Tajkistan, Society

12:02, february 28, 2011

Russia, Ukraine help evacuate Tajik nationals from Libya

18 Tajik nationals have left Libya, while six other our fellow-countrymen still remain there.

09:13, february 28, 2011

Tajikistan to host next meeting of CA Red Crescent Societies Leadership Forum

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe will host the next meeting of Central Asian Red Crescent Societies Leadership Forum from March 1 through March 3, 2011.

15:47, february 27, 2011

Project HOPE and U.S. Government deliver medical assistance for Tajik hospitals

QURGHON TEPPA, February 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The U.S. Department of State, through Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) has delivered more than 6 million U.S.

16:33, february 26, 2011

Qushteppa residents intend to appeal in Supreme and Constitutional courts over house demolitions

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Residents of the Pervomayskiy settlement in the Qushteppa jamoat (community), Roudaki district intend to appeal in the Supreme and Constitutional courts

17:34, february 25, 2011

Independent Tajik press suffers from ban on street sales

DUSHANBE, February 25, 2011, Asia-Plus – Owners of independent Tajik newspapers are complaining that a new ban on selling newspapers on the streets of Dushanbe is hurting sales, Radio Liberty’s

17:20, february 25, 2011

IRP leader excludes the possibility of occurrence of ‘Arab scenario’ in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Dramatic events that are going on in the Arab world countries will have psychological impact both on the peoples and the governments in Central

13:02, february 25, 2011

Tajikistan ought to tackle the problem abandoned lands, says expert

DUSHANBE, February 25, 2011, Asia-Plus – Under conditions of rising food prices, the Tajik authorities should take urgent measures to rehabilitate derelict lands in order to ensure the food

16:29, february 24, 2011

581 persons deported from Dushanbe for violating residency requirements

DUSHANBE, February 24, 201, Asia-Plus -- An operation, dubbed “Order,” that was carried out in Dushanbe from January 15 to February 15 this year has revealed 581 residents of other regions of

15:43, february 24, 2011

Hearing over lawsuit against Asia-Plus newspaper adjourned

A court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district has adjourned hearing over lawsuit filed by UBOP chief against the Asia-Plus newspaper until March 10.

13:30, february 24, 2011

Tajik parliament seeks cooperation of local ecologists and civil society

DUSHANBE, February 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Environmental problems arising in the world are gradually turning into global political problems. Ms.

09:05, february 24, 2011

Some 34,500 people in Kulob region do not have access to safe drinking water

KULOB, February 24, 2011, Asia-Plus - 34,482 people in six of ten districts of Khatlon’s Kulob region do not have access to safe drinking water: they are forced to buy it or deliver drinking

17:48, february 23, 2011

Japan to assist community development in Ishkashim district, GBAO

DUSHANBE, February 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday February 23, Mr. Yoshihiro Nakayama, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe, and Ms.

17:04, february 23, 2011

Center of Investigative Journalism questions judge’s objectivity

DUSHANBE, February 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district is continuing to hear a lawsuit filed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) against the Center of

09:02, february 23, 2011

MP hails Dushanbe municipal government’s decision to allocate funds for curbing food price hike

DUSHANBE, February 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The decision of Dushanbe mayor’s office to allocate funds to curb further rise in prices of basic food products is a contingency measure and it was

08:58, february 23, 2011

Italian humanitarian organization launches new environmental protection project in Tajikistan

KULOB, February 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Italian humanitarian organization, Cesvi, has launched a new environmental protection project in Khovaling district, Khatlon province.

17:51, february 22, 2011

Iran to build three new clinics in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Iranian entrepreneurs plan to invest in construction of three specialized clinics in Tajikistan.

17:23, february 22, 2011

Arab world protests caused by political forces driven underground, says known Tajik religious leader

DUSHANBE, February 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Known Tajik religious leader Hoji Akbar Turajonzoda considers that allegations by political scientists and medial outlets as well as some politicians that

16:27, february 22, 2011

Demolition of houses in Qushteppa going on

DUSHANBE, February 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Demolition of houses in the May First settlement in the Qushteppa jamoat (community), Roudaki district has been going on today.

15:42, february 22, 2011

Political parties hope that new head will improve CCER work

DUSHANBE, February 22, 20110, Asia-Plus -- President’s proposal to confirm candidacy of Shermuhammad Shohiyon for chairman of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) is the

13:20, february 22, 2011

Prosecutor-general’s office to check legality of housing in Qushteppa community

DUSHANBE, February 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- “After a meeting with residents of the May First settlement in the Qushteppa jamoat (community), Roudaki district I asked the district administration and

09:10, february 22, 2011

Tajik authorities consider issue of confidentiality of payment of allowances for children with HIV

DUSHANBE, February 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Allowances for children living with HIV are not yet paid in Tajikistan, though government’s appropriate decree on this subject took effect on January

17:59, february 21, 2011

Government commission to probe into issue of demolition of houses in Roudaki district

DUSHANBE, February 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A government commission will be set up to probe into the issue of demolition of residential buildings in the May First settlement, Roudaki district.

11:44, february 21, 2011

Women from Roudaki district demonstrate against demolition of their houses

President Emomali Rahmon has promised to receive indignant women.

16:50, february 19, 2011

Tajik officials downplay U.S. criticism of attacks on media

DUSHANBE, February 19, 2011, Asia-Plus – In response to U.S.

16:22, february 19, 2011

Tajikistan ought to seriously reform agrarian sector

Tajikistan ought to take urgent measures to speed up the reform of the agrarian sector; otherwise the food security situation in the country will be deteriorating.

14:25, february 19, 2011

Unlicensed sermons on CD withdrawn from shelves in Khorog

KHOROG, February 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Unlicensed sermons and religious animations on DVDs and CDs have been withdrawn from shelves at Khorog’s markets.

14:23, february 19, 2011

Tajik human right activists initiate discussions on cooperation against practice of torture

DUSHANBE, February 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe Office of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) jointly with local human rights activists initiate discussions on the strategy of

13:31, february 18, 2011

Christians criticize Tajik bill barring youth from churches, mosques

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2011, Asia-Plus – Russian Orthodox Christians in southern Tajikistan are critical of a draft law on "parental responsibility" that would ban children under 18 from

10:45, february 18, 2011

Migrant remittance flows to developing countries estimated at $300 billion in 2010

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Migrants remittances are a stable source of external financing for many countries and according to official data, migrant remittance flows to

09:38, february 18, 2011

Khatlon authorities to distribute Koran, Constitution to counter radical Islam

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2011, Asia-Plus – The governor of the southern Khatlon province has announced new measures intended to stem the spread of radical Islam in the region among young people,