Tajkistan, Society

13:57, july 21, 2016

Publication of Komsomolskaya Pravda suspended in Tajikistan

Publication of Komsomolskaya Pravda, a daily Russian tabloid newspaper, has been suspended in Tajikistan.

11:32, july 21, 2016

Madrasahs shut down in Sughd province

All five madrasahs (schools offering religious education) have been shut down in the northern Sughd province.

09:19, july 18, 2016

Over 12,000 tons of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in H1 2016

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2016, Asia-Plus – Forty-six countries of the world have provided 23.5 million U.S.

16:02, july 15, 2016

Postponement of launch of joint Persian-language TV channel not politically motivated

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Postponement of the launch of a joint Persian-language TV channel is not politically motivated, Mahmadsaid Shohiyon, the head of the Committee for TV and

09:56, july 15, 2016

Danghara reportedly more than 4,000 years old

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2016, Asia-Plus – Archeological discoveries show that the Danghara district is more than 4,000 years old, Farhod Rahimi, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, told

16:09, july 14, 2016

The State of the World's Children 2016 report discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2016, Asia-Plus – UNICEF Country Office in Tajikistan has presented The State of the World''s Children 2016 report.

16:24, july 13, 2016

Free insulin dries up in Tajikistan, says health minister

About 100 diabetics died in 2010-2011 in Tajikistan because of untimely provision of free insulin.

11:10, july 13, 2016

Heavy rains expected to hit some areas in Tajikistan, windsquall possible

CES under the Government of Tajikistan is warning of possible heavy rains and windsquall.

16:50, july 12, 2016

FAO launches project to improve food security of Tajik migrants’ households

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The families of migrants who have left Tajikistan in search of work abroad will be an important focus of a new FAO project set to get under way here soon.

14:34, july 12, 2016

A meeting of Dushanbe Water and Sanitary Summit organizing committee held on July 12

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2016, Asia-Plus – A meeting of the Organizing Committee for High-Level International Symposium on SDG 6 and Targets Ensuring that No One Is Left Behind in Access to Water and

10:37, july 12, 2016

Dushanbe mayor sacks Shohmansour bazaar head and Dushanbe zoo director

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2016, Asia-Plus – Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has sacked director of the Shohmansour bazaar and director of Dushanbe Zoo for failure to fulfill their duties properly.

15:12, july 11, 2016

Number of Tajik nationals leaving the country for seasonal work reportedly decreases

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2016, Asia-Plus – Over the first six months of this year, more than 308,600 labor migrants, including 40,000 women, have left Tajikistan, which is 8 percent less than in the same

11:10, july 11, 2016

People working at borders through the eyes of child

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The EU-funded Border Management Program in Central Asia (BOMCA) in Tajikistan has summed up the results of drawing competition.

14:59, july 8, 2016

Japan’s Government supports enhancement of agrarian sector in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2016, Asia-Plus -- On July 3, Mr.

11:31, july 8, 2016

Tajik official concerned over increasing number of botulism cases in the country

Tajik Deputy Prime Minister, Azim Ibrohim, who also heads the Council for Food Safety Issues, has expressed concern about increasing number of botulism cases in the country.

15:35, july 7, 2016

Registration of domain names expected to be handed over to the communications service agency

Registration of domain names is expected to be handed over to the communications service agency.

15:33, july 5, 2016

UCA advances construction of its three main campuses in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, July 5, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The University of Central Asia (UCA) is advancing construction of its three main campuses in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan; Khorog, Tajikistan; and Tekeli, Kazakhstan.

14:30, july 5, 2016

UN rights council condemns the disruption of Internet access

DUSHANBE, July 5, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) has formally condemned countries that block or limit citizens’ Internet access. The 47-member U.N.

10:02, july 5, 2016

Rahmon congratulates Tajikistanis on Idi Ramazon holiday

President Emomali Rahmon has congratulated Tajikistanis on the Idi Ramazon or Eid ul-Fitr holiday.

09:58, july 4, 2016

Over 11,400 tons of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in January-May 2016

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2016, Asia-Plus – Forty-six countries of the world have provided nearly 20 million U.S.

13:35, july 1, 2016

Public sector wages, pensions and allowances raised in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 1, 2016, Asia-Plus – The minimum wage, public sector wage, pensions and allowances are raised in Tajikistan beginning on July 1 this year.

12:35, july 1, 2016

Tajik officials, businesspeople, imam-khatibs obligated to pay sadaqa al-fitr

Tajik officials, businesspeople, imam-khatibs are obligated to pay sadaqa al-fitr at the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

10:20, july 1, 2016

Law banning cousin marriages takes effect in Tajikistan

DUSAHNBE, July 1, 2016, Asia-Plus -- A law banning cousin marriages takes effect in Tajikistan starting from today.

11:11, june 30, 2016

Japan signs grant agreement for the Human Resource Development Scholarship Project

DUSHANBE, June 30, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The governments of Japan and Tajikistan have agreed on this year’s execution of the annually implemented “Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship”

15:43, june 29, 2016

Security measures to be toughened in Tajikistan’s mosques during Eid ul-Fitr

DUSHANBE, June 29, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Saidmukkaram Abdulqodirzoda, Chairman of the Shuroi of Ulamo (Council of Ulama -- an Islamic council that issues fatwas (religious rulings) and religious

13:48, june 29, 2016

Tajik president inaugurates AKDN projects in Gorno-Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, June 29, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on June 25 inaugurated a drinking water supply project that is expected to benefit 58 households, housing 354 people in disaster

13:06, june 29, 2016

This year, Tajikistan celebrates Idi Ramazon on July 6

DUSHANBE, June 29, 2016, Asia-Plus -- This year, Tajikistan will celebrate Idi Ramazon on July 6.

11:24, june 28, 2016

EU-funded CADAP discusses work plans with national partners in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2016, Asia-Plus – The Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan says that during the first National steering committee meeting arranged by Central Asia Drug Action Programme

10:40, june 28, 2016

Khorog hosts celebrations dedicated to the 19th anniversary of National Unity Day of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2016, Asia-Plus – Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), yesterday hosted celebrations dedicated to the 19th anniversary of National Unity Day of

10:35, june 28, 2016

DRC marks World Refugee Day in Tajikistan

This year Danish Refugee Council (DRC) in partnership with the NGO "Refugee Children and Vulnerable Citizens (RCVC)” celebrated "World Refugee Day" on June 1–2, 2016 in two schools of Vahdat city,