Tajkistan

09:28, october 22, 2019

SOCIETY

Monograph by known Tajik researcher about Nasir Khusraw published in Iran

Iranian publishing house “Arvan” has published a monograph by known Tajik researcher Nozir Arabzoda (1940-2004) about Persian poet, philosopher, Ismaili scholar, traveler and one of the

17:09, october 21, 2019

LAW-ORDER

Supreme Court orders court chairpersons to strictly control the amnesty process in the country

The Supreme Court of Tajikistan has ordered chairpersons of courts to take the amnesty process under their control, according to the Supreme Court press center.

16:37, october 21, 2019

SECURITY

Tajikistan hosts CSTO joint military drill

A joint military drill for peacekeeping forces of six member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), dubbed Unbreakable Brotherhood 2019, is being conducted in Tajikistan from

15:42, october 21, 2019

ECONOMY

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at more than 3.158 billion dollars in Jan-Sept 2019

Over the first nine months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan has amounted to 3.158.3 billion U.S. dollars, which was 101 percent of the January-September 2018 level or 31.

15:18, october 21, 2019

SOCIETY

Nearly 950,000 foreigners visit Tajikistan n Jan-Sept this year

Nearly 950,000 foreign nationals have visited Tajikistan over the first nine months of this year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.

11:57, october 21, 2019

SOCIETY

Shahriyor Daminov wins one more medal for Tajikistan at 2019 Asian Canoe Marathon Championships

Canoeist Shahriyor Daminov has won bronze medal for Tajikistan at the 2019 Asian Canoe Marathon Championships, finishing third at a distance of 25.

11:41, october 21, 2019

SOCIETY

Russia allocates 168 million rubes to support development of Russian-language schools in Tajikistan

Russia will invest in development of Russian-language schools in Tajikistan, Viktor Vodolatsky, the deputy head of the State Duma (Russia’s lower house of parliament) Committee for CIS Affairs,

10:35, october 21, 2019

ECONOMY

Foreign companies expected to participate in International Expo ‘Tajikistan-2019’ in Dushanbe

A number of foreign companies will participate in the International Universal Exhibition “Tajikitan-2019” that will kick off in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe on October 24.

10:01, october 21, 2019

SOCIETY

Tajik capital hosts events to celebrate Mehrgon festival

This year, the main events to celebrate Mehrgon festival took place in Dushanbe’s Boghi Iram (Park of Heaven) on October 19.

09:43, october 21, 2019

POLITICS

Tajikistan asks Russia to speed up the process of ratification of agreement on organized recruitment of Tajik labor migrants

Tajikistan has asked Russia to speed up the process of ratification of an agreement organized recruitment of labor migrants in Tajikistan.

17:21, october 18, 2019

ECONOMY

Tajikistan explores the possibility of step-by-step payment of subscription bonus for mineral developers

President Emomali Rahmon has ordered the Ministry of Finance to explore the issue of introducing step-by-step payment of subscription bonus for mineral developers while developing draft tax code in

15:57, october 18, 2019

SOCIETY

Book aimed to help Russian-speaking guests to better understand and feel Tajikistan presented in Dushanbe

A book entitled “Introduction to Tajikistan” has been presented in Dushanbe this week.

14:43, october 18, 2019

SOCIETY

Tajik canoeist wins silver at 2019 Asian Canoe Marathon Championships

Tajik canoeist Shahriyor Daminov has won silver medal at the 2019 Asian Canoe Marathon Championships, finishing second at a distance of 3.6 kilometers.

11:51, october 18, 2019

INCIDENTS

One killed, three injured in traffic accident caused by teenage driver

One person was killed and three others injured on October 16 as a car crashes into a tree in Dushanbe. The driver reportedly was a 17-year-old teen.

11:22, october 18, 2019

SOCIETY

Tajikistan wins gold and silver at the ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships

Tajikistan has won gold and silver at the ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships that took place in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from October 8 to October 17.

10:38, october 18, 2019

SOCIETY

Tajikistan’s Somon Mahmadbekov wins World U-21 Judo Championships gold medal

Tajik judoka Somon Mahmadbekov has won gold medal for Tajikistan finishing first in the -73kg category at the World U-21 Judo Championships that is going on in Marrakesh, Morocco.

09:24, october 18, 2019

ECONOMY

Tajikistan makes significant progress in reducing poverty, but poverty rate falls much slowly

New Poverty Outlooks for Central Asian countries, released by the World Bank ahead of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17, say that although poverty rates in Central Asia

17:13, october 17, 2019

ECONOMY

Roads in GBAO expected to be rehabilitated gradually in three stages

Sections of the Dushanbe-Kulma highway in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) will rehabilitated gradually in three stages.

16:31, october 17, 2019

POLITICS

Tajik, Kyrgyz vice-premiers meet in Batken to discuss border delineation issues

Tajik Deputy Prime Minister Azim Ibrohim and Kyrgyz ice-Premier Jenish Razakov met in the Kyrgyz city of Batken on October 16 to discuss ways to intensify the work on delimitation and demarcation of

15:32, october 17, 2019

POWER

A number of Tajik ambassadors concurrently appointed ambassadors to other countries

President Emomali Rahmon introduced a number staff changes on October 17 appointing ambassadors to Israel, Thailand, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and replacing head of Tajik general consulate

14:54, october 17, 2019

SOCIETY

US Congress calls on Tajik leader to restore accreditation of Radio Ozodi journalists to work in Tajikistan

The Congress of the United States has expressed concern about reports that reports that journalists of Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , locally known as Radio Ozodi , are being harassed and

11:21, october 17, 2019

ECONOMY

Tajikistan is becoming increasingly popular for foreign tourists, says World Bank-supported survey

The findings of a World Bank supported survey of tour operators aimed at understanding their view on Tajikistan’s tourism development were presented at a workshop on tourism development in

10:08, october 17, 2019

LAW-ORDER

Tajikistan national gets lengthy jail term for drug trafficking attempt and assaulting policeman in Russia

Russian policeman was reportedly stabbed after he tried to detain Tajik national suspected of drug trafficking.

09:46, october 17, 2019

SOCIETY

Tajik athletes will not attend World Sambo Championships as they were refused visas to South Korea

Tajikistan's Sambo Wrestling Federation says its athletes will not attend the world championships in South Korea next month because they were refused entry visas, according to Radio

09:12, october 17, 2019

SECURITY

Border guard official warns of possibility of terrorists breaking through Afghan-Tajik border

Tajikistan’s border service says threat to security of the Tajik-Afghan border is increasing.

17:06, october 16, 2019

POWER

Tajik parliament ratifies agreement on construction of a new Tajik-Afghan bridge across the Panj River

Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) today unanimously voted for ratification of an agreement on construction of a new Tajik-Afghan bridge over the

16:44, october 16, 2019

LAW-ORDER

Bloggers go on trial over secretly filming talks with sex workers

Four Tajik bloggers have gone on trial over secretly making video about sex workers in Dushanbe.

15:39, october 16, 2019

POWER

Tajikistan toughens punishment for torture

Deputies of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament (Majlisi Oli) have endorsed draft amendment proposed to the country’s penal code.

14:38, october 16, 2019

SOCIETY

Amnesty expected to be announced in Tajikistan on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of constitution

An amnesty is expected to be announced in Tajikistan on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Constitution, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

13:54, october 16, 2019

POLITICS

Russian parliament speaker will pay official visit to Tajikistan this week

Chairman of Russia’s lower house (State Duma) of parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, will arrive in Dushanbe on October 18 on a three-day official visit, Muhammadato Sultonov, a spokesman for the