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12:23, july 15, 2011

Japan assists child protection project in Khujand

DUSAHNBE, July 15, 2011, Asia-Plus – On Wednesday July 14, Mr. Koji Hayashi, Second Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe, and Mr.

10:41, july 15, 2011

Amnesty International: Tajik man faces extradition, risks torture

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Tajikistani authorities have asked the Russian authorities to extradite Ismon Azimov from Russia for “organization of a criminal group,” suspecting that he

09:56, july 15, 2011

Sughd pension debts for June amount to 14.4 mln somoni

KHUJAND, July 15, 211, Asia-Plus -- Only the cities of Khujand, Qairoqqum and Taboshar in the northern Sughd province paid pension beneficiaries the full amount of pensions for June, the

09:28, july 15, 2011

CPJ welcomes release of BBC reporter in Tajikistan, calls for his acquittal

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomes the release yesterday of Urunboy Usmonov, a BBC World Service correspondent, detained in June in Tajikistan

17:15, july 14, 2011

Some 7,500 drug dependent persons registered in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 265 new drug dependent persons registered in Tajikistan over the first six months of this year have brought a total number of the officially registered drug

13:10, july 14, 2011

Think tank head suggests that security officers should pass vocational aptitude test

Head of the Center for Strategic Studies has condemned actions of security officers that arrested the BBC reporter and suggested that professionalism of security officers should be vetted.

11:20, july 14, 2011

Birth rate in Tajikistan reportedly falls half as much compared to 1990s

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Birth rate in Tajikistan has fallen half a s much compared to the 1990s, Sherali Rahmatulloyev, head of the department for organization of medical

10:56, july 14, 2011

Chinese entrepreneurs provide assistance to Tajik orphans

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Chinese entrepreneurs who arrived in Dushanbe to attend an international exhibition, entitled “XUAR Export – Tajikistan-2011,” have provided assistance

10:25, july 14, 2011

Deputy FM receives new head of ICRC Delegation in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Deputy Foreign Minister, Nizomiddin Zohidov, yesterday received Mr.

09:36, july 14, 2011

Tajikistan continues to hold BBC journalist

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2011, Asia-Plus – In its statement issued on July 13, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urges Tajik prosecutors in Khujand, northern Tajikistan, to drop politicized

09:30, july 14, 2011

BBC statement on the continued detention of Urunboy Usmonov

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- It is now a month since our colleague Urunboy Usmonov was detained by the security services in Tajikistan, a statement released by the BBC on July 13 said.

15:45, july 13, 2011

Tajikistan, Belarus discuss labor migration cooperation

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has offered Belarus to consider the issue of recruitment of labor migrants from Tajikistan for working in its construction and agrarian

15:23, july 13, 2011

Danghara court considers criminal proceedings for nonpayment of wages to Sangtuda-1 builders

QURGHON TEPPA, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A court in Khatlon’s Danghara district is currently considering criminal proceedings for nonpayment of wages to 105 builders of the Sangtuda-1

12:10, july 13, 2011

14 tons of non-iodized salt withdrawn from shelves in Kulob

KULOB, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 14 tons of non-iodized salt have been withdrawn from shelves in Khatlon’s Kulob region over the first six months of this year, Rustam Nematov, head of the

11:51, july 13, 2011

Over 10,000 servicemen supposed to be on military parade in Tajik capital on Sept 9

More than 10,000 servicemen are expected to be on a military parade dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence.

10:49, july 13, 2011

Monument to Ismoili Somoni in Khujand to be cast in bronze

KHUJAND, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The monument to Ismoili Somoni that will replace the monument to the Bolshevik revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin in the northern city of Khujand will be

09:01, july 13, 2011

There ought not to connect businessman’s detention with fans riot, says Kulob police chief

KULOB, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Kulob police department chief Abdulvahhob Iskandarov has denied rumors that local police allegedly try to catch persons detained for June 14 fans riot having

16:11, july 12, 2011

60 of returned Islamic students 60 now study at Tajik Islamic Institute

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 60 of Tajik Islamic students that have returned home from foreign religious schools are currently studying at the Tajik Islamic Institute.

09:55, july 12, 2011

Applications by seven Sughd public associations for registration refused

KHJAND, July 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, applications by seven public associations in the northern Sughd province for registration have been refused, Akram Mahmoudov, a

09:35, july 12, 2011

12 students awarded presidential grants this year

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- This year, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has signed some 100 cooperation agreements with education ministries form other countries and international

09:16, july 12, 2011

11 new central mosques registered in Tajikistan since the beginning of the year

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 31 new religious facilities, including 11 central mosques, five “five-time” prayer mosques and 4 madrassahs, have been registered in Tajikistan since the

18:31, july 11, 2011

20-kg silver carp reportedly caught in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, July 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Fishermen from open joint-stock company, Sughd Mohi, have caught a 20-kilogram silver carp from the Qairoqqum reservoir in the northern Sughd province,

17:36, july 11, 2011

DPT proposes to give the title of Hero of Tajikistan to Qadriddin Aslonov

The Democratic Party leader Masoud Sobirov considers that Qadriddin Aslonov, who signed the Declaration on the State Independence of the Republic of Tajikistan on September 9, 1991, is worthy of the

16:34, july 11, 2011

TNU reportedly the most expensive university in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik National University (TNU) is considered to be the most expensive higher educational institution in Tajikistan, Deputy Education Minister, Farhod Rahimov,

15:20, july 11, 2011

110,000 Tajik Muslims have reportedly gone on the Hajj since September 1991

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- More than 110,000 Tajik Muslims have gone on the Hajj over the years of independence, Abdurahim Kholiqov, head of the Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA),

10:55, july 11, 2011

Kulob shoe factory to be reorganized into clothing factory

KULOB, July 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Kulob shoe factory is expected to be reorganized into modern clothing factory.

11:39, july 9, 2011

Tajikistan to mark World Population Day

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On occasion of World Population Day, the UNFPA CO in Tajikistan in cooperation with the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan will hold a news

11:21, july 9, 2011

Central bank builds lyceum for gifted children in Kulob

KULOB, July 9, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) is building the lyceum for gifted children in Kulob.

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