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15:27, august 23, 2011

Criminal wanted for murder, kidnapping gets jail term of 18 years

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus – The Supreme Court of Tajikistan has sentenced Boymurod Khojayev to 18 years in prison.

14:37, august 23, 2011

PM visits site for construction of Sangtuda-2 HPP

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday August 23, Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov visited the site for construction of the Sangtuda-2 hydroelectric power plant (HPP).

14:20, august 23, 2011

Two Tajik nationals still remain in Libya

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- According to the Tajik MFA information department, two Tajik nationals still remain in unrest-torn Libya - Abdurazzoq Ikromov, the fourth-year student

13:52, august 23, 2011

Uzbek president will not attend CIS summit in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Uzbek President Islam Karimov will not attend the upcoming CIS summit in Dushanbe, the Uzbek Embassy in Dushanbe reports.

12:13, august 23, 2011

Tajik pop star released from prison following amnesty

112 women have been released from a women’s penal colony in Norak following amnesty granted on the occasion of 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence.

11:45, august 23, 2011

IRP leader meets with Tajik labor migrants working in Russia

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader Muhiddin Kabiri, who is also deputy of the lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of Tajik parliament, has visited

11:21, august 23, 2011

Tajik authorities deny findings of US report on terrorism as baseless

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Commenting on the Country Report on Terrorism 2010, released by the US Department of State on August 18, Olim Salimzoda, deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon

11:11, august 23, 2011

Mass jailbreak: a year later

Exactly a year ago, on August 23, 2010, 25 convicts escaped from the pretrial detention facility of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) in Dushanbe.

10:05, august 23, 2011

Tajik authorities demand payment in dollars for Hajj

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Tajik authorities have announced that the price of the Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia this year has risen to $3,348, payable in dollars only,

09:38, august 23, 2011

China to award 120 million Yuan grant to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon received a Chinese delegation, led by Zhou Yongkang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist

09:22, august 23, 2011

Mild tremor felt in Tajik capital Monday night

DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A mild tremor measuring 3.

17:55, august 22, 2011

Sughd resident sentenced to 19 years in prison for killing his brother

KHUJAND, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A resident of the northern city of Taboshar, Ikrom Ortiqov, 36, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering his

17:34, august 22, 2011

Two fatal cases of hemorrhagic fever detected in Kulob

KULOB, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Two fatal cases of hemorrhagic fever have been registered in Khatlon’s Kulob region, according to the Kulob health directorate.

16:54, august 22, 2011

Tajik parliament speaker receives delegation of Chinese Communists

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), Shukurjon Zuhurov, met here today with a delegation of the Communist

16:38, august 22, 2011

WB specialists delay Roghun dam construction term, say Tajik experts

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus – Tajik experts consider that the World Bank assessment team that has recommended the Tajik Government to refrain from constructing an intermediate dam has not

15:35, august 22, 2011

Two athletes to represent Tajikistan at 13th edition of IAAF competition in Korea

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Two athletes – Dilshod Nazarov (men’s hammer throwing) and Vlada Ovcharenko (women’s 100m) -- will represent Tajikistan at this year’s International

15:11, august 22, 2011

Unknown persons in military uniform rob businessman in Sughd

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Unidentified armed persons in military uniforms have robbed an entrepreneur from Sughd’s Jabborrasoulov district, the Interior Ministry press center

15:01, august 22, 2011

Dousti Square to be closed at night for military parade rehearsal

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Beginning on August 25, the Dousti (Friendship) Square in the center of Dushanbe will be closed for traffic at night in connection with a military

14:41, august 22, 2011

Uzbekistan will not close border checkpoints with Tajikistan ahead of Independence Day

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Uzbek authorities will not close border checkpoints with Tajikistan this year ahead of Uzbekistan’s Independence Day, which is marked on September 1,

12:50, august 22, 2011

Severe weaknesses exposed in Tajikistan’s counterterrorism strategy in 2010

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Severe weaknesses were exposed in Tajikistan’s counterterrorism strategy and its ability to conduct effective counterterrorism operations, Country Report on

12:32, august 22, 2011

BBC correspondent says he was tortured

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- BBC Word Service correspondent in Tajikistan, Urunboy Usmonov, has stated that he was tortured after being detained on June 13.

11:43, august 22, 2011

Government of Japan continues providing assistance to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 22, 1011, Asia-Plus – The Government of Japan is continuing to provide assistance to Tajikistan. On August 17, Mr.

11:33, august 22, 2011

62-year-old resident of Vahdat arrested on suspicion of killing his grandson

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The 62-year-old resident of the town of Vahdat, Davron Tugayev, was arrested on August 21 on suspicion of murdering his one-year-old grandson Sherzod.

11:21, august 22, 2011

Delegation of Central Committee of China’s Communist Party visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of the Communist Party of China, led by Zhou Yongkang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of

16:44, august 20, 2011

CPJ calls on Tajik authorities to acquit BBC journalist

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) calls on Tajik prosecutors to drop the fabricated extremism charges against Urunboy Usmonov, the BBC World Service correspondent in Tajikistan, and acquit

16:28, august 20, 2011

Tajik authorities and ICRC representatives discuss detention-related issues

DUSHANBE, August 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Officials from Tajikistan''s ministries and agencies dealing with penal and penitentiary affairs and representatives of the International Committee of the

16:17, august 20, 2011

Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan set up joint disaster response center

DUSHANBE, August 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Friday August 19, the emergency ministers of Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan signed the agreement on the establishment of a Central Asian Center

15:53, august 20, 2011

President signs amnesty law

This is the 13th amnesty the government has approved. In all, 15,000 people will fall under the 2011 amnesty.

15:28, august 20, 2011

UBOP chief considers that Asia-Plus tries to wreck the trial

Head of the Interior Ministry organized crime control department (UBOP), Major-General Jourakhon Zoirov, has commented on a statement by UBOP high-ranking officer against Asia-Plus’s defense lawyers.

14:02, august 20, 2011

Tajikistan replaces Syria in World Cup qualifier

DUSHANBE, August 20, 1011, Asia-Plus -- FIFA confirmed on August 19 that the Syrian soccer team has been disqualified from the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, and that Tajikistan is thereby