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14:36, july 16, 2013

300 books donated to rural school in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2013 Asia-Plus – More than 300 books for preschoolers have been handed over to the library at school # 2 in the Sarband district, Khatlon province in the framework of the Reading

09:27, july 16, 2013

Russia denies entry to Tajik opposition journalist

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A well-known Tajik opposition journalist has been denied entry at Moscow''s Sheremetyevo Airport, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

09:20, july 16, 2013

The EU Rule of Law Platform organizes a study tour to Latvia, Germany and France

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The EU funded "Rule of Law Platform – Central Asia" Project has organized a “Study Visit to Administrative Courts and Institutions in Latvia, Germany and

17:05, july 15, 2013

Cases of anthrax reported in Sughd

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Cases of anthrax have been reported in two districts of the northern province of Sughd.

16:47, july 15, 2013

Sarkhatib of central mosque in Vose reportedly dismissed for misinforming the president

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) under the Government of Tajikistan on July 14 dismissed sarkhatib (incumbent) of the central mosque in the Vose

15:56, july 15, 2013

Tajik opposition journalist detained at Moscow airport

Dodojon Atovulloyev, Tajik opposition journalists also head of the Vatandor (Patriot) movement, was detained at the Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow today after arriving from Prague.

14:51, july 15, 2013

Human Rights Committee considers report of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Human Rights Committee concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Tajikistan on its implementation of the provisions of the International

13:29, july 15, 2013

Female crime on the increase in Kulob

KULOB, July 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The number of crimes committed by women in the city and the district of Kulob has reportedly increased over the first six months of this year.

10:13, july 15, 2013

PM visits FEZ “Danghara” in Khatlon province

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov visited the Danghara Free Economic Zone (FEZ “Danghara”) in the southern province of Khatlon at the end of the last week.

17:02, july 12, 2013

First issue of new private weekly presented in Kulob

KULOB, July 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The first edition of a new Kulob-based private weekly Payk (Message) has been published An official presentation of the first issue of Payk

15:29, july 12, 2013

Joint Persian-language TV project’s fate still unclear

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2013, Asia-Plus – The fate of a joint Persian-language TV project is still unclear.

15:00, july 12, 2013

‘I did not give president’s son’s wedding video to Atovulloyev,’ says Rahmonov

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2013, Asia-Plus – Chairman of the TV and Radio-broadcasting Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, Asadullo Rahmonov, says he did not give president’s son’s wedding video

14:56, july 12, 2013

More than 480,000 Tajik nationals have left Tajikistan in H1 2013 for seasonal work

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Migration Service under the Government of Tajikistan reports that a total of 571,000 persons have left Tajikistan over the first six months of this year.

10:52, july 12, 2013

All madrasahs in Sughd temporarily suspended

KHUJAND, July 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Local authorities of the northern province of Sughd have temporarily shut down all the five madrasahs (schools offering religious education) functioning in the

10:28, july 12, 2013

Two residents of Sughd fined for prohibiting their children from attending school

KHUJAND, July 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Two residents of the northern province of Sughd have been fined 4,000 somoni each for prohibiting their children from attending school.

09:16, july 12, 2013

UNFPA raises the adolescent pregnancy problem

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2013, Asia-Plus – A statement released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on the occasion of World Population Day notes that there are over 600 million girls in the

15:11, july 11, 2013

Tojikstandart’s office in Kulob considers it necessary to set up ‘salt’ checkpoint in Danghara

KULOB, QURGHON TEPPA, July 11, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The office of Tojikstandart (Tajik agency for standardization, certification, metrology and trade control) in Kulob considers it necessary to set

14:32, july 11, 2013

Muslim search engine launched on July 9

DUSHABE, July 11, 2013, Asia-Plus – Halalgoogling, the World''s unique Muslim search engine that has a built in system to filter haram (forbidden according to Islamic law) content, was

11:24, july 11, 2013

LRWR enterprises the most incorrigible nonpayers in Kulob

KULOB, July 11, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Enterprises of the Ministry of Land Reclamation and Water Resources (LRWR) remain the most incorrigible nonpayers in the Kulob region.

10:51, july 11, 2013

Number of dairy and meat shops increased in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2013, Asia-Plus -- By mayor’s decree relevant municipal agencies will hold daily fairs for selling basic food products at Dushanbe’s Sakhovat and Dehqon bazaars from July 11 to

14:19, july 10, 2013

Teachers in Shahritous district of Khatlon have not received wages for more than 5 months

QURGHON TEPPA, July 10, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Teachers from a number schools in the Shahritous district, Khatlon province have not received wage for more than five months.

12:47, july 10, 2013

Tajikistan reportedly home to four of eight Central Asia’s vanity projects

DUSHANBE, July 10, 2013, Asia-Plus – An article “Lots of Personality: Central Asia''s Vanity Projects” that was posted on Radio Liberty’s website on July 9, in particular notes that although

15:51, july 9, 2013

Rossotrudnichestvo to assist with training of Tajik migrant workers

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2013, Asia-Plus -- On Monday July 8, Safiallo Devonayev, Head of the Migration Service under the Government of Tajikistan, met here with Vladislav Kurnushko, head of

10:32, july 9, 2013

Tajikistan decides not to send students to study in Egypt this year

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2013, Asia-Plus -- This year, Tajikistan will not send students to study in Egypt because of unstable political situation in there.

09:33, july 9, 2013

New regional TB hospital and center open in Vakhsh

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2013, Asia-Plus – A ceremony of an official opening of a TB hospital and a TV center took place in the Tojikobod jamoat, Vakhsh district in Khatlon on July 7 in the presence of

17:22, july 8, 2013

Action for protection of Zayd Saidov reportedly held in Moscow

Varqi says similar actions are expected to be held in Dushanbe and other cities of Tajikistan as well.

16:00, july 8, 2013

Police check legality of Asia-Plus editor’s stay in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2013, Asia-Plus – Two officers from the Interior Ministry visa and registration department (OVIR) came to Asia-Plus to make inquiries about Ms.

15:39, july 8, 2013

4,500 teachers in Tajikistan have only secondary education

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2013, Asia-Plus – 4,500 teachers working with Tajik schools have only secondary education, the Minister of Education Nouriddin Saidov told journalists in Dushanbe on July 8.

14:55, july 8, 2013

Only 10% of Tajik youth faced with serious difficulties, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2013, Asia-Plus – Senior representatives from the Committee for Youth, Sports and Tourism Affairs gave a news conference in Dushanbe on July 8 on the results of work carried out

14:22, july 8, 2013

First auction of handicrafts by made PWDs held in Kulob

KULOB, July 8, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Kulob mayor’s office has offered local government bodies and non-government organizations (NGOs) to hold an action of handicrafts made by people with