Tajkistan, Society

13:21, february 3, 2010

Judges’ lawsuit against independent newspapers cause campaign on making people aware of corruption and bias in Tajik judicial system, says expert

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Defamation lawsuit filed by judges’ against the Dushanbe independent weeklies Asia-Plus, Farazh and Ozodagon with demand for 5.

20:19, february 2, 2010

Tajik journalists have not yet learnt to observe country’s laws, says Tajik think tank deputy director

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Sayfullo Safarov, deputy director of the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Tajikistan, considers that Tajik journalists have not yet

20:32, february 1, 2010

Cases when officials file lawsuits against media become frequent in Tajikistan, says expert

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Cases when officials file lawsuits against media have become frequent in Tajikistan that can negatively impact the level of freedom of speech in the

16:08, january 28, 2010

Communist leader expects global crisis to last for five or six years

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Reports by many politicians, experts and economists noting that the global financial and economic crisis has allegedly ended are unfounded and do not

11:15, january 22, 2010

Surge in Taliban activities in Afghanistan may cause development of religious extremism in Tajikistan, says expert

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Professor Abdunabi Sattorzoda, head of the foreign policy and foreign economic development department within the Center for Strategic Studies under

12:40, january 21, 2010

Uzbekistan’s decision to give up rail cargo transit via Tajikistan to affect Uzbek economy

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Uzbek authorities’ decision to give up rail cargo transit through the territory of Tajikistan will affect, first of all, economy of Uzbekistan itself,

13:39, december 31, 2009

Tajikistan’s relations with its neighboring countries do not meet their potential, says expert

DUSHANBE, December 31, 2009, Asia-Plus -- This year, Tajikistan’s relations with its neighboring countries in the region have not met their real potential, Tajik independent expert Rashid Ghani

20:57, december 30, 2009

Presidents’ decree on protection of shareholders in Roghun legalizes illegally earned capital, says lawyer

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President’s decree on protection of rights of shareholders in Roghun may help attraction of funds for constriction of the Roghun hydroelectric power

19:54, december 30, 2009

Presidents decree on shares in Roghun may promote attraction of funds for Roghun’s construction, says expert

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President’s decree on protection of rights of shareholders in open joint-stock company (OJSC), NBO Roghun, may promote attraction of funds for

11:45, december 30, 2009

Poor access to short-term loans and high interest rates impede development of private business in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Poor access to short-term loans and high interest rates on them pose serious problems for development of private business in Tajikistan, Tajik

21:17, december 29, 2009

Poor access to short-term loans and high interest rates impede development of private business in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Poor access to short-term loans and high interest rates on them pose serious problems for development of private business in Tajikistan, Tajik

15:54, december 29, 2009

Tajikistan’s orientation on the Islamic world determined by objective reasons, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s orientation on the Islamic world has been determined in 2009 and will be determined in 2010 by two objective reasons: 1) Muslim

11:15, december 29, 2009

Tajik pundit expects ruling party to win more that 70% of votes in 2010 parliamentary elections

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Professor Ibrohim Usmonov expects the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) to win more than 70 percent of votes in the upcoming parliamentary

14:48, december 28, 2009

Tajik-Russian relations develop unevenly this year, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik independent expert Rashid Ghani Abdullo considers that Tajik-Russian bilateral relations have developed unevenly this year because of Russia’s

16:02, december 21, 2009

Many problems impede Tajikistan’s admission to Customs Union, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s admission to the Customs Union that is created by Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia is not yet possible because there many problems that

14:24, december 16, 2009

If Tajikistan joins Customs Union, it will get access to Russia’s market, says German expert

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- If Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan join the Customs Union that is created by Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia, products of these countries will get access to

15:14, december 9, 2009

GBAO loses rights and sings of autonomy gained in the Soviet time, says lawyer

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On January 2 2010, it will be the 85th anniversary of founding of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (Gorno Badakhshan or GBAO).

12:54, december 3, 2009

U.S. administration’s decision to send additional contingent to Afghanistan late, says expert

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The decision of the United States to send additional troops to Afghanistan is quite belated, Abdughani Mamadazimov, the head of the Association of

12:40, december 3, 2009

Tajik expert considers that the Afghan problem can be solved only by peaceful means

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- It is impossible to settle the Afghan problem by force and President Barack Obama’s 30,000-strong troop increase for the Afghan war will not establish

11:45, december 1, 2009

CA heads of state must adopt decision on free movement of commodities, say Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Effects of the global financial and economic crisis on the economies of Central Asia’s region could be mitigated if the Central Asian heads of state

19:30, november 27, 2009

Decree obligating journalist to pay for information limits access to information, says SDPT leader

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Government’s degree obligating journalists to pay for information considerably restricts citizens’ access to information, Rahmatilo Zoirov, Tajik

15:20, november 26, 2009

Nobody has right to force people to transfer money to help Roghun’s construction, says SDPT deputy leader

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Nobody has the right to force people to transfer money to help Roghun’s construction, Shokirjon Hakimov, the first deputy chairman of the Social-Democratic

11:59, november 26, 2009

Withdrawing from CA power grid, Uzbekistan may suffer itself, says Tajik MP

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Withdrawing from the unified Central Asian power grid, Uzbekistan may suffer itself along with Tajikistan, Mirzosharif Islomiddinov, the head of the

18:29, november 24, 2009

Tajikistan should take adequate measures with regard to Uzbekistan’s withdrawal from CA power grid, says expert

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan’s decision to withdraw from the unified central Asian power grid is politically motivated because Uzbekistan now has real opportunities to

12:50, november 21, 2009

CA states ought to try to discuss the unified power grid functioning terms, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, November 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan does not block Tajikistan’s access to external power markets as many people say today; it just unilaterally withdrew from unified Central

12:35, november 21, 2009

Uzbekistan’s withdrawal from CA power grid veiled energy blockade against Tajikistan, Tajik economist says

DUSHANBE, November 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan’s withdrawal from the unified Central Asian power grid that has made Turkmen deliveries to Tajikistan in the winter period impossible is

17:16, november 18, 2009

International expert considers government’s decision to write off farmers’ debts correct

DUSHANBE, November 18, Asia-Plus -- Government’s decision to write off debts of cotton-growing farms is correct, Dr.

12:29, november 16, 2009

Tajik ruling party rejects postponing parliamentary elections

DUSHANBE, November 16, 2009, Asia-Plus – The ruling People''s Democratic Party (PDPT) of Tajikistan has rejected a proposal to reschedule the 2010 parliamentary elections, Radio Liberty’s Tajik

17:54, november 14, 2009

SDPT’s proposal to postpone parliamentary elections in contrary to Constitution, says Communist leader

DUSHANBE, November 14, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Proposal of the Social-Democratic Party (SDPT) to postpone the forthcoming parliamentary elections due in February 2010 until mid-spring 2010 is

20:34, november 12, 2009

The South-North power grid to strengthen CA energy market, says Barqi Tojik head

DUSHANBE, November 12, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Construction of the South-North power transmission and introduction of it into operation could not incite Uzbekistan to pull out of the Central Asian