DUSHANBE, August 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- All publications (news, articles, video, and photos) posted on the Asia-Plus website are available in tablet and smartphone applications.

Reports of the Asia-Plus news agency are now available in tablet computer and smartphone applications.

One may subscribe to the Asia-Plus products through Google Media application via the www.google.com/producer/editions/CAow693TAg/asia_plus link.  All publications, including news, articles, video materials and photos, posted on the Asia-Plus website are now available in the applications.

The publications are available in three languages: Tajik; English; and Russian.

It is to be noted that blocking access to Asia-plus Internet inside the country does not affect the tablet and smartphone applications, and therefore, you do not need anonymizers to look through the website.  There is also special application for Nokia mobile phones.

The Russian version of application is available here and the English one is available here .  Both applications are installed free of charge.

We will recall that Internet access to Tajikistan’s leading independent news agency Asia-Plus was cut off again on August 1.

Tajik Internet providers blocked access to the Asia-Plus website following order from the Communications Service under the Government of Tajikistan.  Internet access to Asia-Plus has been cut off for the third time over the past two months.

In its letter sent to local Internet providers, the communications service agency again cited “technical reasons” for blocking access to Asia-Plus.

Meanwhile, Internet access to Russian TV Channel Vesti has remained cut off for several days.  Some of Tajik Internet providers have also blocked Lenta.ru, Ferghananews.com, and Pamir-vesti.ru.  Besides, the Communications Service on July 26 asked Internet providers to block access to video sharing website YouTube.