Tajkistan, Society

14:45, december 5, 2011

U.S. embassy observes World AIDS Day throughout Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The U.

11:48, december 5, 2011

Capital mayor receives residents over their problems

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday November 3, Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev received 28 city dwellers whose problems have not been solved during applications to

11:33, december 5, 2011

Dushanbe hosts conference on combating HIV/AIDS within CIS area

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A regional two-day conference on combating HIV-AIDS in the CIS member nations has opened in Dushanbe today, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

11:23, december 5, 2011

World Bank helps strengthen social safety net in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2011, Asia-Plus – Ongoing social protection system reforms and improved targeting of social assistance to the poor have been discussed on December 2 at the launch of the World

16:51, december 4, 2011

UN SG urges inclusion of persons with disabilities in society

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In his message marking the International Day for Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on December 3 that

16:38, december 4, 2011

Six suicide cases reported in Sughd this week alone

KHUJAND, December 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Six suicide cases have been reported in the northern Sughd province this week alone.

16:28, december 2, 2011

U.S. ambassador hosts people living with HIV

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2011, Asia-Plus – U.S.

16:24, december 2, 2011

Dushanbe hosts regional conference on HIV/AIDS issues

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Regional conference on the HIV-AIDS issues will take place in Dushanbe from December 5-6, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

15:37, december 2, 2011

RWB urges Tajik judicial authorities to acknowledge innocence of Usmonov and Ismoilov

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Reporters Without Borders (RWB) deplores the decision by Tajikistan’s Supreme Court to uphold the conviction of the BBC journalist Urunboy Usmonov for

09:16, december 2, 2011

U.S. government uses youth theater to promote social change

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The U.S. Embassy harnessed the power of youth theater to spread awareness of critical issues among Tajikistan’s most vulnerable populations.

17:08, december 1, 2011

Japan assists school rehabilitation in Mastchoh district

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2011, Asia-Plus – On Thursday December 1, Mr. Hiroyuki Imahashi, Ambassador, Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe and Mr.

12:38, december 1, 2011

U.S. government provides access to safe drinking water in Tursunzoda district

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2011, Asia-Plus – On November 29, The U.S.

12:23, december 1, 2011

Events dedicated to World AIDS Day take place in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe department for youth affairs, sports and tourism is organizing activities dedicated to World AIDS, which is marked today.

10:09, december 1, 2011

Tajik court rejects appeal by BBC reporter

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2011, Asia-Plus – The appeals’ commission of the Supreme Court of Tajikistan has upheld the Sughd regional court’s verdict against a BBC reporter in Sughd province.

10:57, november 30, 2011

U.S. embassy honors International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

DUSHANBE, November 30, 2011, Asia-Plus – in a statement made on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the U.S.

16:41, november 29, 2011

Tajik Migration Service to open its office in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, November 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The ninth meeting of the Tajik-Kazakh intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation took place in Astana, Kazakhstan at the end of

16:21, november 29, 2011

U.S. embassy improves health opportunities for women in Sarichashma

DUSHANBE, November 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Following four months of joint cooperation between the U.S. Embassy, the Shouroobod district leadership, and the Sarichashma Medical Clinic staff, the U.S.

15:55, november 29, 2011

Internet freedom under threat in Central Asia, says OSCE media freedom representative

DUSHANBE, November 29, 201, Asia-Plus – According to the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, warned today that Internet freedom is

14:29, november 29, 2011

IRP releases statement over brutal killing of Tajik labor migrant in St Petersburg

Beheaded and burned body of Khatlon resident Bakhtiyor Rasoulov has been found in his car on the outskirts of St. Petersburg.

09:11, november 29, 2011

OSCE regional media conference on Internet governance and media pluralism in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 29, 2011 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović is organizing the thirteenth Central Asia Media Conference in Dushanbe on November 29, the OSCE Office in

14:09, november 28, 2011

The number of Tajik labor migrants working abroad reportedly exaggerated

The Interior Ministry Migration Service says that some experts and media outlets exaggerate the number of Tajik labor migrants working abroad.

11:25, november 28, 2011

Taboshar residents fence tailing dump

KHUJAND, November 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Residents of the northern city of Taboshar have begun to fence the nearby tailing dump.

10:13, november 28, 2011

Counternarcotics agency calls on clerics to actively participate in propagation of health lifestyle

DUSHANBE, November28, 2011, Asia-Plus – On Friday November 25, representatives from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan held in a meeting at Dushanbe’s mosque named

09:53, november 28, 2011

Five arrested for protesting Tajik deportations from Russia

DUSHANBE, November 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Police in Moscow have arrested five people who were part of a protest against recent deportations of Tajik migrant laborers from Russia, Radio Liberty

15:15, november 26, 2011

EBRD provides loan to Tajikistan for improvement of solid waste management in Khujand

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2011 Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a loan of 2.5 million U.S.

15:03, november 25, 2011

Tajikistan to receive more than $35 mln from Global Fund

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2011, Asia-Plus – Under the document signed in Dushanbe on November 24 Tajikistan will receive more than 35 million U.S.

11:20, november 25, 2011

EBRD invests in better solid waste management in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is continuing to provide support to municipalities in Tajikistan which want to upgrade vital

10:51, november 25, 2011

It is impossible to introduce visa regime with Tajikistan, says FMS head

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2011, Asia-Plus – Introduction of visa regime with a number of Central Asia’s countries, including Tajikistan, is currently impossible, Russia’s Federal Migration Service

09:07, november 25, 2011

Some 400 Russian teachers to arrive in Tajikistan to work with local schools

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Some 400 graduates from Russian teachers’ training institutes, the Russian language teachers, will arrive in Tajikistan to work with local schools.

15:54, november 24, 2011

FIDH calls on Tajikistan to fulfill its human rights obligations

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan must more thoroughly fulfill its obligations on strengthening mechanisms of protection of human rights and ensuring supremacy of law and