Tajkistan, Politics

11:20, june 15, 2016

Newly-appointed Tajikistan’s ambassador to UAE presents copy of credentials

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2016, Asia-Plus – Newly-appointed Ambassador of Tajikistan to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Bahodour Sharifi presented a copy of the credentials to the UAE Assistant Minister

11:07, june 15, 2016

New Tajikistan’s ambassador presents copy of credentials to Kyrgyz foreign minister

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2016, Asia-Plus – Newly-appointed Ambassador of Tajikistan to Kyrgyzstan Suhrob Olimzoda yesterday presented a copy of the credentials to Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Erlan Abdyldayev.

10:16, june 15, 2016

UNDP RBEC director opens UN Information Resource Center at RTSU in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations also Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of

15:48, june 14, 2016

AI: Tajik lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov remains at risk of unfair trial

DUSHANBE, June 14, 2016, Asia-Plus – Amnesty International released a statement on June 13, in which it notes that Tajik lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov, who represented members of the banned Islamic

16:58, june 13, 2016

Tajik foreign minister criticizes double standard policy towards terrorism

“Terrorist acts in one regions are perceived as a crime against mankind, while in other regions similar crimes are assessed differently and remain without proper condemnation,” Tajik foreign minister

15:41, june 10, 2016

EU concerned over prosecution and imprisonment of political opponents in Tajikistan

EU reiterated its serious concern about the prosecution and imprisonment of political opponenta in Tajikistan.

10:53, june 10, 2016

UNDP RBEC director to pay visit to Tajikistan from June 12-13

DUSHANBE, June 10, 20156, Asia-Plus – The Tajik MFA information department reports that Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (RBEC) of the United

10:38, june 10, 2016

US CENTCOM commander expected to visit Tajikistan next week

DUSHANBE, June 10, 2016, Asia-Plus – Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, commander of U.

16:55, june 9, 2016

U.S. Embassy statement on the trial of IRPT members

DUSHANBE, June 9, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe notes that the trial of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) members was concluded on June 2, 2016.

10:16, june 9, 2016

OSCE and Tajikistan outline priorities for cooperation in 2017

DUSHANBE, June 9, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The annual forum of the OSCE–Tajikistan Task Force took place in Dushanbe yesterday, with high-ranking officials from the OSCE and the Tajik government as well

10:11, june 9, 2016

ODIHR director expresses concern over sentencing of leading members of Tajik Islamic Party

DUSHANBE, June 9, 2016, Asia-Plus – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), last week expressed concern over sentencing by a court in

15:52, june 8, 2016

Human rights watchdogs condemn Tajik opposition activists’ sentences

The United States, the European Union, and other key international actors should make unequivocal calls for the defendants’ release, Human Rights Watch, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, and the

12:58, june 8, 2016

UN expert deplores harsh sentencing of IRPT leaders and warns of radicalization

DUSHANBE, June 8, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, on June 7 expressed his dismay at the lengthy sentences

11:50, june 8, 2016

Meeting of CIS council of heads of government results in signing of 16 documents

DUSHANBE, June 8, 2016, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government that took place in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, yesterday has resulted in signing of 16 documents.

10:49, june 8, 2016

Cooperation between Tajikistan and OSCE discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 8, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov yesterday met here with Ambassador Marcel Pesko, Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Center.

16:43, june 7, 2016

Task Force Meeting on the OSCE’s role in Tajikistan will take place in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2016, Asia-Plus – The OSCE Conflict Prevention Center, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan and Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan will convene the Tenth Annual Joint Task Force in Dushanbe,

11:14, june 7, 2016

CIS heads of government gather in Bishkek to discuss economic cooperation

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2016, Asia-Plus – The CIS Executive Committee says more than twenty issues aimed at promoting further expansion of cooperation between the CIS member nations have been tabled to

10:44, june 7, 2016

CSTO Security Council Secretaries meet in Yerevan to discuss cooperation

DUSHANBE, June 7, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajik Security Council Secretary Abdurahim Qahhorov has left for the Armenian capital, Yerevan, to attend a meeting of the Committee of Security Council

14:36, june 6, 2016

Tajik PM to represent Tajikistan at a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government in Bishkek

DUSHANBE, June 6, 2016, Asia-Plus – Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda will represent Tajikistan at a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government that will take place in the Kyrgyz capital,

13:00, june 3, 2016

EEAS: Supreme Court's judgments risk having a damaging effect on cohesion of Tajik society

DUSHANBE, June 3, 2016, Asia-Plus – The European External Action Service (EEAS) on June 3 released a statement over Tajikistan''s jailing of leading members and activists of the Islamic Revival

10:06, june 3, 2016

Israeli parliamentarians visit Tajik MFA

DUSHANBE, June 3, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister, Muzaffar Huseinov, yesterday met here with visiting Israeli parliamentary delegation, led by Ms.

14:36, june 2, 2016

Dushanbe hosts the 8th round of EU-Tajikistan Human Rights Dialogue

DUSHANBE, June 2, 2016, Asia-Plus – Mr.

14:15, june 2, 2016

OSCE delegation visits Tajikistan for participation in a meeting of Tajikistan-OSCE working group

DUSHANBE, June 2, 2016, Asia-Plus – A delegation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), led by Ambassador Marcel Peṧko, Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Center,

13:53, june 2, 2016

Dushanbe expected to host Tajikistan-Austria bilateral political consultations next week

DUSHANBE, June 2, 2016, Asia-Plus – Ambassador Heidemarie Gurer, Director of the Department for Eastern Europe, Western Balkans, Southern Caucasus and Central Asia at Austria’s Federal Ministry for

13:13, june 2, 2016

UNWTO secretary-general expected to pay visit to Tajikistan next week

DUSHANBE, June 2, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General, Dr.

10:50, june 2, 2016

CCER announces the final results of Tajikistan’s constitutional referendum

DUSHANBE, June 2, 2016, Asia-Plus – the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) has announced the final results of Tajikistan’s constitutional referendum that took place on May 22.

10:13, june 2, 2016

New meeting of Rahmon and Karimov in Tashkent – new hopes

Tajik president has expressed readiness to hold talks with Uzbek leader.

09:25, june 2, 2016

Israeli parliamentary delegation visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 2, 2016, Asia-Plus – An Israeli parliamentary delegation is arriving in Dushanbe today on a five-day visit, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

09:49, june 1, 2016

Kazakh, Iranian ambassador visit Tajik MFA

DUSHANBE, June 1, 2016, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday May 31, Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister, Muzaffar Huseinzoda, received Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Tajikistan, Nurlan Seitimov.

10:19, may 30, 2016