Tajkistan, Society

11:16, october 28, 2015

Tajikistan listed among countries where people feel the safest to walk alone at night

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan is listed among the top ten safest countries to walk alone at night.

10:08, october 28, 2015

Hisor expected to be given a city status this year

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – The administrative center of the Hisor district is expected to be given a city status before the end of this year.

18:26, october 24, 2015

BIOSwiss: Could Tajikistan use Swiss experience?

Fruits and vegetables are the most important elements of our food cart. Unfortunately, most of them contain pesticides which are not beneficial to human health.

11:18, october 23, 2015

Education and Cultural Day in female prison of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Right to education is a constitutional right of every human being in Tajikistan.

09:51, october 23, 2015

HRW urges Japan’s PM to talk human rights problems in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to use his trip to Central Asia to “raise concerns about the alarming state of human

13:56, october 22, 2015

500 migrants detained in special operation carried out in Moscow last Wednesday

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2015, Asia-Plus – Russian media report 500 labor migrants were detained in a special operation carried out at the construction site for residential complex “Fili Castle” in

14:25, october 19, 2015

Rahmon lays cornerstone of a new city for 35,000 people in Sughd

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today took part in a ceremony to lay the cornerstone of a new modern city for 35,000 people in Sughd province, according

13:01, october 19, 2015

Tajikistan tops Central Asia’s nations in terms of the malnutrition rate

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan reportedly tops Central Asian’s nations in terms of the malnutrition rate.

11:24, october 19, 2015

Tajikistan’s Honorary Consul in Krasnodar included in FMS’s Public-Consultative Council

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s Honorable Consul in Krasnodar Krai, a federal subject of Russia located in the Southern Federal District, Nazhzibek Naghzibekov, has been

16:47, october 15, 2015

Tajik government continues exercising strict control over religious publications and religious event

There is no official state religion, but the government recognizes the “special status” of Hanafi Sunni Islam.

11:11, october 15, 2015

Kulob resident arrested on suspicion of hanging out the IS extremist group flag

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2015, Asia-Plus – A resident of the Tajik southern city of Kulob has been detained by local police on suspicion of disseminating idea of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group.

09:25, october 15, 2015

More than 16,000 tons of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in Jan-Sept 2015

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2015, Asia-Plus – Thirty-six countries of the world have provided 31.5 million U.S.

11:45, october 14, 2015

History of religions introduced as compulsory coursework in Tajik schools

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Ministry of Education and Science (MoES) has introduced “History of Religions” as compulsory coursework in Tajik schools.

10:20, october 13, 2015

Tajik public servants prohibited from attending regular Friday Prayers in mosques

Tajik public servants are reportedly prohibited from attending regular Friday Prayers in mosques.

17:00, october 12, 2015

International community calls for the empowerment of young women and girls on IDGC

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC), young talents are calling for the end to gender inequalities and the protection of the human rights of

09:51, october 12, 2015

Tajikistan expected to amend the military retirement system

Under these amendments, officers of the power-wielding structures should serve no less than twenty-five years in order to get pension.

11:37, october 9, 2015

Tajikistan one of the most climate vulnerable countries in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) notes that Tajikistan with mountains occupying 93% of the terrain and glaciers making up 6% of its total land area is also

13:25, october 7, 2015

Workshop on inclusive education takes place in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2015, Asia-Plus – A three-day workshop for representatives of Teachers’ Training Institutes of Tajikistan kicked off in Dushanbe today.

16:02, october 6, 2015

Brother of late prominent commander of Popular Front returns to Tajikistan after seven years

Bakhtiyor Langariyev, the son of a legendary former commander of the pro-government Popular Front Salmon Langariyev and the brother of one of the main commanders of the Popular Front Langari

14:45, october 5, 2015

Group of members of the Sughd Martial Arts Federation make ascent on Mount Muzbek

KHUJAND, October 5, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A group of members of the Sughd Martial Arts Federation have reportedly made an ascent on Muzbek peak on the occasion of birthdays of Tajik and Russian

14:03, october 5, 2015

Regional scientific workshop on migration and healthcare problems takes place in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 5, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A two-day regional scientific workshop entitled “Migration and Health Care in Central Asia” kicked off in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, today.

10:07, october 5, 2015

Tajikistan celebrates State Language Day today

DUSHANBE, October 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan marked State Language Day on October 5. On this occasion, a number of events are taking place in Tajikistan today.

10:55, october 2, 2015

Tajik president and Tajik grand mufti listed in this year’s edition of The Muslim 500

Tajik president and Tajik grand mufti have been listed in this year’s edition of The Muslim 500.

09:39, september 30, 2015

360 top Tajik health workers trained on data quality and utilization and evidence decision making

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The project «Technical Assistance to Support the Strengthening of the Health Information System in Tajikistan”, funded by the European Union, conducted

13:11, september 29, 2015

USAID supports cross border TB prevention and control among migrants in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2015, Asia-Plus – On September 29 and 30, the Tajik Ministry of Health and Social Protection is convening a regional workshop on strengthening cross-border tuberculosis (TB)

12:55, september 29, 2015

Japan’s Government launches three new GGP projects in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A joint signing ceremony for three new GGP projects was held at Japan’s Embassy in Dushanbe on September 28. The contracts were signed between Mr.

09:54, september 29, 2015

U.S. Government supports the efforts of the Tajik Government to combat human trafficking

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A two-day training-seminar entitled "The Role of Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Combating Human Trafficking”, focused on improving the knowledge of

16:49, september 25, 2015

Human rights organizations seriously concerned over shrinking civil society space in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, September 25, 2015, Asia-Plus – In a written statement to the 2015 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, a number of human rights organization express concern about shrinking civil

10:42, september 25, 2015

This year, Tajikistan celebrates Idi Qurbon on September 24

DUSHANBE, September 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- This year, Tajikistan celebrated Idi Qurbon, or Eid al-Adha in Arabic, on September 24.

15:32, september 23, 2015