Tajkistan, Society

16:27, january 23, 2017

‘Operation Firewood’ aims to cut down Tajik deforestation

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports that with Tajikistan facing one of its harshest winters in recent years, forest rangers in southern Khatlon Province are working overtime to save trees.

14:38, january 23, 2017

Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev part of Tajikistan’s history

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports one of the last major figures of Tajikistan's civil war era has just been removed from a key post he held for 20 years.

10:27, january 23, 2017

UCA participates in this year’s Jaipur Literature Festival

The University of Central Asia (UCA), spread across three campuses along the Silk Route, participated in this year’s Jaipur Literature Festival that took place on January 19-23.

15:56, january 19, 2017

Fixed-route minivans expected to be removed from Dushanbe streets

Dushanbe authorities intend to remove fixed-route minivans from the city streets in the first half of 2017.

13:11, january 19, 2017

US embassy announces acceptance for the Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program

The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe announces acceptance for the Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program TEA is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), U.S.

16:20, january 18, 2017

World Bank Group supports youth entrepreneurship forum in Tajikistan

The second “Youth Entrepreneurship Forum” was held in Dushanbe on January 17.

14:28, january 18, 2017

Tajik asylum seekers stranded in limbo on Polish border

EurasiaNet.

11:29, january 18, 2017

Dushanbe International School handed over under jurisdiction of Tajikistan’s foreign ministry

Dushanbe International School (DIS), which was founded by Tajikistan’s Foreign Ministry and Turkey’s Shalala Company, now fully belongs to the Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan.

11:38, january 17, 2017

Labor migrants prohibited from working as public transport drivers in Chelyabinsk

Labor migrants are now prohibited from working as public transport drivers in Russia’s Chelyabinsk oblast.

11:17, january 17, 2017

Tajikistan’s national theater will be a multifunctional facility

Construction is underway on what the Tajik president's official website boasts will be “Central Asia's largest theater.

10:10, january 17, 2017

A ceremony of opening of orthopedic plant takes place in Khujand today

The ICRC Mission in Tajikistan says a ceremony of opening of orthopedic plant is taking place in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province, today.

17:24, january 16, 2017

Unified Electronic Communications Switching Center’s service for mobile phone operators rise 36%

The cost of services rendered by the Unified Electronic Communications Switching Center to the mobile phone operators has reportedly risen 36 percent.

16:34, january 16, 2017

Nine persons in Tajikistan have the highest pension rate – 15,000 somoni

Today nine persons in Tajikistan have the highest pension rate – 15,000 somoni, Ms.

16:15, january 16, 2017

UCA, UBC collaborate on earth and environmental sciences

The University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada, and the University of Central Asia (UCA), whose central administrative office is located in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, have signed an

15:01, january 16, 2017

Top eight richest men reportedly worth more than half of the world's population

The eight richest people on the planet are worth more than the combined wealth of half the world’s population.

10:26, january 16, 2017

New nexus approach the key for the sustainable management of the Syr Darya River Basin

An intersectoral (nexus) approach to managing water, energy, land resources and ecosystems has a significant potential to improve sustainability in the Syr Darya River Basin in Central Asia.

17:18, january 13, 2017

HRW Report: Situation for human rights in Tajikistan sharply deteriorates

Human Rights Watch (HRW) warns that the rise of populist leaders in the United States and Europe poses a dangerous threat to basic rights protections while encouraging abuse by autocrats around the

16:53, january 13, 2017

2017 is the 30th anniversary of the Erasmus+ Program

2017 is the 30th anniversary of the Erasmus+ Program. Throughout 2017, there will be events all over Europe to mark the anniversary.

15:39, january 13, 2017

U.S. embassy accepts applications for the 2017 Alumni Grants Program

The Embassy of the United States of America in Dushanbe is now accepting applications for the 2017 Alumni Grants Program. According to the U.S. Embassy, alumni of all U.S.

15:26, january 13, 2017

All Tajikistan’s TV channels expected to be broadcast in HD image format by 2020

All Tajikistan’s TV channels are expected to be broadcast in high definition (HD) image format in three years.

10:53, january 12, 2017

Tajikistan now has more than 1,000 family physician vacancies, says deputy minister of health

Medical facilities in Tajikistan are experiencing an acute shortage of family doctors and middle-level family healthcare workers, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Population, Ms.

16:00, january 11, 2017

Tajik mobile phone operates raise rate of outbound calls to Russia

Tajik mobile operators plan to raise the rate of outbound calls to Russia by 20 percent.

10:13, january 11, 2017

In Tajikistan, the nikah can be performed only by imam-khatibs, says CRA official

Only imam-khatibs (the leaders of prayers in the Friday and central mosques) have the right to perform a nikah (Islamic marriage) and mullahs performing a nikah will undergo an administrative action,

11:02, january 10, 2017

Too much freedom of speech harmful for underdeveloped countries, says Tajik governmental experts

Senior experts from Tajik think tank consider that too much freedom of speech is harmful for underdeveloped countries.

16:42, january 9, 2017

U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe accepts applications for the 2017 ETM program

The U.S. Embassy's Public Affairs Section is now accepting applications for the 2017 English Teaching Mentor (ETM) Program.

14:20, january 6, 2017

Second ‘Mazza’ gallery café opens its doors in Tajik capital

The second “Mazza” gallery café opened its doors in the Tajik capital on the eve of the New Year.

09:22, january 6, 2017

Brain drain reaches new highs in Tajikistan

EurasiaNet.org reports that according to figures coming out of Russia the exodus of Tajikistan’s best minds has reached record levels.

15:21, january 5, 2017

SAWGOC assumes the costs of participation of Tajik athletes in the Asian Winter Games

The Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee (SAWGOC) assumes the costs of participation of Tajik athletes in the 2017 Asian Winter Games, according to Tajikistan’s National Olympic

17:15, january 4, 2017

Donkey market booms in Tajikistan

Entrepreneurs have appeared in some regions of Tajikistan, who buy donkeys in bulk, sending their meats and skins to China.

15:48, january 4, 2017