Tajkistan, Society

13:03, june 6, 2014

Interior minister seriously concerned over increase in number of immoral crimes

DUSHANBE, June 6, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda held an extraordinary meeting on June 5 to discuss issues related to prevention of immoral crimes such as prostitution,

16:32, june 5, 2014

More than 140 vulnerable families from Khujand receive land plots for housing

KHUJAND, June 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- 143 vulnerable families from Khujand, the capital of Sughd province have received land plots for housing, according to the Sughd regional administration press

16:03, june 5, 2014

Russian Orthodox Church to begin mass printing Bible in Uzbek

DUSHANBE, June 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Officials from the Russian Orthodox Church say they plan to start mass printing the Bible in the Uzbek language for the benefit of labor migrants, Radio Liberty

14:29, june 5, 2014

Iran’s relief foundation opens training centers in Isfara

KHUJAND, June 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Imam Khomeini''s Relief Committee (also Imam Khomeini''s Relief Foundation) has opened two training centers in the Tajik northern city of Isfara.

12:46, june 5, 2014

This year, Tajik pilgrims have to pay 540 somoni more than last year

DUSHANBE, June 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- This year, Tajik pilgrims will have to pay 540 somoni (some 106 U.S. dollars) more than last year.

17:16, june 4, 2014

Children undergo torture at illegal religious school in Hisor district

DUSHANBE, June 4 2014, Asia-Plus -- An unregistered religious school has been discovered in the Hisor district.

15:54, june 4, 2014

Christine Beerli: If ICRC has free access to Tajik prisons, it will be to Tajikistan’s benefit

Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Christine Beerli, arrived on Tajikistan on 25 May for her first visit.

14:11, june 4, 2014

Video about one more ‘Magic Mullah’ posted on YouTube

DUSHANBE, June 4, 2014, Asia-Plus – A video entitled “Jodugari Panjakenti” (Magician from Panjakent) that shows mullah from the village of Maikada confessing to sexual misconduct and fraud has

15:16, june 3, 2014

Project HOPE delivers free medicine to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On May 30, U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, Ms. Susan M.

14:30, june 3, 2014

More than 70 per cent of the world population lacks proper social protection

DUSHANBE, June 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO), World Social Protection Report 2014/15: Building Economic Recovery, Inclusive Development and

14:08, june 3, 2014

Dushanbe to host first eco fair on June 7

DUSHANBE, June 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – An eco fair, Free Market, is expected to take place in Children’s Park in Dushanbe on June 7.

11:17, june 3, 2014

Qurghon Teppa’s sanitary inspection concerned over poor conditions in of local dental rooms

QURGHON TEPPA, June 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Qurghon Teppa’s sanitary inspection is seriously concerned over poor sanitary conditions in local dental rooms.

09:15, june 3, 2014

AAR JAPAN supports “Life without Barriers” activities at Dushanbe’s secondary schools

DUSHANBE, June 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – On My 24 and June 2, the Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR JAPAN) organized activities at Dushanbe’s secondary schools ## 72 and 28 respectively,

11:08, june 2, 2014

HRW: Asia Plus shouldn’t be punished for its independence

DUSHANBE, June 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A court decision against one of Tajikistan’s leading independent news outlets and its editor harm freedom of expression in the country, a statement, released by

09:51, june 2, 2014

Chronicle: Highlights of May, 2014

DUSHANBE, June 2, 2014, Asia-Plus: May

16:12, may 29, 2014

Isfara resident charged with raping his stepdaughters dies in Khujand pretrial detention facility

KHUJAND, May 29, 2014, Asia-Plus – Resident of the northern city of Isfara, Mahmadullo Kholov, who is charged with raping his stepdaughters, has reportedly died in the Khujand pretrial detention

14:10, may 28, 2014

Konibodom lyceum named after Professor Mansour Babakhanov

DUSHANBE, May 28, 2014, Asia-Plus – Lyceum No 1 in the northern city of Konibodom has been named after prominent Tajik historian, Professor Mansour Babakhanov.

10:21, may 28, 2014

Tajikistan studies the Philippines’ experience in regulating labor migration

DUSHANBE, May 28, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of Tajik migration service agency, led by Deputy Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population, Nourullo Mahmadulloyev, is

09:12, may 28, 2014

Tajik militant in Syria condemns Hoji Mirzo’s stance on the issue of jihad

DUSHANBE, May 28, 2014, Asia-Plus – An article “Tajik Mullah''s Remarks on Jihad Spark War of Words” that was posted on Radio Liberty’s website on May 27 notes that a video has appeared on the

08:48, may 28, 2014

Presidential adviser drops his Russified name Erkin Rahmatulloyev for Erkinkhon Rahmatullozoda

DUSHANBE, May 28, 2014, Asia-Plus – The presidential adviser on foreign policy has dropped his Russified name Erkin Rahmatulloyev for Erkinkhon Rahmatullozoda.

13:48, may 27, 2014

EU-supported regional conference on prevention of torture in Central Asia held in Almaty

DUSHANBE, May 27, 2014, Asia-Plus – A three–day conference on “The Role of Civil Society Institutions in the Prevention of Torture: Experience of the NGO Coalitions against Torture in Kazakhstan,

09:11, may 27, 2014

Mohiddin Olimpur Foundation prize for young photojournalists

DUSHANBE, May 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- First prize in the Mohiddin Olimpur Foundation award for young Tajik photojournalists has been awarded to Suraya Khonova, correspondent for Radio Ovozi

17:09, may 26, 2014

AAR JAPAN provides 13 mobility devices to Tajik students with physical disabilities

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On May 20, the Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR JAPAN) distributed 13 mobility devices to students with physical disabilities.

16:18, may 26, 2014

CRA begins to publish its official mouthpiece

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Committee on Religious Affairs and Regulation of National Traditions and Rituals under the Government of Tajikistan (CRA) has begun to publish its official

15:20, may 26, 2014

50 Tajik labor migrants waiting for deportation in Moscow oblast

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Fifty nationals of Tajikistan are waiting for deportation at the detention center for illegal migrants that is located in the Moscow oblast, according to the

13:36, may 20, 2014

European Commission allocates €35,959 to help people affected by floods in Tajikistan

In mid-April, heavy rainfall led to massive flooding and triggered landslides in many parts of southern Tajikistan, killing over a dozen people and affecting thousands.

15:51, may 16, 2014

Dushanbe lifts ban on dairy deliveries from Khujand

A special working group, comprising specialists from the Center for Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision, Tojikstandart (Tajik agency for standardization, certification, metrology and trade

15:02, may 16, 2014

Save the Children rank Tajikistan 134th among 178 nations in terms of maternity conditions

DUSHANBE, May 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Save the Children has released its annual report, The State of the World''s Mothers (SOWM).

14:25, may 16, 2014

Losses from weather-related disasters stand at up to 1.3% of GDP per annum for Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Mr. Saroj Kumar Jha, World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia notes that economic losses from weather-related disasters vary from 0.4 to 1.

16:53, may 14, 2014

Tajik, Uzbek inmates reportedly riot over ‘tortured’ comrade

DUSHANBE, May 14, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik and Uzbek inmates in a penal colony in Russia''s Siberian city of Omsk say they rioted on May 13, demanding investigations into the death of a jailed