Tajkistan, Society

12:05, november 28, 2012

Tajik president named among the world’s 500 most influential Muslims

DUSHANBE, November 28, 2012, Asia-Plus - The Royal Islamic Strategic Center in Amman published The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2012 last Sunday.

09:41, november 28, 2012

Tajik community leaders and police learn US community policing practices

DUSHANBE, November 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A group of Tajik police officers and community leaders recently returned from an U.S.

16:52, november 27, 2012

Wealth-X: 40 multimillionaires live in Tajikistan

According to report published by international consulting company Wealth-X, 40 multimillionaires live in Tajikistan.

14:33, november 27, 2012

First group of Tajik students leaves for Iran for studying on Tuesday

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The first group of Tajik students, numbering forty-one persons, left for Iran for studying Tuesday morning.

13:43, november 27, 2012

Communications service agency denies restriction of access to social networking service

Head of Tajik communications service agency has expressed discontent with posting of what he said “unchecked and inaccurate information of challenging and insulting nature on a social networking

13:01, november 27, 2012

U.S. government opens primary school in Sughd

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The U.S.

11:20, november 27, 2012

OSCE promotes access to environmental information and decision-making in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- An OSCE-supported two-day training course on the implementation of the Aarhus Convention that gives the public right of access to environmental

11:12, november 27, 2012

Preparation of new Tajik-Russian migration cooperation agreement discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 27, Asia-Plus -- the work on drafting an agreement between Tajikistan and Russian on labor activity and protection of rights of Russian nationals in Tajikistan and rights

17:27, november 26, 2012

NGO trains lawyers in providing practical legal advice to torture victims

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Independent Center for Protection of Human Rights has completed training for lawyers on providing practical legal advice to torture victims.

15:37, november 26, 2012

AKF gets kids in Tajikistan reading and learning

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) Tajikistan has launched the Reading for Children project in Tajikistan.

12:23, november 26, 2012

Tajik authorities block access to Facebook again

Several Tajik Internet-providers have blocked access to Facebook, a social network service, following verbal order from the communications service agency.

10:54, november 26, 2012

Campaign against domestic violence officially starts in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2012, Asia-Plus – A campaign formally entitled “The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence” has been launched in Tajikistan.

16:39, november 25, 2012

Campaign against domestic violence kicks off in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2012, Asia-Plus – A campaign formally entitled “The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence” kicked off in Tajikistan on November 25.

16:00, november 25, 2012

2012 deadliest year on record for journalists

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2012, Asia-Plus – A total of 119 journalists have been killed so far this year as a consequence of their work, according to the International Press Institute (IPI)’s Death

15:59, november 25, 2012

2012 deadliest year on record for journalists

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2012, Asia-Plus – A total of 119 journalists have been killed so far this year as a consequence of their work, according to the International Press Institute (IPI)’s Death

15:47, november 25, 2012

Tajikistan: Dissenting campaign groups should not be silenced

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has ordered non-governmental organization (NGO) Young Lawyers Association Amparo to be shut down in what appears to be a politically motivated

09:51, november 23, 2012

EU's Ashton vows to 'engage' Central Asia on human rights

DUSHANBE, November 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has pledged to raise human rights issues during a visit next week to Central Asia, radio Liberty reports.

15:59, november 22, 2012

Kulob University inks crucial agreement in Germany

Kulob. November 22. “Asia-Plus” - The A.

09:43, november 22, 2012

Employers in Novosibirsk to determine necessary number of Tajik labor migrants in February

DUSHANBE, November 22, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Migration Service Agency’s office in the Russian Federation plans to hold an enlarged meeting with senior representatives of enterprises and

15:37, november 21, 2012

Joint statement by UK Embassy and Save the Children Tajikistan on Universal Children’s Day

DUSHANBE, November 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The British Embassy in Dushanbe and Save the Children Tajikistan on November 20 made a joint statement on Universal Children’s Day.

10:58, november 21, 2012

Dushanbe to celebrate National Flag Day lavishly

DUSHANBE, November 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has signed a decree endorsing a series of events on the occasion of National Flag Day, which is marked in

11:32, november 20, 2012

Japan donates combine harvesters to Tajikagroleasing

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Monday November 19, combine harvesters were handed over to the State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) “Tajikagroleasing” under Japan’s Food Security

11:17, november 20, 2012

ILO, Tajik agency for statistics conduct survey to monitor child labor in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan and t Internal labor Organization (ILO) are conducting a survey to monitor child labor in

10:46, november 20, 2012

Two Tajiks killed in fire in Moscow oblast

DUSHAHNBE, November 20, Asia-Plus – Two Tajik nationals – Saodat Ismoilova, 22, from the northern city of Khujand and her niece Zarnigor Ismoilova, 3 – were killed in a fire that broke out in a

10:05, november 20, 2012

Development of inclusive education in Tajikistan to be discussed tomorrow

DUSHANBE, November 20, Asia-Plus -- Problems and potential opportunities for development of inclusive education in Tajikistan are major topics of an international conference that will take

16:58, november 19, 2012

If I die, do not believe that it was suicide or accident, says prisoner

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2012, Asia-Plus – Mahmurod Rizoyev, farther of one of 50 prisoners, who were transferred from Dushanbe and Vahdat penal colonies to a penal colony in the northern city of

15:29, november 19, 2012

Tajik-Russian WG for Migration meets in Dushanbe this week

DUSHANBE, November 19, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe will host a two-day meeting of the Tajik-Russian Working Group (WG) for Migration this week.

