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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

10:09, november 24, 2011

Issues related to maintenance of confidentiality of source of information discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable to consider issues related to the maintenance of confidentiality of source of information, conflict of interests and imperfection of

09:19, november 24, 2011

Tajikistan celebrates National Flag Day

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan marks its National Flag Day on November 24.

08:52, november 24, 2011

U.S. embassy continues to provide assistance to Lodjirk village

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The U.S.

16:10, november 23, 2011

Sughd governor meets with convicted journalist

KHUJAND, November 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday November 22, Sughd governor Qohir Rasoulzoda met with Mahmadyusuf Ismoilov, a reporter for the Dushanbe-based independent weekly Nouri Zindagi

15:57, november 23, 2011

10,000 people to perform the national anthem in Khujand tomorrow

KHUJAND, November 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Festivities dedicated to National Flag Day will take place in Tajikistan on November 24.

15:41, november 23, 2011

Effective regulation of labor migration – key priority for socioeconomic development of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Working conditions and opportunities for Tajik migrants should become a top priority of the Government of Tajikistan, according to international experts

08:38, november 23, 2011

Japan supports construction of women’s center in Kulob

DUSHANBE, November 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Japan provides a US$111,744 grant for “The Project for Construction of Women’s Center in Kulob City” in the framework of Grant

14:34, november 22, 2011

AFEW completing ACCESS Project in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW) announces completion of a four-year the ACCESS Project: HIV/TB Collaborative Activities in Central Asia.