Tajkistan, Politics

10:38, june 20, 2014

International organizations urge Tajik authorities to provide information on Sodiqov’s disappearance

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities should immediately release or credibly charge a blogger and academic researcher detained on June 16 in southeastern Tajikistan, Human Rights

10:04, june 20, 2014

Tajikistan Representative to the UN elected deputy head of the 69th session of the UN GA

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Mr.

09:29, june 20, 2014

Statement of concerned scholars regarding Alexander Sodiqov

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2014, Asia-Plus – Many scholars of Central Asian affairs from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Tajikistan, Russia, Japan, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan, and

09:10, june 20, 2014

Statement by Dr John Heathershaw regarding detention of Alexander Sodiqov in Khorog

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Dr.

13:12, june 19, 2014

IRP says another attempt to attack its leader made in Khujand

DUSHANBE, June 19, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) claims that another attempt to attack its leader has been made in Khujand, the capital of the northern Sughd province.

09:22, june 19, 2014

Third meeting of the EU-Tajikistan Cooperation Committee held in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, Dushanbe, June 19, Asia-Plus -- The Cooperation Committee between the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Tajikistan held its third meeting here on Wednesday, June 18.

16:54, june 18, 2014

Tajikistan participates in OIC’s Foreign Ministers 41st session

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov heading the government delegation is participating in the 41st Session of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of

15:00, june 18, 2014

EU, Tajikistan hold the 6th round of their Human Rights Dialogue in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The European Union (EU) and Tajikistan held the sixth round of their Human Rights Dialogue in Dushanbe on June 17.

13:36, june 18, 2014

Freedom House urges Tajik authorities to shed light on disappearance of researcher

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- In response to the ongoing detention of Tajikistani academic researcher Alexander Sodiqov by the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) on charges of

12:47, june 18, 2014

Tajik students studying at foreign universities call on Tajik authorities to release Alexander Sodiq

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2014, Asia-Plus – A group of Tajik students studying abroad today released an open letter to Saymumin Yatimov, Chairman of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS), in

10:08, june 18, 2014

Tajikistan and Pakistan sign five cooperation documents

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan and Pakistan have signed five cooperation documents.

09:04, june 18, 2014

Whereabouts of Alexander Sodiqov detained by Tajik authorities remain unknown

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The whereabouts of a Tajik citizen from Canada, who was detained in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) on June 16, remain

08:55, june 18, 2014

Professor from Toronto University writes to Tajik MFA regarding detention of Alexander Sodiqov

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Professor Edward Schatz from the University of Toronto on June 17 wrote letters to Tajikistan’s ministries of foreign affairs and interiors regarding detention

16:39, june 17, 2014

University of Exeter makes statement regarding detention of Alexander Sodiqov in Khorog

DUSHANBE, June 17, 2014, Asia-Plus – Mr.

15:56, june 17, 2014

Dr John Heathershaw: Alexander is a researcher, not a spy!

DUSHANBE, June 17, 2014, Asia-Plus – Dr John Heathershaw from Exeter University, a scientific adviser of Alexander Sodiqov, who was detained in Tajikistan on charges of spying, has given an

13:20, june 17, 2014

CSTO reportedly downgrades NATO ties

DUSHANBE, June 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The head of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said the grouping is suspending efforts to “facilitate dialogue” with NATO but will

10:00, june 17, 2014

Pakistani prime minister starts an official visit to Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, June 17, 2014, Asia-Plus – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is starting an official two-day visit to Tajikistan today. According to the Tajik MFA information department, Mr.

09:38, june 17, 2014

Tajik foreign minister pays official visit to Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, June 17, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov has paid an official visit to Kazakhstan, the Tajik MFA information department reported on June 16.

16:05, june 16, 2014

Three sentenced to five days in prison after IRP leader pelted with tomatoes and eggs in Kulob

KULOB, June 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Three men have been sentenced to five days in jail and seven other people have been fined 270 somoni each in the southern city of Kulob in a case related to an

15:15, june 15, 2014

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Fatema Sumar visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Friday June 13, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojididn Aslov received visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs at the U.S.

16:11, june 13, 2014

Two sentenced after IRP leader pelted with eggs in Kulob

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2014, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on June 13 that two men have been sentenced to five days in jail in Tajikistan''s southern city of Kulob in a case

12:37, june 13, 2014

Pakistan PM to pay an official visit to Tajikistan next week

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2014, Asia-Plus – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will pay an official visit to Tajikistan from June 17-18, a source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan (MFA)

10:41, june 13, 2014

Tax Committee says IRP must pay a 14,000 somoni fine

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan reportedly says the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) must pay a 14,000 somoni fine.

10:07, june 13, 2014

New FAO representative in Tajikistan presents his credentials to Tajik foreign minister

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Thursday June 12, new Representative of the UN Food and Agriculture (FAO) in Tajikistan, Mr.

16:38, june 12, 2014

British Ambassador’s statement on the rally outside the British Embassy in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 12, Asia-Plus – On Thursday June 12, British Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr.

13:16, june 12, 2014

Rahmon congratulates Putin on the occasion of Russian national holiday

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2014 Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today sent a cable of congratulations to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the occasion of the Day of Russia, according to

09:21, june 12, 2014

‘The authorities overtax our patience,’ says IRP statement

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Political Council of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) yesterday released a statement regarding recent attack on IRP leader Muhiddin Kabiri in Kulob.

17:23, june 11, 2014

Attack on IRP leader and rally in front of British Embassy have one promoter, says Tajik experts

DUSHANBE, June 11, 2014, Asia-Plus – Some Tajik experts consider that attack on the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader Muhiddin Kabiri in Kulob and rally in front of the British Embassy in Dushanbe

11:17, june 11, 2014

EU Special Envoy Janos Herman concludes his visit to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The recently appointed new EU Special Envoy for Central Asia, Ambassador Janos Herman, on his regional tour visited Tajikistan on June 9, 2014, according to

10:09, june 11, 2014

President Rahmon to pay reciprocal visit to Latvia

DUSHANBE, June 11, 2014, Asia-Plus – During talks that took place in Dushanbe yesterday, Latvian President Andris Berzins invited his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon to visit Latvia at any