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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

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.

09:40, november 19, 2012

Enterprise for producing granulated sugar launched in Sughd

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, enterprises operating on the territory of the Sughd Free Economic Zone (FEZ) have manufactured a total of

17:55, november 17, 2012

Shuroi Ulama establishes length of beard for Muslims in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 17, 2012 Asia-Plus – The Shuroi Ulamo (Council of Ulamo -- an Islamic council that issues fatwas (religious rulings) and religious guidance to Islamic religious organizations) at

16:26, november 17, 2012

Russian teachers have not arrived in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Russian-language teachers from Russian have not arrived in Tajikistan for unknown reasons, a source at the Ministry of Education (MoE) told Asia-Plus on

12:37, november 16, 2012

Over $54 mln worth of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in Jan-Oct 2012

DUSHANBE, November 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Forty-one countries of the world have provided more than 54 million U.S.

10:09, november 16, 2012

IRP website editor offers Dushanbe mayor’s office to ban New Year’s Tree display

DUSHANBE, November 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Muhibullo Qurbon, editor-in-chief of the official website of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP), has applied to the Dushanbe mayor’s office, proposing

17:01, november 15, 2012

Tajik rights defenders demand probes into prison beatings

DUSHANBE, November 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan''s nongovernmental organization Coalition against Torture has issued a statement demanding investigations into the alleged mass beatings of

14:24, november 15, 2012

The Water Trust Fund is Ready for Investment

The inaugural Board meetings of the Water Trust Fund (WTF) were conducted in the local Hukumats of Muminabad and Rudaki Districts.

11:37, november 15, 2012

Authorities inspect penal colonies, talk to prisoners and hear their complaints

DUSHANBE, November 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A group of representatives from the Prosecutor-General’s Office, the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Justice are

16:13, november 14, 2012

U.S. Embassy announces an open competition for the 2013 Empower Access Program.

DUSHANBE, November 14, 2012, Asia-Plus – The U.S.

10:47, november 14, 2012

WHO has provided US$19 mln worth of assistance to Tajikistan over the past eight years

DUSHANBE, November 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday November 13, 2012, President Emomali Rahmon received Ms. Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO (World Health Organization) Regional Director for Europe.

14:20, november 13, 2012

IOM Moscow gives presentation of Tajik-Russian pocket phrasebook for labor migrants

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Office in Moscow is giving presentation of Tajik-Russian pocket phrasebook for labor migrants

11:18, november 13, 2012

75 Tajik students will leave for Iran this month for studying

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Seventy-five Tajik students will leave for Iran before the end of November for studying.

09:37, november 13, 2012

International Education Week starts in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- International Education Week is celebrated in Tajikistan from November 13 to 16.

09:34, november 13, 2012

Remembrance Day Service held at Victory Park in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The British Embassy in Dushanbe organized a Remembrance Day Service on Sunday 11 November 2012 at the War Memorial in Victory Park in Dushanbe.