Tajkistan

President inspects construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant

President Emomali Rahmon and Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda today morning visited the site for construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP).

11:05, august 9, 2023

Tajikistan authorities close down five NGOs in GBAO

Five nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have been closed down in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) over the first six months of this year, in Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan region

10:38, august 9, 2023

Tajikistan’s savings bank provides mortgage loans in a total amount of TJS15.3 mln since 2020

Since 2020, Tajikistan’s savings bank, Amonatbonk, has provided mortgage loans in a total amount of 15.3 million somonis (equivalent to US$1.

17:13, august 8, 2023

13 suspects in case of Orienbbank deputy head’s abduction reportedly detained

One more person, suspected of being involved in the abduction and murder of the first deputy head of Orienbank Shuhrat Ismatulloyev, has been detained in Turkiye and extradited to Tajikistan, the

16:12, august 8, 2023

Tajikistan must have its own defense industry, says Tajik minister of industry and new technologies

The Minister of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan Sherali Kabir told reporters in Dushanbe on August 7 that a military vehicle assembly plant was introduced into operation in Tajikistan in

15:17, august 8, 2023

Tajprombank officially declared insolvent

One of troubled banks that have been experiencing serious liquidity issues since 2015 -- Tajprombank – has officially been declared bankrupt.

11:36, august 8, 2023

POWER

Tajik authorities claim that the land plot where UCA campus in Khorog is located was sold illegally

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Rustam Mirzozoda, the head of Tajikistan’s High Economic Court, stated on August 7 that the Economic Court of the Gorno Badakhshan

10:03, august 8, 2023

Tajik man detained in Slovakia risks torture if extradited, activists say

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Services reported on August 7 that human rights activists say Tajik activist Amriddin Kholmurodov, who was detained in February 2022 in Slovakia, faces extradition to

09:43, august 8, 2023

Over the past year and a half, the number of monopolists has increased 2.5 times in Tajikistan

According to data from the Antimonopoly Agency under the Government of Tajikistan, 248 monopolistic companies have been registered today.

16:58, august 7, 2023

Tajikistan’s stance towards Taliban remains unchanged, says Tajik state-run think tank head

Tajikistan’s position towards the Taliban interim government remains unchanged, Khairiddin Usmonzoda, Director of the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Tajikistan told

16:04, august 7, 2023

SECURITY

Kyrgyz authorities say border with Tajikistan can reopen 'gradually' after Delimitation work

Authorities in Kyrgyzstan’s southern region of Batken say the border with Tajikistan, shut down more than two years ago following a deadly standoff, can "gradually reopen" after

14:36, august 7, 2023

POWER

President shakes up senior border guard officers

President Emomali Rahmon has introduced staff changes to the Main Border Guard Directorate functioning under the State Committee for National Security (SCNS).

11:51, august 7, 2023

Person suspected of killing 22 people 30 years ago being extradited from Russia to Tajikistan

The Prosecutor-General’s Office of the Russian Federation has granted Tajikistan's request for extradition of Yusuf Salikhov, who is accused of mass murder that was committed in the Tajik

11:11, august 7, 2023

Tajik leader holds a number of bilateral meetings in Ashgabat

On the sidelines of the tripartite summit of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in Ashgabat, Tajik President on August 4 held a meeting with his Turkmen counterpart Serdar Berdimuhamedov.

10:43, august 7, 2023

Tripartite summit of leaders Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan result sin adoption of joint statement

The first trilateral summit of the heads of state of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan took place in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, on August 4.

09:53, august 7, 2023

INCIDENTS

At least 10 people killed and 13 others injured in Kulob traffic accident

At least ten people were killed and thirteen others were injured Sunday as Chinese-made big-truck rammed several cars and crashed into residential buildings in the southern city of Kulob, Khatlon

16:29, august 4, 2023

Tajik and Afghan students graduating from MUMS can become health ambassadors of Iran in their countries

Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA reported on August 1 that an official with Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) has said 397 foreign students are studying at the undergraduate and

15:31, august 4, 2023

The Istiqlol Tunnel expected to be fully completed by September 9 this year

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Dilmurod Davlatzoda, the Director of the Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions under the Government of Tajikistan, said on August 4 that the

14:50, august 4, 2023

Tajikistan reportedly allocates TJS261.2 million monthly to pay pensions to nearly 769,000 pensioners

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Dilmurod Davlatzoda, the Director of the Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions under the Government of Tajikistan, said on August 4 that the

11:59, august 4, 2023

Kulob policemen convicted on charge of torture intend to appeal the verdict

The Khatlon regional court sentenced three officers of the Kulob police department – Shamshod Sharifzoda, Zafar Kholov and Jamshed Karomatov – to 14 years in prison each at the end of

10:39, august 4, 2023

Rahmon heads to Turkmenistan to participate in a tripartite summit

The Tajik president’s official website says President Emomali Rahmon today morning departed for Turkmenistan for participation in a tripartite summit of the leaders of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

09:59, august 4, 2023

INCIDENTS

Two Tajik nationals killed in mass brawl in Moscow oblast

T wo migrants from Tajikistan were killed in a mass brawl in the Russian city of Chekhov in the Moscow oblast on the night of August 1.

17:25, august 3, 2023

Newly appointed Turkmen ambassador presents copy of credentials to Tajik foreign minister

On Thursday August 3, Aimurad Kochmuradov, the newly appointed Ambassador to Turkmenistan to Tajikistan, presented a copy of credentials to Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin,

17:07, august 3, 2023

The first summit of Tajik, Turkmen and Uzbek leaders to take place in Ashgabat tomorrow

Turkmen media reports says the first summit of the leaders of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will take place in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, on August 4.

17:00, august 3, 2023

The second season of the VRW documentary series wins John B. Oakes Award

Turkmen media reports says the first summit of the leaders of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will take place in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, on August 4.

16:24, august 3, 2023

The Terminology Committee proposes to return to Murgab district its historical name

Speaking at a news conference in Dushanbe, representatives of the Language and Terminology Committee under Government of Tajikistan noted on August 3 that names of 7,695 geographical features and

15:19, august 3, 2023

The second season of the VRW documentary series wins John B. Oakes Award

The second season of the documentary series, The Voices from the Roof of the World (VRW), has won the prestigious John B.

11:48, august 3, 2023

Rohat Teahouse demolition still under consideration

The issue of demolition of Rohat Teahouse is still under consideration, Dushanbe chief architect Sami Aziziyon told reporters in Dushanbe yesterday.

10:17, august 3, 2023

Two jailed Tajiks transferred from Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan last year released in late July

Two jailed Tajik nationals who were transferred from Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan last year were released on July 28, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service, known locally as Radio Ozodi, reported on

16:36, august 2, 2023