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16:16, july 8, 2011

Khatlon governor hands over gifts to PWDs

QURGHON TEPPA, July 8, Asia-Plus -- On Friday July 8, Khatlon governor Ghaybullo Avzalov handed over gifts to 30 persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon

15:06, july 8, 2011

Tobacco expected to kill nearly 6 million people this year, says WHO report

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The new WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic that was released on July 7 reveals that only 13 out of 53 countries in the WHO European Region, most of

10:58, july 8, 2011

Tajikistan marks Day of People with Disabilities and Elderly

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan marks Day of peoples with Disabilities and Elderly today.

10:26, july 8, 2011

Public transport fares raised in northern Tajikistan again

KHUJAND, July 8, 2011, Asia-Plus - Public transport fares have risen in the northern Sughd province for the second time.

09:19, july 8, 2011

OSCE media freedom representative urges Tajikistan to release BBC reporter

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, on July 7 urged the Tajik authorities to release detained BBC reporter Urunboy Usmonov, the

17:16, july 7, 2011

Tajikistan urged to release journalist amid torture allegations

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Tajikistani authorities must immediately release a BBC journalist, apparently held solely for his writing work, who is alleged to have been tortured or

11:00, july 7, 2011

Some 1,500 private houses built in Kulob annually

KULOB, July 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Under the program for 2011, 147 different facilities were supposed to be built in the city and the district of Kulob over the first six months of this year,

16:27, july 6, 2011

All returned Islamic students will continue studying, says CRA head

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 129 returned Islamic students will continue studying at higher educational institutions, madrasahs and high schools in Tajikistan, Abdurahim Kholiqov,

13:52, july 6, 2011

Some 2,000 new jobs created in Konibodom this year

KONIBODOM, July 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 750 residents of Konibodom, Sughd province have reportedly applied to local appropriate agencies for jobs since the beginning of the year.

11:43, july 6, 2011

Council of Ulamo specifies date of beginning of the holy month of Ramadan this year

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The exact date of the beginning of the Islamic holy month this year will become known by the end of this month.

10:10, july 6, 2011

Kulob mayor informs president of current situation in Kulob

KULOB, July 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over the last five days, Kulob Mayor Homid Abdulloyev has met with President Emomali Rahmon and has had two telephone conversations with him.

09:43, july 6, 2011

Local EU statement on the continued arrest of Urunboy Usmonov

The EU Delegation remains deeply concerned by the fact that charges are, however, still being brought against Mr.

08:58, july 6, 2011

Some 300,000-400,000 Tajik migrants travel to Russia every year, says FMS official

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik-Russian working group to discuss labor migration from Tajikistan to Russia met in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic on July 5.

15:52, july 5, 2011

Chess competition among people wit disabilities held in Konibodom

KONIBODOM, July 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A chess competition among people with disabilities started in the Tajik northern city of Konibodom on July 5, Abdufayoz Sharipov, head of Konibodom Association

14:47, july 5, 2011

Five Tajik nationals freed from bondage in Russia

DUSHANBE, July 5, 2011, Asia-Plus – Officers from the special police unit have freed five Tajik nationals from bondage in Russia’s Irkutsk region, Vzglyad.

11:04, july 5, 2011

Fish reserves of Syr Darya River fall at least five times

KHUJAND, July 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Fish reserves of the Syr Darya River in northern Tajikistan have reportedly fallen at least five times since 1996.

10:34, july 5, 2011

Improving disaster response skills in shelter and early recovery

DUSHANBE, July 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Shelter and Recovery training to increase the collective response capacity of the Central Asian Red Crescent National Societies in shelter and early

10:43, july 4, 2011

Inclusive summer school opens in Varzob

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- An Inclusive Summer School, We Are All Different but Equal, has opened at the Jahongir camp in Varzob district.

18:51, july 2, 2011

Construction of home for Raqibov’s family starts in Fayzobod

Fayzobod authorities have granted land certificate to Atovullo Raqibov’s family and the IRP leader has reportedly sent them a consignment of building materials from Dushanbe.

14:01, july 2, 2011

47 illegal religious schools reportedly shut down in Khatlon

Implementation of the Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations (Law on Religion) has been discussed in Qurghon Teppa.

14:24, july 1, 2011

European Union project raises labor migration issues

DUSHANBE, July 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A round-table workshop held at the conference hall of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade in Dushanbe on June 30.

12:00, july 1, 2011

University of Central Asia’s 2011 graduation ceremony held in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE, July 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The achievements of nearly 300 graduates of the Aga Khan Humanities Project (AKHP) and School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE), Learning Center

11:48, july 1, 2011

Average monthly wage in Kulob estimated at little more than 337 somoni

KULOB, July 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over the first five months of this year, an average monthly wage in the city and the district of Kulob has been estimated at little more than 337 somoni, which is

09:11, july 1, 2011

Chronicle of the month: June, 2011

CHRONICLE OF THE MONTH: June, 2011 June 1 - The lower

11:29, june 30, 2011

Four cases of hemorrhagic fever registered in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 30, Asia-Plus -- Four cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) have been registered in the country this year, Deputy Minister of Health also Tajik Chief Sanitary

10:25, june 30, 2011

New TV station launched in Konibodom

KONIBODOM, June 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A new TV station, TV5, has been launched in the northern city of Konibodom.

08:36, june 30, 2011

FH predicts deterioration of situation in Tajikistan

The latest edition of Freedom House’s annual assessment of democratic development in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union notes the brewing instability that led government forces

15:50, june 29, 2011

List of sermon topics not yet approved

DUSHANBE, June 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Some 60 topics deemed suitable for sermons are still being considered by the Council of Ulamo (an Islamic council that issues fatwas (religious rulings) and

15:09, june 29, 2011

167 people penalized in Khujand for smoking in public places

KHUJAND, June 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of the year, 167 people, including seven women, have been penalized in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province for smoking in public places,

12:08, june 29, 2011

United States’ call over parental responsibility law will remain unnoticed

DUSHANBE, June 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A prominent Tajik religious figure and former deputy prime minister, Hoji Akbar Turajonzoda, does not believe that appeals made by the United States and