Tajkistan, Society

11:24, march 17, 2012

Court grants parenthood to Russian mother in baby-swap case

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A Russian court has granted parenthood to a Russian woman whose daughter was raised by a Tajik family after hospital workers gave two babies to the wrong

14:40, march 16, 2012

More than 100 beggars and homeless people reported in Khujand

KHUJAND, March 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Raids made by officers from the Khujand police department have recorded more than 100 beggars and homeless people in the city, according to the Khujand

14:21, march 16, 2012

Tajik RCS, IFRC provide food assistance to vulnerable households in GBAO’s Murgab district

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) supports Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) from its Disaster Relief

11:17, march 16, 2012

Tajik ombudsman reports on work done in 2011

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Ombudsman Zarif Alizoda has prepared its second report.

10:20, march 16, 2012

Highest percentage of women in prison for drug offences found in Tajikistan, HRI report says

DUSHANBE, March 16, Asia-Plus -- Over 31,000 women across Europe and Central Asia are imprisoned for drug offences, representing 28 percent of all women in prisons in these

13:57, march 15, 2012

Japan continues assisting in agricultural machinery supply

DUSHANBE, March 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Signing Ceremony of Exchange of Notes concerning the Food Security Project for Underprivileged Farmers between Japanese Government, represented by Mr.

11:24, march 15, 2012

Muhammadiya Mosque may lose its status as a Friday mosque

DUSHANBE, March 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Muhammadiya Mosque may lose its status as a Friday mosque.

09:47, march 15, 2012

AAR JAPAN provides assistance to Hisor boarding school for children with disabilities

DUSHANBE, March 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR JAPAN) has implemented the project, Strengthening Wheelchair Production and Repair of Facilities of Hisor

16:52, march 14, 2012

Which countries top the list of “Enemies of the Interment?”

DUSHANBE, March 14, 2012, Asia-Plus – Global media watchdog organization Reporters Without Borders has released its annual list of “Enemies of the Internet,” highlighting countries that restrict

15:22, march 14, 2012

Transboundary water problems must solved through dialogue

MARSEILLE, March 14, 2012, Asia-Plus – The problem of transboundary water is typical for Central Asia, where the main water resources originate in some countries, while other countries use

13:49, march 14, 2012

ADB says climate migration poses growing threat

DUSHANBE, March 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank says climate change is likely to become a key cause of migration in Asia in the coming decades.

09:26, march 14, 2012

Russian region’s delegation visits Sughd province

KHUJAND, March 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of Russia’s Altai Krai, led by deputy governor Boris Larin, visited the northern Sughd province on March 12-13.

09:06, march 14, 2012

Tajikistan migration service agency to open its office in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, March 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday March 13, Safiallo Devonayev, Head of the Migration Service under the Government of Tajikistan, met here with Agibay Smagulov, Kazakhstan’s

16:49, march 13, 2012

34,640 people reportedly use Facebook in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- According to the data from Socialbakers.com, 34,640 people now use the social-networking website Facebook in Tajikistan, which is 0.

14:24, march 13, 2012

China to help Tajikistan develop RCS capacities

DUSHANBE, march 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Monday March 12, Mr. Zafar Muhabbatov, Head of the Red Crescent Society (RCS) of Tajikistan, and Mme.

08:51, march 13, 2012

ADB: Asian nations must build resilience to climate change

DUSHANBE, March 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Nothing less than transformational change will be required to build societies in Asia and the Pacific that are resilient to climate change, Bindu Lohani, the

08:48, march 13, 2012

USAID launches its first series of after-school youth activities in communities

DUSHANBE, March 13, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Monday March 12, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with Counterpart International, launched its first series of

16:11, march 12, 2012

Tajik delegation attends Sixth Water Forum in France

MARSEILLE, March 12, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik delegation, led by Minister of Land Reclamation and Water Resources, Rahmat Bobokalonov, is attending the Sixth Water Forum that has opened in

10:33, march 12, 2012

Access to Facebook restored in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2012, Asia-Plus – The Tajik authorities have restored access to Facebook following an outcry from international organisations over the recent blocking of independent media sites.

09:53, march 12, 2012

Rahmon: Freedom of media one of the most important achievements of independent Tajikistan

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Tajikistan’s journalism President Emomali Rahmon has offered to decriminalize libel and insult.

11:57, march 10, 2012

President meets journalists on occasion of their professional holiday

President Emomali Rahmon is holding meeting with journalists on the occasion of their professional holiday that is marked on March 11.

11:45, march 10, 2012

Tajik official cites ‘crime’ as Facebook, news sites still blocked

DUSHANBE, March 10, Asia-Plus -- Facebook and several independent news websites remain blocked in Tajikistan, and an official has suggested the cutoff may be linked to potential national security

11:39, march 10, 2012

Status of Chinese labor migrants in Tajikistan discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Friday March 9, Mr. Safiallo Devonayev, Chairman of the Migration Service under the Government of Tajikistan, met here with Mr.

15:55, march 9, 2012

Tajik media organizations condemn order blocking Facebook

In a statement released on March 9, Tajik media organizations condemned the Tajik authorities’ order blocking social-networking website Facebook and four independent news websites.

13:50, march 9, 2012

OSCE calls on Tajik authorities to lift ban on Facebook and news websites

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, has appealed to the Government of Tajikistan to reverse instructions to block the Facebook social media platform and four websites

09:40, march 9, 2012

CPJ, OSCE call on Tajik authorities to lift order blocking Facebook, news sites

DUSHANBE, March 9, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Authorities in Tajikistan must immediately lift the order blocking domestic access to social-network website Facebook and the Russian-language sites centrasia.

15:10, march 7, 2012

Tajikistan discusses new draft national program on environmental education

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Environmental Education Resource Center at the Committee for Environmental Protection today hosted a discussion forum dedicated to the new draft of

13:07, march 7, 2012

U.S. government opens HIV/AIDS Resource Centers in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The USAID Quality Health Care Project on March 5 held opening ceremonies for two HIV/AIDS Resource Centers at Dushanbe City Health Center #4 and Dushanbe City

11:00, march 7, 2012

FH condemns Tajik authorities for blocking access to websites critical of the government

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Freedom House (FH) condemns Tajikistan’s state-run communications agency for ordering internet service providers to block access to Facebook and at least three

10:48, march 7, 2012