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09:34, february 12, 2014

TajWSS Network holds meeting in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, February 12, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Network of Stakeholder Organizations on Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation (TajWSS) Meeting is being held in the Conference Hall of the Mercury

16:35, february 11, 2014

Chinars expected to be replaced with chestnut trees from Belgium

DUSHANBE, February 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Royal chestnut seedlings from Belgium are being planted along streets in Dushanbe.

11:19, february 10, 2014

Top Tajik cleric urges faithful to shun homosexuals

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The leader of the Tajik Council of Ulemas (Islamic clerics) has called on Muslims to shun homosexuals, saying they will face “awful punishment” on Judgment

13:38, february 7, 2014

UN Special Rapporteur on torture expected to visit Tajikistan next week

DUSHANBE, February 7, 214, Asia-Plus -- The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Mr. Juan E.

10:42, february 6, 2014

European Union supports torture prevention actions in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 6, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The European Union has started funding regional project entitled: “Action for Freedom from Torture in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan” under the “European

09:43, february 6, 2014

European Union supports human rights and democracy in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 6, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan notes that the European Union has recently started funding 5 new projects under the “European

17:06, february 5, 2014

Dushanbe mayor’s office expected to provide extraordinary grants to street cleaners

DUSHANBE, February 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe mayor’s office will provide extraordinary grants to all city street cleaners within the next few days, Shavkat Saidov, a spokesman for

15:27, february 5, 2014

28 parents punished for children’s truancy in Sughd last year

DUSHANBE, February 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- 28 parents were punished for children’s truancy in Sughd province last year, which is 14 cases more than in 2012, according to the Sughd prosecutor’s office.

13:36, february 5, 2014

2014-2015 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia

DUSHANBE, February 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Government of the United States of America announces the 2014-2015 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) in Eurasia and Central Asia.

09:42, february 5, 2014

EU project supports migrants and their families for better protection of their rights

DUSHANBE, February 5, 2014, Asia-Plus – The European Union is launching a new project to support migrants and their families.

11:42, february 4, 2014

Radio Salom begins broadcasting in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, February 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Radio Salom has begun broadcasting in the northern Sughd province, bringing the total number of private radio stations in the area to nine.

09:35, february 4, 2014

Japan’s Government supports improvement of health care services in Baljuvon district

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2014, Asia-Plus - The Government of Japan supports improvement of health sector in Khatlon’s Baljuvon district within the framework of Grant Assistance for the Grass–roots

15:29, february 3, 2014

Winter school holidays extended till February 10 Tajikistan

By education minister’s order winter’s school vacation period has been extended till February 10.

15:25, january 30, 2014

Sughd electricity debts exceed 260 million somoni

KHUJAND, January 30, Asia-Plus -- Sughd electricity debts have reached 260,300 somoni, Abduvali Rasoulov, the head of Barqi Tojik’s office in Sughd, told journalists in Khujand on January 30.

11:08, january 30, 2014

More than 964,500 people migrated out of Tajikistan last year, says migration service agency

DUSHANBE, January 30, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Migration Service of the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of Tajikistan informs that more than 964,500 people migrated out of Tajikistan last

16:04, january 29, 2014

277 Tajik children returned to Tajikistan since 2008

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has ratified the Agreement on Cooperation Between the CIS Nations on Returning Minors to the

14:08, january 29, 2014

Tajik Railways head warns to file lawsuit against journalists “showing excessive zeal”

Tajik Railways head Amonullo Hukumatullo has commented on fatal traffic accident, in which his son was involved, and also warned to file lawsuit against journalists “showing excessive zeal.

17:10, january 28, 2014

Japan expands contributing in improvement of drinking water supply in Khatlon province

DUSHANBE, January 28, Asia-Plus -- The Signing Ceremony of Exchange of Notes concerning the Project for Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Supply Systems in Panj district of Khatlon province between

15:16, january 28, 2014

Tajik migrants advised to temporarily refrain from traveling to Russia’s Krasnodar region

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2014, Asia-Plus – Russian has suspended issuance of permits for working in the Krasnodar region in connection with the upcoming Winter Olympics that will take place in Sochi,

10:50, january 28, 2014

Temporary suspension of drinking water supply in two Dushanbe’s districts

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2013, Asia-Plus – The Dushanbe mayor’s office has announced that the drinking water supply to the majority of residents of Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni and Sino district will be

09:44, january 28, 2014

Dushanbe-based TV station director resigns

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2014, Asia-Plus – Director of the Dushanbe-based TV station, Poytakht (The Capital), Abduqodir Abduqahhor, has resigned.

16:59, january 27, 2014

Madrasahs in northern Tajikistan still remain closed

KHUJAND, January 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Five legally-run madrasahs in the northern Sughd province still remain closed, Abdulhakim Sharipov, the head of the Sughd department on religious affairs,

16:20, january 27, 2014

Media Council’s ranking of Tajik media sources may lead to split within journalism community

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Media Council’s ranking of Tajik media sources in terms of implementation of ethical principles may lead to split within the country’s journalism community,

14:25, january 27, 2014

Special police unit of Interior Ministry’s office for GBAO will consist of local youth

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Special police unit (OMON) of Interior Ministry’s office for the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (Gorno Badakhshan or GBAO) will consist of local youth

13:21, january 27, 2014

205,333 new jobs created in Tajikistan last year

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- According to the State Agency of Social Protection, Employment and Migration, a total of 119,189 persons contacted the Agency for assistance with employment

17:54, january 25, 2014

More than 50,000 individuals in Tajikistan registered as unemployed last year

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Worldwide working poverty dropped drastically over a decade but progress stalled in 2013, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said in its Global

14:43, january 25, 2014

In Tajikistan, Russian names back in vogue

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The item entitled “Ticked ''Ov'': Tajik Officials Unhappy Russian Surnames Back in Fashion” that was posted on Radio Liberty’s website on January 24 notes

09:47, january 23, 2014

Tojiyev’s relatives claim that he was tortured and ill-treated while in custody

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Umed Tojiyev died in a hospital in Tajikistan on January 19.

14:18, january 22, 2014

Tajik authorities install video surveillance cameras in mosques

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities have reportedly installed video cameras in all Friday and central mosques across the country.

11:26, january 22, 2014

Tajik activists demand probe into IRP activist’s death

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2014, Asia-Plus – A Tajik anti-torture coalition has called on the government to thoroughly investigate the death of Umedjon Tojiyev allegedly tortured while in custody.