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16:58, november 19, 2014

EU – Tajikistan civil society seminar on freedom of media held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- An annual EU – Tajikistan Civil Society Seminar on freedom of media in Tajikistan was held in Dushanbe from November 18-19.

11:40, november 19, 2014

Global Slavery Index 2014 estimates there are 29,500 Tajiks living in some forms of modern slavery

Global Slavery Index 2014 estimates there are 29,500 Tajiks living in some forms of modern slavery.

10:49, november 19, 2014

Days of Tolerance held at 22 schools in border areas of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2014, Asia-Plus – Days of Tolerance are being held at 22 schools in border areas of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, primarily in Sughd (Tajikistan) and Batken (Kyrgyzstan)

10:00, november 19, 2014

Tajik NGOs fear limits on foreign grants could force closures

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Nongovernmental organizations in Tajikistan are reportedly concerned over new legislation that restricts their access to foreign grants.

16:18, november 18, 2014

CAF ranks Tajikistan 34th among 135 nations in terms of charity

Compared to the last year’s report Tajikistan rose 30 places in the charity ranking.

13:43, november 18, 2014

Tajikistan participates in NATO Charity Bazaar 2014 in Brussels

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan participated in the NATO Charity Bazaar 2014 that took place in NATO Headquarters in Brussels on November 16.

14:57, november 17, 2014

Tajik interior minister receives UNHCR representative in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 17, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda received Mr. Kevin Allen, UNHCR Representative in Tajikistan, on November 15.

12:13, november 15, 2014

New CEO of Tacom LLC appointed

DUSHANBE, November 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- VimpelCom Ltd announces that Konstantin Kolesov has been appointed director general of Tacom LLC (Beeline TM), which offers telecommunications

10:53, november 15, 2014

More than 3,000 tons of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in Jan-Oct 2014

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2014, Asia-Plus – Thirty-two countries of the world have provided almost 49 million U.S.

10:28, november 15, 2014

A legal hotline to be launched in Tajikistan next week

DUSHANBE, November 15, 2014, Asia-Plus – A legal hotline will be launched in Tajikistan next week.

15:55, november 14, 2014

Committee on women’s affairs calls on Tajik men not to use female commercial sex workers’ services

DUSHANBE, November 14, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Committee on Family and Women’s Affairs (Committee) under the Government of Tajikistan argues that prostitution is a growing problem. Ms.

14:51, november 14, 2014

Emergency room trauma course for emergency medical aid doctors in Khujand

DUSHANBE, November 14, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Tajikistan

09:19, november 13, 2014

Japan implements 10 new projects, completes medical equipment provision project

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday November 12, a joint signing ceremony was held at the Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe.

14:57, november 12, 2014

IAEA experts visit Tajikistan to get acquainted with indices of exploration for radioactive raw mate

IAEA experts have visited Tajikistan to get acquainted with indices of exploration for radioactive raw materials.

16:11, november 11, 2014

Parliament votes down amendments offered by IRP to the laws on religion and parental responsibility

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2014, Asia-Plus – After a three-month discussion, Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has voted down the amendments offered to the country’s laws on

14:58, november 11, 2014

Days of Dushanbe expected to take place in Saint Petersburg in 2015

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2014, Asia-Plus – Days of Dushanbe are expected to take place in Saint Petersburg, Russia next year.

13:16, november 11, 2014

U.S. Embassy supports International Education Week

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- International Education Week will be celebrated around the world from November 17-21, 2014. To help celebrate this event, the U.S.

17:10, november 9, 2014

Dushanbe, Saint Petersburg sign labor migration cooperation document

DUSHANBE, November 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Friday November 7, Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev and Saint Petersburg governor Georgy Poltavchenko singed here a memorandum of understanding on

14:33, november 5, 2014

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Sughd

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors visited the Tajik northern Sughd province on November 4.

11:50, november 5, 2014

Former field commander of PFT Qurbon Cholov dies of hypertension

Qurbon Cholov, one of former influential field commanders of the Popular Front of Tajikistan, died today morning at the age of 55.

11:18, november 5, 2014

Russia, UNDP support improvement of livelihood of 1 million rural population in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday November 4, Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Igor Lyakin-Frolov and United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of UNDP in

17:28, november 4, 2014

Two radio stations to go on the air in Tajikistan ahead of 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Constitu

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2014, Asia-Plus – Two more radio stations are expected to go on their air ahead of the 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Constitution that will be celebrated on November 6.

11:31, november 4, 2014

Tajikistan ranked 94th among 142 countries in terms of prosperity

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2014, Asia-Plus – Legatum Institute’s 2014 Prosperity Index puts Tajikistan 94th among 142 countries.

09:49, november 4, 2014

Tajik parliament speaker, OSCE HCNM discuss the situation of ethnic minorities in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Chairman Shukurjon Zuhurov yesterday met here with the OSCE High Commissioner on

15:50, november 3, 2014

Tajikistan participates in the First Global Forum on Youth Policies in Baku

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – The deputy head of the Committee for Youth, Sports and Tourism Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan, Qiyomiddin Miraliyev, represented Tajikistan at

13:12, november 3, 2014

AAR Japan completes the 1st phase of the inclusive education project for the children with disabilit

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR Japan) conducted two closing ceremonies at Schools ## 28 and 72 in Dushanbe on October 24 and October 27

11:24, november 3, 2014

CPJ: 90 percent of crimes against journalists remain unsolved

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – The United Nations marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ (IDEI) yesterday for the first time.

09:12, november 3, 2014

Chronicle: Highlights of October, 2014

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2014, Asia-Plus: October 1 - The

15:29, november 1, 2014

GBAO authorities plan to increase Khorog territory

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2014, Asia-Plus – The territory of Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region the GBAO, is expected to increase as the GBAO authorities plan to build “New

15:26, november 1, 2014

Officials from Tajikistan and Afghanistan study the best practices of OVOP Initiative in Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2014, Asia-Plus -- UNDP Tajikistan has organized a four-day study tour in Kyrgyzstan for high-level officials and donor representatives from Tajikistan and Afghanistan to