Tajkistan, Society

13:55, june 24, 2014

Part of relics of Nikolaos the Wonderworker are expected to visit Tajikistan in late June

DUSHANBE, June 24, 2014, Asia-Plus – Part of relics of Nikolaos the Wonderworker are expected to visit Tajikistan in late June.

11:05, june 23, 2014

Russia introduces tighter passport regulations for Tajik nationals crossing Russia’s border

Starting from 2015, Tajik nationals will be allowed to enter Russia only with the use of foreign-travel passports not their domestic passports.

14:21, june 22, 2014

Tajik media organizations urge government to unblock websites

DUSHANBE, June 22, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Media nongovernmental organizations in Tajikistan are urging the government to unblock domestic and international news websites, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service

12:27, june 20, 2014

This year, the holy month of Ramadan starts on June 28

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2014, Asia-Plus -- This year, the holy Islamic month of Ramadan will start in Tajikistan on June 28, an official source at the Council of Ulamo (an Islamic council that issues

14:12, june 19, 2014

Detained Tajik researcher shown on local television in Khorog

DUSHANBE, June 19, 2014, Asia-Plus - Tajik researcher Alexander Sodiqov, who was detained by security officials in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) on June 16,

11:03, june 19, 2014

Switzerland awards grant to Tajikistan for the project on protection of intellectual property rights

DUSHANBE, June 19, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday June 17, the Government of Tajikistan, represented by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MoEDT), and the Government of Switzerland,

12:00, june 17, 2014

Khovar cites SCNS as saying that Sodiqov carried out subversive activities in Khorog

DUSHANBE, June 17, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik national news agency Khovar reports that the State Committee for National Security (SCNS)’s office has confirmed that Alexander Sodiqov was detained in

09:44, june 17, 2014

Google, YouTube remain inaccessible in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Internet users in Tajikistan report that Google services, including YouTube and the Gmail electronic mail system, remain inaccessible, despite protests by

09:20, june 17, 2014

Nazir Sharipov elected to t head the Board of Trustees of EFCA

DUSHANBE, June 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Nazir Sharipov, entrepreneur and social activist, was elected Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA), a regional

15:14, june 16, 2014

GBAO security officers interrupt meeting of local civil society activists with PhD student from Cana

DUSHANBE, June 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – Officers from the State Committee for National Security (SCNS)’s office in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) have reportedly interrupted meeting of

09:39, june 13, 2014

More than 126,000 new jobs expected to be created in Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The forecast of main macroeconomic indicators of Tajikistan for 2014-2016 notes that 126,300 new jobs are expected to be created in Tajikistan this year, which

16:28, june 12, 2014

U.S. Embassy donates forensic equipment to the Republican Center of Forensic Examination

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The U.S.

15:35, june 12, 2014

Google services reportedly inaccessible in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 12, Asia-Plus – According to Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service, Internet users in Tajikistan report that they cannot access Google services, including the Gmail electronic mail system,

14:32, june 12, 2014

450 of 505 detained prostitutes proved to be infected with STDs

505 prostitutes have been detained during five days

16:12, june 11, 2014

OSCE urges Tajik authorities to restore access to YouTube

DUSHANBE, June 11, 2014, Asia-Plus – The OSCE representative on freedom of the media has urged Tajik authorities to restore access to the video-sharing website YouTube.

15:51, june 11, 2014

British ambassador fails to meet with GABO civil society activists in Khorog

DUSHANBE, June 11, 2014, Asia-Plus – British Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr.

12:52, june 11, 2014

Five Sughd madrasahs expected to reopen by new academic year

KHUJAND, June 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Five legally-run madrasahs in the northern Sughd province that were temporarily closed down by Tajik authorities last year are expected to reopen by a new

09:56, june 11, 2014

Kulob police department promises to find persons who attacked IRP leader

DUSHANBE, June 11, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Interior Ministry’s office in Kulob yesterday received an application about attack on the leader of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) Muhiddin Kabiri on a

15:53, june 10, 2014

TajWSS Network meeting

DUSHANBE, June 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The next meeting of the Network of Stakeholder Organizations on Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation (TajWSS) is being held in the Conference Hall of the

14:13, june 10, 2014

Qairoqqum hosts forum of Tajikistan’s youth organizations

DUSHANBE, June 10, Asia-Plus -- A forum of youth organizations of Tajikistan will take place in the Tajik northern city of Qairoqqum from June 11-14.

13:46, june 10, 2014

Access to YouTube blocked in Tajikistan again

DUSHANBE, June 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – Access inside Tajikistan to the video-sharing website YouTube was blocked on June 10.

12:50, june 10, 2014

British Embassy in Dushanbe to host Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Summit in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative was launched by UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and UN Special Envoy for Refugees Angelina Jolie in

11:31, june 10, 2014

Interior ministry seeks population’s cooperation in combating prostitution and procuring

DUSHANBE, June 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Interior Ministry is seeking population’s help in combating crimes against morality.

10:24, june 10, 2014

First issue of CRA’s official mouthpiece published

DUSHANBE, June 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The first issue of an official mouthpiece of the Committee on Religious Affairs and Regulation of National Traditions and Rituals under the Government of

14:47, june 9, 2014

Japan’s ambassador donates books to Tajik National Library

DUSHANBE, June 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – Japan’s Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr.

14:30, june 9, 2014

Several streets in downtown Dushanbe to be closed for traffic for several hours on June 9-11

DUSHANBE, June 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Interior Ministry traffic police department reports that several streets in downtown Dushanbe will be closed for traffic for several hours during three days

13:38, june 9, 2014

IFRC, East Air’s joint social campaign to raise awareness of labor migrants on tuberculosis

DUSHANBE, June 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the East Air airline have pioneered a joint informational campaign to raise the

13:21, june 9, 2014

One more parent from Sughd punished for children’s truancy

KHUJAND, June 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- One more parent form the northern Sughd province has been punished for children’s truancy, the Interior Ministry’s office in Suhgd reported on June 9.

09:50, june 9, 2014

More than 500 Tajiks returned home in coffins from Moscow and Moscow oblast in 2013-2014

DUSHANBE, June 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – Chairman of the Moscow-based Public Association Tajik Labor Migrants , Karomat Sharipov, says the bodies of more than 500 Tajik nationals were returned

13:55, june 6, 2014

Police in Moscow detain 400 suspected illegal migrants

DUSHANBE, June 6, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Police and forces from Russia''s Federal Migration Service (FMS) have detained 400 suspected illegal migrants in Moscow, radio Liberty reports.