Tajkistan, Society

13:03, april 21, 2011

Atovullo Raqibov transferred to pretrial detention facility in Dushanbe

Resident of Fayzobod district Atovullo Raqibov, who faces charge of hooliganism after failed attempts to defend his house, is currently being held at the pretrial detention facility in Dushanbe.

11:52, april 21, 2011

Sughd post office concludes contracts with car owners on delivering newspapers

SUGHD, April 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Pochtai Tojik (Tajik Post Office)’s branch in Sughd province has concluded contracts with private-car owners on delivering republican and regional

11:29, april 21, 2011

50% of loans provided by banks in Kulob in Q1 go to enhancing agrarian sector

KULOB, April 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, branches of banks and microcredit organizations operating in Khatlon’s Kulob region have provided 36,900,970 somoni in

16:57, april 20, 2011

Tajiks protest imminent demolition of homes

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Residents of a settlement near Dushanbe have staged a protest against the imminent demolition of their homes, which the government says were built illegally,

11:16, april 20, 2011

Tajik central bank funds rehabilitation of vacation house in Qairoqqum

KHUJAND, April 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Rehabilitation of the vacation house, “Qairoqqum,” which is located on the bank of the Qairoqqum reservoir in Sughd province is nearing completion.

10:19, april 20, 2011

Tajik Supreme Court, independent newspapers settle dispute

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A legal dispute between three Tajik Supreme Court judges and three independent newspapers lasting over a year has been settled out of court, Radio Liberty''s

12:07, april 19, 2011

French Ambassador visits Khujand

KHUJAND, April 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Ambassador of France to Tajikistan, Mr. Henry Zipper de Fabiani, and his spouse visited Khujand, the capital of Sughd province yesterday.

11:29, april 19, 2011

BHR releases report on human rights situation in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Bureau on Human Rights and Rule of Law (BHR) has released the annual report, Human Rights Situation in Tajikistan – 2010 .

08:49, april 19, 2011

Polio immunization campaign launched in Tajikistan Monday

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A planned polio immunization campaign was launched in Tajikistan on April 18, Shamsiddin Jobirov, head of the Immunoprophylactic Center of Tajikistan, said in

08:44, april 19, 2011

Roghun reservoir will not affect microclimate in Tajikistan, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A Roghun reservoir will not affect microclimate in Tajikistan; on contrary, it will promote “stabilization of a half-dry continental climate in the republic,”

10:32, april 18, 2011

Khatlon governor dissatisfied with pace of distribution of land plots to vulnerable families

QURGHON TEPPA, April 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Khatlon governor Ghaybullo Avzalov has sharply criticized the pace of distribution of land plots to vulnerable families in the province.

09:57, april 18, 2011

Dushanbe has marked the Capital City Day

Dushanbe has marked the Capital City Day. The Capital City Day is marked in Tajikistan on the third Saturday of April and this year, Dushanbe marked the event on April 16.

19:55, april 16, 2011

Dushanbe marks Capital City Day

An international race was the main event dedicated to the Capital City Day.

14:11, april 15, 2011

Khujand municipal government to purchase new buses from China

KHUJAND, April 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 100 new Chinese-made buses are expected to appear on streets of Khujand, the capital of Sughd province in the second half of this year.

11:40, april 15, 2011

Science development strategy presented in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s science and technology development strategy designed for 2011-2015 was presented in Dushanbe yesterday on the occasion of Tajik National

09:32, april 15, 2011

More than 25 tons of spoiled food products withdrawn from shelves in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, specialists from Tojikstandart (Agency for Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Trade Inspection) have

09:22, april 15, 2011

More than US$28.8 mln worth of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in Q1 2011

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 27 countries of the world have provided more than US$28.

12:53, april 14, 2011

Fayzobod court rules to place Raqibov under arrest

The case of the Raqibov family from Fayzobod district that try to uphold their right has taken a tragic turn.

11:47, april 14, 2011

Organ transplantation going forward in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Organ transplantation is going forward in Tajikistan and Tajik specialists intend to use deceased donor organs for transplant operations, Minister of Health

13:46, april 13, 2011

No one country will extradite me, says Charoghi Rouz editor

The dissident journalist is sure that Tajikistan's extradition request for him may put Russia and Germany put into awkward situation.

13:07, april 13, 2011

Extradition request for dissident journalist is "illegal and absurd"

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Reporters Without Borders yesterday denounced as “illegal and absurd” the efforts of the Tajik government to get the Charoghi Rouz editor Dodojon

11:46, april 13, 2011

Parents in Khatlon to be punished for prohibiting their children from attending school

QURGHON TEPPA, April 13, 2011, Asia-Pus -- The Khatlon prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against eight parents who sent their underage children to foreign religious

10:18, april 13, 2011

Gas pipeline accident leaves hundreds of Kulob residents without natural gas

KULOB, April 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- An accident at the gas pipeline, Baljuvon-Kulob, have left hundreds of residents of apartment buildings in Kulob without natural gas.

13:32, april 12, 2011

Most likely, external forces behind Minsk blast, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The terrorist act in Minsk is absolutely unexpected because there are no any large ethnic diasporas in Belarus, Parviz Mullojonov, Executive Director of

10:49, april 12, 2011

Tajikistan’s law prohibits men from divorcing their wives over the phone

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2011, Asia-Plus – The April 11 Radio Liberty’s item titled “Tajik Fatwa Bans SMS-Divorce” by Farangis Najibullah notes that the Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) announced on

09:54, april 12, 2011

Tajikistan Media Council chairman replaced

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Zinnatulloh Ismoiliyon, director of the private TV channel, Simoi Mustaqili Tojikiston or SMT (Independent TV of Tajikistan), has been elected chairman

09:20, april 12, 2011

Imam-khatibs take training courses

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Imams (heads of mosques) as persons who may promote the importance of safe of motherhood are taking training courses, organized by the Committee on Religious

17:22, april 11, 2011

Chancellors of two Moscow universities to arrive in Dushanbe this month

DUSHANBE, April 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Branches of Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys and Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University) will be opened in Tajikistan this year,

11:09, april 11, 2011

New UN agency – UN Woman – presented in Tajikistan

The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact.

19:08, april 9, 2011

U.S. human rights report lists Tajikistan among authoritarian states

Torture and abuse of detainees and other persons by security forces, denial of right to fair trial, corruption and restrictions on freedoms of speech, press, association and religion were reported