members of a banned Islamic group Jamaat Ansarullah the government has classified as extremist.

11:18, march 31, 2015

Two senior drug control officers detained on suspicion of bribe taking

Two senior officials at the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA) have been detained on suspicion of bribe taking.

10:14, march 19, 2015

Woman detained at Dushanbe airport for illegal foreign-currency outflow

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Resident of Dushanbe, Ms.

09:54, march 19, 2015

An official with the Committee on Religious Affairs arrested on suspicion of corruption

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Izatullo Azizov, a chief specialist at the Committee on Religious Affairs and Regulation of National Traditions and Rituals under the Government of

15:41, march 18, 2015

Popular Tajik TV host gets long jail term for fraud

DUSHANBE, March 18, 2015, Asia-plus -- A court in Dushanbe has sentenced a popular television anchor, Muattara Jourayeva, to six years in prison after convicting her of fraud, Radio Liberty’s Tajik

16:29, march 14, 2015

Two get long jail terms for association with Group 24

Two have got long jail terms for association with the opposition organization Group 24.

13:27, march 13, 2015

Entrepreneur buncoing president’s office arrested in Dushanbe

Owner of two Dushanbe-based firms has been arrested on suspicion of tax evasion, money laundering and power abuse

09:48, march 13, 2015

Prosecutor asks for 18-year sentence for two alleged members of Group 24

A prosecutor in the trial of two alleged members of an opposition organization Group 24 asked a court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district on March 12 to sentence them to an 18-year prison term each.

16:06, march 11, 2015

Ozod-Oil LLC top manager gets jail term of seven years for tax evasion

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Top manager of Dushanbe-based private enterprise Ozod-Oil LLC has got a long jail term for tax evasion.

14:21, march 10, 2015

Woman from Dushanbe faces charge of buying and selling of newborn baby

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Interior Ministry’s official website reports the 34-year-old woman from Dushanbe, D.R.

17:32, march 4, 2015

Tajik activist gets jail term of 17½ years

A court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district sentenced Umedjon Solehov to 17½ years in prison on March 4.

14:03, march 4, 2015

One more activist of Jamaat Ansarullah jailed in Sughd province

KHUJAND, March 4, 2015, Asia-Plus -- One more activist of an extremist group, known as Jamaat Ansarullah, has been jailed in the northern province of Sughd.

11:06, february 27, 2015

Vakhsh resident arrested on suspicion of robbing jewelry shop

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2015, Asia-Plus -- a RESIDNE TOF THE Vakhsh district in Khatlon province has been arrested on suspicion of robbing jewelry shop.

17:13, february 25, 2015

Prosecutor asks for 18-year sentence for member of Group 24

A prosecutor in the trial of Umedjon Solehov, who is charged with membership in the Tajik opposition group Group 24, asked a court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district on February 25 to sentence

14:20, february 19, 2015

Young woman from Vahdat arrested for selling her newborn baby

DUSHANBE, February 19, 2015, Asia-Plus – A young woman from the Vahdat Township, H.S.

16:08, february 17, 2015

264 economic crimes reported in Tajikistan last month

DUSHANBE, February 17, 2015, Asia-Plus – More than 2,200 crimes were reported in Tajikistan last month, which was 20.

16:29, february 15, 2015

Election official from IRP put into custody for two months

A court in Dushanbe has ruled that the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) activist Jamoliddin Mahmoudov, who is member of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) from the IRP, can be held

15:30, february 12, 2015

Trial of new charges brought against Zayd Saidov starts on February 12 (correction)

Trial of new charges brought against Zayd Saidov began on February 12.

13:45, february 11, 2015

IRP activist detained on suspicion of illegal possession of weapons

The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) activist Jamoliddin Mahmoudov, who is also member of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER), has been detained on suspicion of illegal possession of

09:59, february 10, 2015

Resident of Dushanbe arrested on suspicion of raping his children

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2015, Asia-Plus – A resident of Dushanbe has been arrested on suspicion of raping his children. The Interior Ministry’s website reports that J.M.

14:31, february 9, 2015

Jailed Tajik businessman demands open trail of new charges brought against him

A jailed Tajik businessman, Zayd Saidov, reportedly demands an open trail of new charges brought against him.

17:22, february 6, 2015

Tajiks serving in Russian army will not be faced with the threat of criminal punishment

Tajik nationals, who have officially joined the Russian Armed Forces on a contractual basis and are serving in the so-called “hot spot,” will not be liable to criminal punishment, stipulated by

15:19, february 4, 2015

Kulob prosecutor’s office denies report about beating of waiter by Russian officer

KULOB, February 4, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Deputy chief prosecutor in Kulob, Fathiddin Zuhurov, has denied the report that a Russian officer beat a waiter at one of local restaurants as absolutely