14:32, november 19, 2012

The last group of Tajik Hajj pilgrims returned home

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The last group of Tajik Hajj pilgrims returned home on November 18.

13:47, november 19, 2012

55,000 people officially registered as unemployed in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE November 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- According to data of the Agency fro Statistics under the President of Tajikistan, the number of unemployed officially registered with the employment

10:13, november 19, 2012

Tajkistan, Society

Tajik president named among the world’s 500 most influential Muslims

DUSHANBE, November 28, 2012, Asia-Plus - The Royal Islamic Strategic Center in Amman published The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2012 last Sunday.

Tajik community leaders and police learn US community policing practices

DUSHANBE, November 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A group of Tajik police officers and community leaders recently returned from an U.S.

Wealth-X: 40 multimillionaires live in Tajikistan

According to report published by international consulting company Wealth-X, 40 multimillionaires live in Tajikistan.

First group of Tajik students leaves for Iran for studying on Tuesday

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The first group of Tajik students, numbering forty-one persons, left for Iran for studying Tuesday morning.

Communications service agency denies restriction of access to social networking service

Head of Tajik communications service agency has expressed discontent with posting of what he said “unchecked and inaccurate information of challenging and insulting nature on a social networking

U.S. government opens primary school in Sughd

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The U.S.

OSCE promotes access to environmental information and decision-making in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- An OSCE-supported two-day training course on the implementation of the Aarhus Convention that gives the public right of access to environmental

Preparation of new Tajik-Russian migration cooperation agreement discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 27, Asia-Plus -- the work on drafting an agreement between Tajikistan and Russian on labor activity and protection of rights of Russian nationals in Tajikistan and rights

NGO trains lawyers in providing practical legal advice to torture victims

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Independent Center for Protection of Human Rights has completed training for lawyers on providing practical legal advice to torture victims.

AKF gets kids in Tajikistan reading and learning

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) Tajikistan has launched the Reading for Children project in Tajikistan.

Tajik authorities block access to Facebook again

Several Tajik Internet-providers have blocked access to Facebook, a social network service, following verbal order from the communications service agency.

Campaign against domestic violence officially starts in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2012, Asia-Plus – A campaign formally entitled “The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence” has been launched in Tajikistan.

Campaign against domestic violence kicks off in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2012, Asia-Plus – A campaign formally entitled “The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence” kicked off in Tajikistan on November 25.

2012 deadliest year on record for journalists

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2012, Asia-Plus – A total of 119 journalists have been killed so far this year as a consequence of their work, according to the International Press Institute (IPI)’s Death

2012 deadliest year on record for journalists

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2012, Asia-Plus – A total of 119 journalists have been killed so far this year as a consequence of their work, according to the International Press Institute (IPI)’s Death

Tajikistan: Dissenting campaign groups should not be silenced

DUSHANBE, November 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has ordered non-governmental organization (NGO) Young Lawyers Association Amparo to be shut down in what appears to be a politically motivated

EU's Ashton vows to 'engage' Central Asia on human rights

DUSHANBE, November 23, 2012, Asia-Plus -- EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has pledged to raise human rights issues during a visit next week to Central Asia, radio Liberty reports.

Kulob University inks crucial agreement in Germany

Kulob. November 22. “Asia-Plus” - The A.

Employers in Novosibirsk to determine necessary number of Tajik labor migrants in February

DUSHANBE, November 22, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Migration Service Agency’s office in the Russian Federation plans to hold an enlarged meeting with senior representatives of enterprises and

Joint statement by UK Embassy and Save the Children Tajikistan on Universal Children’s Day

DUSHANBE, November 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The British Embassy in Dushanbe and Save the Children Tajikistan on November 20 made a joint statement on Universal Children’s Day.

Dushanbe to celebrate National Flag Day lavishly

DUSHANBE, November 21, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has signed a decree endorsing a series of events on the occasion of National Flag Day, which is marked in

Japan donates combine harvesters to Tajikagroleasing

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Monday November 19, combine harvesters were handed over to the State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) “Tajikagroleasing” under Japan’s Food Security

ILO, Tajik agency for statistics conduct survey to monitor child labor in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan and t Internal labor Organization (ILO) are conducting a survey to monitor child labor in

Two Tajiks killed in fire in Moscow oblast

DUSHAHNBE, November 20, Asia-Plus – Two Tajik nationals – Saodat Ismoilova, 22, from the northern city of Khujand and her niece Zarnigor Ismoilova, 3 – were killed in a fire that broke out in a

Development of inclusive education in Tajikistan to be discussed tomorrow

DUSHANBE, November 20, Asia-Plus -- Problems and potential opportunities for development of inclusive education in Tajikistan are major topics of an international conference that will take

If I die, do not believe that it was suicide or accident, says prisoner

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2012, Asia-Plus – Mahmurod Rizoyev, farther of one of 50 prisoners, who were transferred from Dushanbe and Vahdat penal colonies to a penal colony in the northern city of

Tajik-Russian WG for Migration meets in Dushanbe this week

DUSHANBE, November 19, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe will host a two-day meeting of the Tajik-Russian Working Group (WG) for Migration this week.

The last group of Tajik Hajj pilgrims returned home

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The last group of Tajik Hajj pilgrims returned home on November 18.

55,000 people officially registered as unemployed in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE November 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- According to data of the Agency fro Statistics under the President of Tajikistan, the number of unemployed officially registered with the employment

Red crescent society heads from Afghanistan and Iran arrive in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Mr. Abulhasan Faghih, Head of the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Ms.