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09:02, april 4, 2011

Human Rights Center to prepare alternative report on migrants rights for CMW

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Human Rights Center public association has begun work on preparing an alternative report for the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant

09:00, april 4, 2011

Annual education fair held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan Annual Education Fair, staged by the Tajik Branch of Open Society Institute/Assistance Foundation (OSI/AF-Tajikistan) in partnership with the

15:28, april 2, 2011

DVK introduces new water purification equipment into operation

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe municipal waterworks (Dushanbevodokanal or DVK), the utility in charge of providing water supply and sewerage service to the Dushanbe area,

11:12, april 1, 2011

Tajik MPs discuss preservation of medicinal herbs and endangered tree species

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A session of the Interim Environmental Commission at the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) took place on March 31.

09:10, april 1, 2011

Russia plans to change its attitude to migrant workers

The Russian government plans to simplify immigration procedures for foreign nationals seeking work in Russia through scraping migrant worker quota and simplifying employment procedures for them.

09:08, april 1, 2011

IFEAC director visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Francis Richard, director of the French Institute for Central Asian Studies (IFEAC) is arriving in Tajikistan today for a two-week visit.

18:05, march 31, 2011

Japan supports grass-root projects in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, March 31, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On March 30, Mr.

15:48, march 31, 2011

Tajik students evacuated from Libya arrive in Moscow

Two other Tajik citizens are still in Tripoli

14:11, march 31, 2011

More than half of Tajikistan’s population does not have access to the drinking water supply system

DUSHANBE, March 31, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The findings of the preliminary survey on the state of drinking water supply, disposal of water and solid waste management in settlements across the country,

11:14, march 31, 2011

Tajik citizens evacuated from unrest-torn Libya

To-date, six Tajik national have remained in unrest-torn Libya and it cannot be ruled out that they have been evacuated from Tripoli by a plane of Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations.

09:07, march 31, 2011

Experts consider that Tajik authorities try to establish dialogue with former UTO members

DUSHANBE, March 31, 2011, Asia-Plus -- By means of granting amnesty and reviewing criminal cases of former militants and participants of events that took place in Tavildara district in 2009, the

10:31, march 30, 2011

Tajik, Kazak and Kyrgyz trade unions to sign bilateral agreements on protection of rights of labor m

DUSHANBE, March 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A two-day subregional symposium on “Enhancing Regulation of Labor Migration in the Framework of Tripartite Consultations on Cooperation, Development of

09:52, march 30, 2011

Hearing over libel lawsuit against Charkhi Gardoun postponed again

DUSHANBE, March 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district has postponed a libel lawsuit by ex-member of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of

12:30, march 29, 2011

Switzerland supports enhancement of water supply and sanitation in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Swiss Confederation signed a Grant Agreement with the Government of Tajikistan on the Tajikistan Water Supply and Sanitation Project, according to the

08:54, march 29, 2011

Japan supports improvement of water supply in Hamadoni district

DUSHANBE, March 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Today, Mr. Yoshihiro Nakayama, Charge d’Affaires, Japan’s Embassy in Dushanbe, Mr.

08:52, march 29, 2011

Majority of Tajikistan’s population against death penalty

According to the findings of survey conducted by the Nota Bene public association, the majority of Tajikistan’s population is against the death penalty.

18:31, march 28, 2011

Amnesty International: 527 people executed worldwide in 2010

DUSHANBE, March 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- According to a new report released by Amnesty International (AI) over the weekend, at least 527 people were executed across the world in 2010.

13:46, march 28, 2011

Turajonzoda calls Koran burning in Florida ‘ideological terrorism’

DUSHANBE, March 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- I am praying that the act by a controversial U.S.

10:59, march 28, 2011

Tajikistan reportedly tops list of pro-Russia countries around the world

DUSHANBE, March 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Survey conducted by Gallup Poll in 2010 notes that Tajikistan tops the list of pro-Russia countries around the world.

09:54, march 28, 2011

Tajik 'returnee' Islamic students not continuing their studies

DUSHANBE, March 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Only 60 of the some 1,200 Tajik students who recently abandoned their studies at Islamic universities and madrasahs abroad and returned to Tajikistan

17:10, march 26, 2011

WB offers Tajik Migration Service to establish migration program monitoring department

DUSHANBE, March 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank has offered Tajikistan’s Migration Service to establish the department to monitor and assess implementation of migration programs and

14:58, march 26, 2011

Tajik capital joins Earth Hour event organized by WWF

Tajik capital will turn off street lighting and illumination of advertising structures today for one hour, from 8:30 p to 9:30 pm, to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change.

17:30, march 25, 2011

The issue of Russian tariffs on gas exports depends on use of Ayni airfield, says expert

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The issue of tax-free supply of Russian oil products to Tajikistan is usually an economic problem but it currently looks to be political, former Economic

16:20, march 25, 2011

Kyrgyzstan has closer ties with Russian than Tajikistan, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Russian tariffs on oil and gas exports for Tajikistan will be canceled only when relations between Tajikistan and Russia will become warmer, Tajik

19:06, march 24, 2011

U.S. government raises awareness of TB

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

19:16, march 19, 2011

Tajik human rights activists complete human rights review

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Coalition of NGOs of Tajikistan comprising 28 public associations has completed two reports for UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review.

17:49, march 19, 2011

5,952 new cases of TB detected in Tajikistan in 2010

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Population’s awareness of TB have improved in recent Ms.

17:27, march 19, 2011

Action dedicated to World TB Day held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- An action dedicated to World Tuberculosis Day took place in Dushanbe on March 18.

16:19, march 19, 2011

Central bank’ branch in Kulob helps local vulnerable people on occasion of Navrouz holiday

KULOB, March 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The branch of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) in Kulob has helped local vulnerable people on occasion of the Navrouz holiday.

18:11, march 17, 2011

Amnesty International, BHR urges Tajik authorities to conduct investigation into Sangov’s death.

Amnesty International and the Bureau of Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Tajikistan are concerned by allegations regarding the death of 37-year-old Safarali Sangov in custody on March 5, four days