Tajkistan, Law-order

14:28, september 28, 2007

Tajikistan at 150 of Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index

Along with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus and Azerbaijan Tajikistan with 2.1 scores has been ranked 150th in the 2007 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index.

14:35, september 26, 2007

Two residents of Farkhor arrested for minor’s rape

KULOB, September 26, Asia-Plus — Two residents of the Farkhor district, Kenja Shamsiddinov and Otajon Qurbonov, have been arrested on suspicion of having raped a 15-year-old girl.

15:21, september 24, 2007

Case of alleged accomplice to murder of Muhiddin Olimpour goes on trial in the Supreme Court

DUSHANBE, September 23, Asia-Plus — The trial of Aslan Usmonov, who is suspected of being involved in killing of known Tajik culture figure and journalists Muhiddin Olimpour, began in the

14:58, september 19, 2007

Officer of court in Khuroson faces bribery charge

DUSHANBE, September 19, Asia-Plus — Officers from the Khatlon directorate of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption have arrested Toura Sunnatov, an officer of a court in

18:50, september 14, 2007

Tajik chief prosecutor’s office complete investigation into case of member of transnational drug-trafficking ring

DUSHANBE, September 14, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Prosecutor-General’s Office has completed investigation into case of Gulmahmad Rajabzoda, who is suspected to be member of transnational drug-trafficking

19:09, september 6, 2007

Consideration of Tajik pyramid-scheme case continues

The Supreme Court today started consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against Alisher Nazarov, who is charged with having been involved in the so called Tajik pyramid-scheme case.

14:39, september 6, 2007

We are prosecuted for critics that is in contrary to the basic law, says Ovoza reporters

DUSHANBE, September 6, Asia-Plus — A prosecutor’s office in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district has formally brought charges against two other female reporters from the tabloid newspaper

17:33, september 5, 2007

Another land committee official detained for bribery in Khatlon

KULOB, September 5, Asia-Plus — Deputy head of the Kulob city committee for land-tenure regulations Shonazar Karimov has been arrested on suspicion of having been involved in bribery.

16:28, september 5, 2007

Another land committee official detained for bribery in Khatlon

KULOB, September 5, Asia-Plus — Deputy head of the Kulob city committee for land-tenure regulations Shonazar Karimov has been arrested on suspicion of having been involved in bribery.

12:16, september 5, 2007

Female reporter from the tabloid newspaper faces charges under three articles of Criminal Code

DUSHANBE, September 5, Asia-Plus — A prosecutor’s office in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district has formally brought charges against Muhayo Nozimova, female reporter from the tabloid

10:15, september 4, 2007

Head of land committee in Khuroson district detained for bribery

DUSHANBE, September 4, Asia-Plus -- The head of the land committee in the Khuroson district, Khatlon, has been detained for bribery.

17:55, august 30, 2007

Uzbek national get life term for killings and robberies committed in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 30, Asia-Plus — Uzbek national Sherali Ergashev has got a life term for killings and robberies committed in the territory of Tajikistan.

14:46, august 30, 2007

Trial of Uzbek national charged with a number of killings expected to conclude today

DUSHANBE, August 30, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Supreme Court is supposed to complete consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against Uzbek national Sherali Ergashev today.

12:19, august 29, 2007

Chief of food service at Russian military base in Tajikistan face embezzlement charge

DUSHANBE, August 29, Asia-Plus -- Major Max Kapoustinsky, the chief of the food service at the Russian military base in Tajikistan deserted after audit commission had revealed a shortage of 15

13:32, august 22, 2007

Tajik, Russian interior ministries to boost cooperation in combating drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, August 22, Asia-Plus – A meeting of the joint board of Tajik and Russian interior ministries that was held in St.

20:53, august 21, 2007

Dushanbe’s Shohmansour court dismisses headscarf complaint again

DUSHANBE, August 21, Asia-Plus — Shuhrat Qudratov, the defense layer of female student suing the education ministry over the headscarf ban, said in an interview with Asia-Plus that his client will

20:13, august 17, 2007

Former Guantanamo inmates sentenced to 17 years in jail each

DUSHANBE, August 17, Asia-Plus — The Supreme Court has sentenced two former inmates at the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo, Cuba, to long jail terms.

18:11, august 16, 2007

One arrested on suspicion of being involved in killing of known Tajik journalist Muhiddin Olimpour arrested

DUSHANBE, August 16, Asia-Plus — A 28-year-old resident of the Vahdat district Aslan Usmonov has been detained on suspicion of having been involved in killing of known Tajik culture figure and

18:27, august 15, 2007

Uzbek national goes on trial in Tajikistan for killings

Uzbek nationals has gone on trial in Tajikistan for killing four local girls.

10:26, august 15, 2007

Republican state-controlled oil mill has not produced any liter of cotton oil over the past two years

DUSHANBE, August 15, Asia-Plus -- Inspection by economic security department of the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) has revealed numerous gross violations at the country’s

18:05, august 14, 2007

Three female reporters for the tabloid newspaper Ovoza could face another charge

Three female reporters for the tabloid newspaper Ovoza, Farangis Nabiyeva, Muhayo Nozimova, and Saida Qurbonova (editor of Ovoza), could face another charge â€“ illegal collection and spread of

13:24, august 14, 2007

Two border officers face office abuse charges for beating soldiers

QURGHON TEPPA, August 14, Asia-Plus — The Qurghon Teppa military prosecutor’s office has instituted criminal proceedings against two officers from border unit 2720 of the

13:25, august 9, 2007

Deputy head physician of Chkalovsk hospital accused of untargeted use of humanitarian aid

DUSHANBE, August 9, Asia-Plus — A prosecutor’s office in the northern city of Chkalovsk has completed investigation into case of Mr.

14:48, august 8, 2007

Anticorruption agency calls on public to participate in elaboration of corruption-prevention concept

DUSHANBE, August 8, Asia-Plus — The first meeting of a working group for elaboration of a draft strategy of the national program for combating corruption for 2008-2020 was held in

14:12, august 7, 2007

Another two former Guantanamo inmates stand trial in Tajikistan

Two residents of the northern district of Isfara, former inmates at the U.S.

13:17, august 7, 2007

Two officers from the Khatlon counternarcotics directorate detained for bribery

QURGHON TEPPA, August 7, Asia-Plus — Two officers from the directorate of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) for Khatlon were detained last weekend on suspicion of having taken bribe from a resident of

15:33, august 2, 2007

Tajik weekly faces libel and insult charges

Editor-in-chief and two correspondents of the Dushanbe weekly face charges of libel and insult.

14:22, august 1, 2007

Supreme Court sentences former police officer to life imprisonment

DUSHANBE, August 1 -- The Supreme Court sentenced former police officer Narimon Abdurahmonov to life imprisonment last week.

15:17, july 31, 2007

City court postpones consideration of student headscarf complaint to another day

A city court in Dushanbe has postponed consideration of student challenge on headscarf ban to another day, remitting the case for further consideration to the Shohmansour district court.

12:53, july 31, 2007

Dushanbe city court to consider student challenge of headscarf ban

A court case pitting university female student against the Tajik State Institute of languages and the Ministry of Education Institute is supposed to begin in a city court in Dushanbe today.