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Mikhail Delyagin, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) Committee on Economic Policy, has sent a letter to the government proposing the denunciation of the agreement between Russia and Tajikistan on "Regulating Dual Citizenship Issues," according to Gazeta.Ru . asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon delivered a keynote address during the working dinner of the Second Central Asia–United States (C5+1) Summit in Washington on November 6, emphasizing the need to deepen regional cooperation with the United States, particularly in economic and energy sectors. asiaplustj.info »
Valery Fadeyev, Chairman of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council (HRC), has called for simplifying Russian-language exams for labor migrants from Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, emphasizing that the tests should focus on practical language skills rather than complex historical or legal questions. asiaplustj.info »
Speaking at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov touched upon issues related to sanctions, international security, humanitarian crises, and climate change, Fergana reports. asiaplustj.info »
President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon yesterday delivered a wide-ranging speech at the General Debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, highlighting key global challenges and urging stronger international cooperation. asiaplustj.info »
At the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), held in Vienna from September 15–19, Tajikistan’s delegation highlighted the urgent need to continue rehabilitating uranium tailings sites left behind from past uranium production across the country. asiaplustj.info »
Since August 2025 , voice and video calls on WhatsApp and Telegram have been blocked in Russia . asiaplustj.info »
Former chief sanitary inspector of the Russian Federation, Gennady Onishchenko, has called for mandatory health screenings and vaccinations for migrants before entering the country. Onishchenko suggests that Russia should negotiate with countries of origin to arrange for preliminary medical exams and vaccinations. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon has urged regional authorities, the Ministry of Finance, and the Tax Committee to step up tax collection efforts and intensify activities aimed at attracting foreign direct investment. asiaplustj.info »
IRNA reports that chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major-General Mohammad Bagheri, yesterday met in Tehran with Tajikistan’s Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Emomali Sobirzoda, who arrived in Tehran on April 15 for an official visit at the head of a high-level military delegation. In the course of the talks, Gen. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday ordered another 160,000 Russian citizens be called up to serve in the military during the spring conscription campaign. asiaplustj.info »
The leadership of Tajikistan annually addresses relevant departments and organizations about the inaccessibility of affordable loans for entrepreneurs, instructing them to solve this problem. In his latest address to the parliament, President Emomali Rahmon once again emphasized the need to take measures to reduce interest rates on loans while increasing the volume of loans provided. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has labeled the statement by MP Sultanbay Ayzhigitov regarding the Kyrgyz-Tajik border agreement as demagoguery and provocation. Fergana news agency says Jogorku Kenesh (Kyrgyz parliament) member Ayzhigitov, who has experience as the governor of Batken region and service in security agencies, on March 5 criticized several points of the agreement. asiaplustj.info »
In a statement released on February 28, the Reporters without Borders (RSF), particular, notes that repression against independent voices is intensifying in Tajikistan ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2. asiaplustj.info »
The Voice of America ( VOA ) reports that U.S. President Donald Trump’s “border czar” said on February 16 that he is “not happy” with the number of undocumented migrants being arrested by immigration agents and deported to their home countries. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday January 16, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met in Dushanbe with Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Speaker Muhammadtoir Zokirzoda. IRNA says Pezeshkian underlined during the meeting that Iran has no limits for expanding relations with Tajikistan, and wherever there is a problem, the Islamic Republic will try to solve it. asiaplustj.info »
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for the creation of a monetary and financial mechanism to enhance trade exchanges among D-8 member countries in order to realize the organization’s goals, IRNA reported on December 19. asiaplustj.info »
The Communist Party member at the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament), Mikhail Matveyev, calls for the introduction of visas for migrants following the murder of a Russian general allegedly involving a citizen of Uzbekistan. The MP shared the proposal on his social media. asiaplustj.info »
The sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from December 2 to December 13, 2024 under the theme “Our Land. Our Future”. asiaplustj.info »
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reportedly held a meeting with a representative of Tajikistan in Geneva, urging the country to prevent the deportation of Afghan migrants to Afghanistan, where their lives are at risk. asiaplustj.info »
A Russian lawmaker has suggested that the issue of admitting Iran to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a post-Soviet Russia-led security bloc, be looked at, TASS reported on December 10. asiaplustj.info »
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has called on Tajikistan to halt forcible return of Afghan refugees and uphold international protection standards and commitments. asiaplustj.info »
Speaking at an Extraordinary Joint Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh, Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon yesterday urged all countries in the region and worldwide to take more effective steps to resolve the prolonged conflict in the Middle East, according to the Tajik president’s official website . asiaplustj.info »
In a statement delivered at the Fourth Dushanbe Conference in Al-Kuwait, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday noted that as a founder of the Dushanbe Process on Counter Terrorism and its Financing, Tajikistan is pleased to support the initiative to host for the first time the Conference as a part of this process beyond Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The chief prosecutor in Sughd province, Furqat Khojazoda, has called for increased oversight of school students, particularly in restricting schoolchildren’s access to films promoting violence and obscenity. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday delivered a statement at the meeting "BRICS+" and "BRICS and the Global South: Jointly Building a Better World". asiaplustj.info »
