Tajkistan, Law-order

10:14, august 5, 2014

Kyrgyz interior ministry reportedly receives no request to detain former Tajik regional lawmaker

Kyrgyzstan’s Interior Ministry has not received any official request from Tajik authorities to detain and extradite a former Tajik regional lawmaker and businessman Nizomkhon Jourayev.

14:09, august 4, 2014

Judge from Sughd get jail term of five for bribery

KHUJAND, August 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A judge from the northern province of Sughd has reportedly got a jail term of five years for bribery.

17:22, august 2, 2014

Defense lawyer for jailed Tajik tycoon to remain in custody

The Dushanbe city court has upheld the ruling handed down by a court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district, under which Shuhrat Qudratov, the defense layer for jailed Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov, will remain

17:05, august 2, 2014

Deputy head of the Republican Clinical Center faces a large-scale fraud charge

Qiyomiddin Khojayev, the deputy head of the Republican Clinical Center (Qariyai Bolo Hospital), reportedly faces a large-scale fraud charge.

15:46, august 1, 2014

Ukrainian oligarch intends to appeal against Khatlon Economic Court’s verdict

Ukrainian billionaire Dmitry Firtash intends to appeal against the Khatlon Economic Court’s verdict, which invalidated the transaction for the sale of TojikAzot, the fertilizer factory located in the

15:23, august 1, 2014

Supreme Court reverses sentenced against jailed hairdresser and remits case for further inquiry

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Supreme Court has reversed the sentence against a jailed hairdresser, who had his sentenced extended to a 30-year prison term for stabbing a prison warden

13:25, august 1, 2014

Trial of Zayd Saidov’s lawyer starts in Dushanbe

The trial of Shuhrat Qudratov, the defense layer for jailed Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov, began in the Dushanbe city court today morning.

14:43, july 31, 2014

56 employees of prosecutor’s offices fired over the past 4 ½ years, says Tajik chief prosecutor

56 employees of prosecutor’s offices have reportedly been fired over the past 4 ½ years.

17:14, july 30, 2014

Head of IRP’s organization for GBAO gets jail term of 5 years for incitement of religious enmity

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2014 Asia-Plus -- Head of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP)’s organization for the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Saodatsho Adolatov, has got a jail term of five years

16:24, july 30, 2014

Corruption has reportedly cost Tajikistan at more than 62.1 mln somoni in H1 2014

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2014, Asia-Plus -- According to findings by the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, corruption has cost Tajikistan at more than 62.

15:55, july 30, 2014

Former Tajik regional lawmaker reportedly appears in Kyrgyzstan

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Director Таджикский предприниматель, Director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, Abdufattoh Ghoib, noted on

13:54, july 30, 2014

If convicted, Qudratov could face up to 10 years in jail

If convicted, Shuhrat Qudratov could face between five and ten years in jail.

17:25, july 29, 2014

Detained lawyer for jailed Tajik tycoon transferred to the Justice Ministry-run detention center

DUSHANBE, July 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Shuhrat Qudratov, the defense lawyer for jailed ex-Minister of Industry Zayd Saidov, was transferred to the pretrial detention facility of the Ministry Justice

16:21, july 26, 2014

Three arrested in Khujand for illegal gold trade

DUSHNBE, July 26, 2014, Asia-Plus – Three people, including two residents of Sughd province and one Iranian national, have been arrested in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province for illegal gold

13:39, july 25, 2014

Qudratov took money from his client but not for bribing judge, says SDP leader

SDP leader says that Shuhrat Qudrtov took money from his client but not for bribing judge.

12:24, july 25, 2014

Supreme Court rejects appeal filed by IRP leader against Tursunzoda court’s ruling

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal, filed by the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader Muhiddin Kabiri against the ruling, handed down by the Tursunzoda city court.

16:18, july 24, 2014

Supreme court suspends execution of decision over the “intelligentsia criticism” case

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Supreme Court has temporarily suspended the execution of the decision over the “intelligentsia criticism” case, under which the newspaper Asia-Plus

15:40, july 24, 2014

Tajik human rights organizations concerned over arrest of defense lawyers

Tajikistan’s human rights organizations, barristers’ associations and the NGO Coalition against Torture in Tajikistan express concern about the fact that instances of arrest of defense lawyers

14:20, july 23, 2014

More than 8,500 people serve their jail terms in penal colonies in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 23, 2014, Asia-Plus -- More than 10,000 people, including 307 women and 61 minors, are currently being held in Tajikistan’s jails, penal colonies and pretrial detention centers,

13:46, july 23, 2014

‘Investigation into my case is carried out without bias,’ says Alexander Sodiqov

Asked how he was treated in custody, Alexander said that he was treated well.

11:00, july 23, 2014

Zayd Saidov’s lawyer faces charges of bribery, attempted crime and complicity in crime

Shuhrat Qudratov, a lawyer for jailed former ex-Minister of Industry Zayd Saidov, faces charges of bribery, attempted crime and complicity in crime.

09:40, july 23, 2014

Alexander Sodiqov released from SCNS-run pretrial center on his own recognizance

Alexander Sodiqov has been released from the pretrial detention center of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS)on his own recognizance.

13:40, july 22, 2014

Three women from Khujand jailed for sexual exploitation

KHUJAND, July 22, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Three women from Khujand, the capital of the northern province of Sughd have been jailed for sexual exploitation.

09:57, july 18, 2014

Detained Tajik researcher sees mother, lawyers

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A lawyer for detained Tajik researcher Alexander Sodiqov says his client has been allowed to see his mother for the first time since his arrest last month,

14:05, july 17, 2014

Majlisi Milli gives consent to prosecution of judge from High Economic Court

Members of Tajikistan’s upper house (Majlisi Milli) of parliament have given consent to prosecution of Jalol Isroilov, the judge at the High Economic Court of Tajikistan.

10:33, july 16, 2014

Three women from Khujand stand trial for sexual exploitation

KHUJAND, July 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Three women from Khujand, the capital of the northern province of Sughd are standing trial for sexual exploitation.

13:06, july 15, 2014

Teacher from Medical University detained for taking bribe

The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption reports that a teacher from Tajik Medical University has been arrested for taking bribe.

13:39, july 14, 2014

Two Tajik nationals held as suspects in double murder in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Two Tajik nationals have been detained in Russia''s second-largest city, St. Petersburg, as suspects in a double murder, Radio Liberty reported on July 14.

10:55, july 10, 2014

Interior Ministry holds meeting today to review the results of the past half-year’s work

DUSHANBE, July 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- An enlarged meeting of the Interior Ministry board, presided over by the Interior Ministry Ramazon Rahimzoda, is being held today afternoon to review the

14:33, july 9, 2014

Dushanbe court extends the detention for Zayd Saidov’s defense lawyer

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2014, Asia-Plus - A court in Dushanbe has ruled that Fakhriddin Zokirov, one of defense lawyers of Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov, can be held in detention for two other months until