Tajkistan, Society

10:08, april 27, 2017

‘Immortal Regiment’ to march through Tajik capital on May 9

A procession of the relatives of those who fought in World War II (WW II) will commemorate the triumph over Nazi Germany on May 9, which is celebrated in the CIS nations as Victory Day.

09:26, april 27, 2017

Tajikistan develops national road safety strategy

Around 70 participants from the government, private sector, civil society organizations, academia and development partners discussed a framework and priority actions of a Tajikistan national strategy

14:23, april 26, 2017

Tajikistan ranked 149th among 180 nations in terms of the press freedom situation

2017 World Press Index released by the press rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on April 26 ranks Tajikistan 149th among 180 nations in terms of the press freedom situation.

11:05, april 26, 2017

First vice-premier heads government’s commission on human rights

First Deputy Prime Minister, Davlatali Said, heads the government's Commission on Fulfillment of International Human Rights Obligations.

15:24, april 25, 2017

EU experts train Tajik drug treatment specialists

Two German experts have conducted a two-day training workshop for fifteen national experts in the fields of narcology and psychology, social workers and former drug users from Dushanbe, Khujand,

15:15, april 24, 2017

Works by Tajik painter exposed at Artexpo 2017 in New York

Twenty-five work by Tajik painter Farrukh Negmatzade have been exposed at Artexpo 2107 in New York.

10:59, april 24, 2017

Tajik kids told to keep tabs on dads abroad to prevent militancy

Alarmed by reports that Central Asians working abroad are being brainwashed and recruited into extremist groups like the Islamic State, authorities in northern Tajikistan are calling on kids to help

10:48, april 24, 2017

Valuable copy of Quran exhibited at Tajik National Library in Dushanbe

A valuable copy of holy Quran has been exhibited at Tajik National Library in Dushanbe.

10:57, april 20, 2017

Tajik bikers head for America

- A team of bikers from Tajikistan will make a motorbike journey through the United States. It is already the third action of Tajik bikers under their own project, We Are the Tajiks .

10:02, april 20, 2017

Military hospital opens at the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan

A military hospital has opened at the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan. An official ceremony of opening of a new building of 451st hospital took place on April 19.

16:07, april 19, 2017

Theatrical festival opens in Tajik capital

Republican theatrical festival formally titled Parastou-2017 opened in Dushanbe on April 18.

17:50, april 18, 2017

Tajik authorities publishe a list of Tajik names

Tajik authorities have published The List of Tajik Names.

16:18, april 18, 2017

Tajik school students win 22 medals at “InfoMatrix: Asia & Pacific 2017” Olympiad

Tajik schools students have reportedly won 22 medals at the “InfoMatrix: Asia & Pacific 2017” Olympiad that took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan from April 13-16.

11:54, april 18, 2017

No books allowed in or out of Tajikistan without approval

Tajikistan’s Ministry of Culture recently announced that no books are allowed in or out of the country without written permission, part of a stated effort to prevent valuable manuscripts from

10:05, april 17, 2017

Event to mark World TB Day held at VEFA Center in Dushanbe last week

On April 14, at the national 2017 World Tuberculosis (TB) Day event at the VEFA Center, U.S.

15:21, april 14, 2017

Only 443 Tajik veterans from World War II estimated to be still alive

According to the Republican Council of Veterans of War and Home Front, only 443 Tajik veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 are estimated to be still alive.

10:32, april 14, 2017

Tajik, Kyrgyz entrepreneurs declare for expansion of cross-border trade

Tajik and Kyrgyz entrepreneurs have declared for expansion of cross-border trade.

09:40, april 13, 2017

Train-the-trainer course on role of parents in preventing terrorism held in Dushanbe

Organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, a two-day train-the-trainer course focused on the role of parents in the prevention of terrorism concluded in Dushanbe yesterday.

15:36, april 12, 2017

Tajik Interior Ministry orders police to attend the Theater

Tajikistan has already told its police to lose extra weight. Now it's ordering them to squeeze themselves into theater seats, according to the Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service .

15:03, april 11, 2017

Russian education exhibition to take place in Tajikistan

A Russian education exhibition will take place in Tajikistan this week.

10:42, april 11, 2017

UCA Khorog campus slated to open in September this year

The University of Central Asia (UCA)’s campus site in Tajikistan is located in Khorog, the administrative center of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), 2,100 meters above sea level

15:52, april 10, 2017

Russian-language test ‘Total Dictation’ brings together more than 1,000 Participants in Tajikistan

According to the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Dushanbe, more than 1,000 people took part in an annual worldwide Russian-language literacy test, dubbed "Total dictation", in

11:42, april 7, 2017

Asia-Plus news agency’s website tops Tajikistan’s internet segment in audience

Asia-Plus news agency’s website is continuing to lead Tajikistan’s Internet segment in audience.

16:26, april 4, 2017

U.S. Embassy requests project proposals for the English Access Microscholarship Program

U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe announces a call for proposals for the 2017-2019 English Access Microscholarship Program.

10:39, march 31, 2017

Japan’s envoy hands over Japanese Foreign Minister’s commendation to Tajikistan Judo Federation

On Thursday March 30, Mr.

11:34, march 30, 2017

Tajik students’ cultural performances at Aga Khan Academy

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16:59, march 29, 2017

Snow leopard conservation project presented in Khorog

A new project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) aimed at supporting conservation of snow leopard in Tajikistan has been presented in Khorog,

13:41, march 28, 2017

Theater teaches about threats of trafficking in persons

Hundreds of Istaravshan city residents learn about threats of trafficking in persons’ through a mobile theatrical show performed by known and honored actor of the Republic of Tajikistan,

14:12, march 27, 2017

Japan’s government supports 14 new GGP projects in Tajikistan

The Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe held a grant signing ceremony for 14 new projects under Japan’s scheme of “Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP)”.

11:16, march 27, 2017

SDP leader challenges imprisonment of human rights lawyer, businessman

The head of the Social-Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDP), Rahmatillo Zoyirov, has openly challenged the imprisonment of a human rights lawyer and an opposition businessman.