Vyacheslav Volodin, the Speaker of the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament), has called for doctors and teachers to be removed from the list of professions that allow foreign citizens to obtain a residence permit (residency) in Russia through a simplified process. asiaplustj.info »
An aide to the Russian president, former Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, stated that the duration of schooling and higher education in Russia should be reduced. He made this comment during a meeting with the regional members of the Russian Military-Historical Society in Murmansk, as reported by TASS . asiaplustj.info »
Speaking at the Summit of the Future in New York, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday, noted that the meeting serves as a valuable platform for the review of critical issues such as climate change, the safeguarding of public health, poverty alleviation, enhancement of women's living conditions, inclusive education and other pressing global challenges, according to the Tajik asiaplustj.info »
The Russian government appears to be acknowledging and working to address the growing issue of Russian servicemen, particularly convict recruits, committing violent crimes once they return home to Russia. Mrs. asiaplustj.info »
A statement released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on May 30 says increasing numbers of people in Uzbekistan are being prosecuted and imprisoned for “insulting the president online.” The criminal charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and violates international human rights law. asiaplustj.info »
The head of Russia’s Human Rights Council, Valery Fadeyev, has said the government should consider a ban on wearing niqabs, a traditional Muslim veil that covers the entire face apart from the eyes, in the country. asiaplustj.info »
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has called his Tajik counterpart to explain Russia asiaplustj.info »
A senior UN official on Tuesday urged the Security Council to work to avert further escalation in the Middle East following the deadly airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria’s capital, Damascus, according to the UN News Center. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik authorities must respect journalists’ freedom of expression. The US Ambassador to Tajikistan, Manuel Micaller, says this in his message of congratulations on the occasion of the Day of Press, which is marked in Tajikistan on March 11. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin participated in an extraordinary session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member Nations of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) regarding the issue of the catastrophic situation in Palestine that took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on March 5. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on February 15 that in a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda has said that the explosion of a car of Salim Saivalizoda, the head of the organization of the ruling People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT) in the city of Kulob, is a terrorist attack that asiaplustj.info »
After a one-year hiatus, Russian President Vladimir Putin again held his marathon end-of-year press conference on December 14 that was broadcast live on state television. Unlike Putin's previous year-end press conferences, there was no official accreditation procedure this time, and the Kremlin issued invitations only to selected journalists. asiaplustj.info »
A regular meeting of the Council of Heads of Founding States of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) took place in Dushanbe on September 15. Presidents of Tajikistan (Emomali Rahmon), Kazakhstan (Kassym-Jomart Tokayev), Turkmenistan (Serdar Berdimuhamedow) and Uzbekistan (Shavkat Mirziyoyev) participated in the meeting. asiaplustj.info »
Russia’s state-owned news agency TASS reported on July 28 that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan (MFA) says: “Desecration of the Holy Qur'an is an insult to the feelings of all Muslims of the world and sows discord in society, provoking inter-religious conflict. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday July 4, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon took part in the next meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which was held in the format of a videoconference chaired by the Republic of India, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday June 21, the Khatlon regional legislature elected Khatlon governor Davlatali Said to Tajikistan’s upper house (Majlisi Milli) of parliament. In his address to the regional legislature members, Davlatali Said noted that “three or four direct investment projects are being implemented in the province today.” “But this is not our merit. asiaplustj.info »
In his address to a meeting at the Russian-Tajik (Slavic) University, Mr. Lavrov on June 6 called on partners from Central Asia to take a critical look at cooperation schemes imposed by the West, according to TASS . asiaplustj.info »
Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged young people from Central Asian countries who are studying in China to be devoted to promoting China-Central Asia friendship and to make greater contributions to bolstering relations between China and their home countries, China Daily reported on May 16. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on May 8 that Tajikistan has called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member nations to establish an independent agency to combat drug trafficking from Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon yesterday congratulated Tajikistanis on Eid ul-Fitr, which is celebrated in Tajikistan this year on April 21. asiaplustj.info »
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has called don residents of Turkiye to vote for “my dear brother” Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the presidential election. asiaplustj.info »
The detained freelance journalist Khurshed Fozilov is charged with calls for forcible changes to the constitutional order in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Russia calls on Central Asia’s nations to take the utmost care when building relationships with the West, the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Galuzin, told TASS in an interview on February 23. asiaplustj.info »
General Abdul Rashid Dostum, leader of the Junbish-e Milli (National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan) political party, has called on Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to hand over the former government army’s helicopters to National Resistance Front (NRF) fighters. asiaplustj.info »
