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16:26, april 28, 2017

Who will protect Chernobyl liquidators’ children?

An annual republican conference to commemorate Chernobyl liquidators (participants in Chernobyl clean-up operation) took place in Tajikistan on April 26.

14:58, april 28, 2017

Freedom House: Tajikistan rated ‘Not Free’ again

The Freedom of the Press 2017: Press Freedom's Dark Horizon report released by the U.S.

14:15, april 28, 2017

Negotiations between Dushanbe and Moscow over aviation dispute still going on

Negotiations over the suspicion of flights by two Russian airlines to Tajikistan and by Tajik private air carrier to Moscow that resumed in Moscow on April 25 are still going on.

13:48, april 28, 2017

President inaugurates reference lab and lays foundation stone of new building of Medical University

On Friday April 28, President Emomali Rahmon and Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali attended a ceremony of opening of the National Reference Laboratory, according to the Tajik president’s official

11:23, april 28, 2017

President gives start to construction of a number of new facilities in Dushanbe

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has given start to construction of a number of new administrative and educational facilities in Dushanbe, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

10:41, april 28, 2017

Chinese authorities ban many religious names for Muslim babies in Xinjiang

According to media reports, Xinjiang authorities have recently banned dozens of names with religious connotations common to Muslims around the world, such as Jihad, Imam, Mecca, Saddam and Hajj on

10:15, april 28, 2017

Construction of Tajikistan’s part of CASA 1000 Project postponed again

The term of receiving tender applications for construction of converter substation for the CASA 1000 Project at Sangtuda has been extended again; this time till May 11, 2017, according to the CASA

09:42, april 28, 2017

6,000 Muslims from Tajikistan will perform the Hajj this year

Saudi Arabia has approved Hajj quota for Tajikistan, and like the previous year, 6,000 Muslims from Tajikistan will perform the Hajj this year.

09:19, april 28, 2017

Tajik government discusses issues related to cooperation with Uzbekistan

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday held a meeting to discuss issues related to cooperation with Uzbekistan.

08:42, april 28, 2017

USCIRF recommends that Tajikistan be designated as a ‘country of particular concern’

A U.S. government commission on religious freedom is recommending that Tajikistan be designated as a "country of particular concern" (CPC). The U.S.

14:56, april 27, 2017

NBT predicts further price hike under the pressure on the national currency’s exchange rate against USD

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) predicts further food price hike under the pressure on the exchange rate of the national currency, the somoni, against the dollar (USD).

13:32, april 27, 2017

120 new taxis expected to appear in Tajik capital next month

New taxis of Peugeot and JAC models assembled in Kazakhstan are expected to appear in Dushanbe’s streets next month.

11:22, april 27, 2017

Tajik central bank offers commemorative and jubilee coins for sale

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has offered a collection of commemorative and jubilee coins for sale. These silver coins were minted during the period from 2004 to 2016.

10:46, april 27, 2017

Prosecutor asks for 10-year sentence for murderer and 22-year sentence to his accomplice

A prosecutor in the trial of two residents of the city of Tursunzoda charged with brutal killing of a 16-year old girl asked the Supreme Court on April 26 to sentence the murderer to a 10-year prison

10:08, april 27, 2017

‘Immortal Regiment’ to march through Tajik capital on May 9

A procession of the relatives of those who fought in World War II (WW II) will commemorate the triumph over Nazi Germany on May 9, which is celebrated in the CIS nations as Victory Day.

09:26, april 27, 2017

Tajikistan develops national road safety strategy

Around 70 participants from the government, private sector, civil society organizations, academia and development partners discussed a framework and priority actions of a Tajikistan national strategy

16:57, april 26, 2017

Khujand’s fugitive prisoner gets additional 5-year term

A fugitive prisoner who has already been sentenced to 14 years in jail for robbery has been handed an additional five-year term.

16:04, april 26, 2017

AKFED buys Tajik operator Tcell from Telia

The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) has added another telecoms operator to its portfolio by buying Telia Company’s 60% stake in Tajikistan operator Tcell.

15:12, april 26, 2017

Parliament endorses bill proposing amendments to the country’s corruption prevention law

Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has endorsed the bill proposing amendments to the country’s law on prevention of corruption.

14:23, april 26, 2017

Tajikistan ranked 149th among 180 nations in terms of the press freedom situation

2017 World Press Index released by the press rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on April 26 ranks Tajikistan 149th among 180 nations in terms of the press freedom situation.

13:25, april 26, 2017

Negotiations between Dushanbe and Moscow over aviation dispute still going

Negotiations over the suspicion of flights by two Russian airlines to Tajikistan and by Tajik private air carrier to Moscow that resumed in Moscow on April 25 are still going on.

11:31, april 26, 2017

Princess Zahra Aga Khan visits Gorno Badakhshan

During her three-day visit to Tajikistan, Princess Zahra Aga Khan has visited the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

11:05, april 26, 2017

First vice-premier heads government’s commission on human rights

First Deputy Prime Minister, Davlatali Said, heads the government's Commission on Fulfillment of International Human Rights Obligations.

10:25, april 26, 2017

Lexus crashes woman and her grandchild to death in Roudaki district

A 49-year-old woman and her two-year-old grandchild died on April 24 as Lexus RX-330 ran into them in the Roudaki district.

10:03, april 26, 2017

The number of arrested anticorruption officers rises to 17

The number of arrested officers of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has risen to 17.

09:21, april 26, 2017

Visiting U.S. CENTCOM commander meets high-ranking Tajik state officials

Visiting U.S. CENTOM commander, Dushanbe, General Joseph Votel, yesterday met with a number of high-ranking officials. U.S.

16:58, april 25, 2017

At least 10 anticorruption officers arrested in Dushanbe

At least 10 high-ranking officers of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption under the President of Tajikistan have been arrested in Dushanbe.

16:14, april 25, 2017

Tajik company purchases 2000 cars from Kazakhstan to renew Dushanbe’s taxi fleet

Tajikistan will purchase 1,500 Peugeot 301s and 500 JAC S3s assembled in Kazakhstan in order to renew Dushanbe’s taxi fleet.

15:46, april 25, 2017

Who is the new leader of the Communist Party of Tajikistan?

Miroj Abdulloyev has become the third leader of the Communist of Party of independent Tajikistan following Shodi Shabdolov and Ismoil Talbakov.

15:24, april 25, 2017

EU experts train Tajik drug treatment specialists

Two German experts have conducted a two-day training workshop for fifteen national experts in the fields of narcology and psychology, social workers and former drug users from Dushanbe, Khujand,