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Over the past four years, 825 Tajik citizens have been detained in the United States, and 88 of them deported, according to a report released by the U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on December 20. asiaplustj.info »
After living on the margins of society for most of their lives, nearly 220,000 people have been granted nationality by Central Asian states over the past decade, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says . asiaplustj.info »
Over the first 10 months of this year, Tajikistan has imported over 1 million tons of grain from Kazakhstan, marking an 11% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has achieved record potato production figures over the first 10 months of 2024—1,139,936 tons, which is 20. 6% more than the previous year, according to data from the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
As it had been reported earlier, one Chinese national was killed and four others injured in a cross-border attack in Tajikistan's south on November 18. Sources told Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service on the same day that the attackers crossed from Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
Findings of a Russian language proficiency test conducted in Russian schools last month show that more than 58% of migrant children have successfully passed it. Over 23% reportedly showed difficulties with learning, and nearly 18% either have poor language skills or know no Russian at all. asiaplustj.info »
The baseless initiation of criminal cases over Internet ‘likes’ and the recognition of "materials and videos shared on social networks as evidence" were among the issues raised by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on October 29 during the opening ceremony of the State Institution for Training Highly Qualified Military Personnel in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
Western media reports say the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) EU have extended sanctions against Iran over its military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine. Reuters , citing the European Commission, reported on Monday that t he European Union has widened its sanctions against Iran over Tehran's support of Russia in its war with Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
More than 3.3 tons of expired medicines, as well as medical and hygiene products, have been destroyed in Khatlon province, Shaikhakhtam Saydullozoda, an employee of the Khatlon Agency for Health Supervision and Social Protection, told Asia-Plus in an interview, noting that their total value is estimated at approximately 250,000 somonis. asiaplustj.info »
The Republican Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery in Tajikistan has successfully performed bariatric surgeries on more than 100 patients suffering from obesity, says a statement released by Tajikistan’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population (MoHSPP). asiaplustj.info »
Natural disasters fueled by global climate change have inflicted $2 trillion in damage on the world economy over the last decade. This information was shared in a report prepared by Oxera for the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ahead of the 29th UN Climate Summit (COP-29) opening in Baku. asiaplustj.info »
Since the beginning of 2024, 3,344 foreign nationals who signed contracts to participate in military operations in Ukraine have obtained Russian citizenship, Irina Volk, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, says . asiaplustj.info »
On Saturday, November 2, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon sent a message of sympathy to Spanish King Felipe VI over heavy rainstorms and floods in Spain. asiaplustj.info »
Over 130 Sudanese women chose to commit mass suicide to escape the threat of rape by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia amid the ongoing civil war in Sudan, Nigerian TV channel News Central TV reported on October 30. asiaplustj.info »
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) press center reported on October 28 that more than 590 kilograms of narcotics and psychotropic substances were seized in a subregional anti-drug operation, dubbed Kanal-Avangard (Channel-Vanguard), conducted in CSTO member states between October 21-25. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported yesterday that more than 1,800 state workers have been mobilized in the southern province of Khatlon to go door-to-door to warn people about joining religious extremist groups. asiaplustj.info »
In his official address to the CIS summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Tajikistan will formally take over as the rotating chair of the organization in 2025 and Dushanbe will host the next annual CIS summit, with Tajik President Rahmon serving as the chairman. asiaplustj.info »
Top Tajik diplomat has expressed concern over violation of rights of Tajik nationals, especially labor migrants and students, “in the territory of a number of CIS member nations”. Sirojiddin Muhriddin stated this while speaking at a meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers in Moscow on October 7. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan plans to plant 65 million trees and shrubs along roadsides on a total area exceeding 4,000 hectares by the end of 2025, says the Ministry of Transport (MoT) press center. “This initiative is being implemented as part of the National Program 'Green Country' for 2023-2027, with a total budget of about 130 million somonis (over US$11. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports said yesterday that Israel's foreign minister has announced that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been banned from entering the country because he had not 'unequivocally' condemned Iran's recent missile attack on Israel. asiaplustj.info »
UNESCO has expressed concern over the plans of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan to develop the natural territory of the Western Tien Shan. According to a statement from the Public Foundation "Rivers Without Borders," this concern was raised following a visit by a joint mission from UNESCO and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to these countries. asiaplustj.info »
Al Jazeera reported yesterday that according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, at least 569 people, including 50 children, have been killed and 1,835 wounded in Israel’s fierce bombardment of various parts of Lebanon. asiaplustj.info »
In the six months of 2024 , 423 crimes were registered in military commissariats and military units of Tajikistan . This is 4 fewer cases than in the same period last year ( 2023-427 ) , Tajik military prosecutor Habibullo Vohidzoda said at a press conference last week . asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the Deputy Minister of Justice, Asadullo Hakimzoda, revealed on August 7 that 53 public organizations have been shut down in Tajikistan over the first six months of this year. asiaplustj.info »
Two bankrupt banks in Tajikistan, Agroinvestbonk and Tojiksodirotbonk (TSB), have paid out a total of more than 400 million somonis (TJS) to their customers over the past three years – from June 2021 to June 2024, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) Firdavs Tolibzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on August 7. asiaplustj.info »
Sources close to Uzbek law enforcement told Radio Liberty that noted ethnic Tajik journalist, Salim Inomzoda, was arrested on July 13 over a song he placed on social media. Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on July 15 that Inomzoda was charged with the distribution of "materials threatening public safety. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday June 24, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon offered condolences to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over terrorist attacks committed in Dagestan’s cities of Derbent and Makhachkala on June 23, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and China have signed agreements worth more than 6 billion somonis (TJS) during a trade and investment forum held in Dushanbe on June 21. asiaplustj.info »
A Moscow court on June 19 ordered Tajik national Karim Normatov to be held in pretrial detention for two months over a mass food poisoning in the Russian capital. Normatov is a cook for the Savon-K food-delivery company, Radio Liberty’s Russian Service reported on June 20. asiaplustj.info »
Inaugurating the 3rd Dushanbe Water Action Decade Conference “Water for Sustainable Development, 2018 – 2028”, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon noted on June 11 that modern risks and rising threats are becoming relatively fast and effective. asiaplustj.info »
Al Arabiya news agency reports that Saudi Arabia said on June 8 that security forces had cleared hundreds of thousands of unregistered pilgrims from Mecca ahead of the Hajj which begins next week. Crowd management is reportedly a major concern during the annual pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, which according to official figures, drew more than 1.8 million Muslims last year. asiaplustj.info »
A meeting of the National Council of Tajikistan, presided over by its head, President Emomali Rahmon, took place on June 10. asiaplustj.info »
At a meeting with representatives of science and education sectors that took place on May 30, President Emomali Rahmon outlined a significant list of accomplishments over 33 years of Tajikistan’s sovereignty. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first four months of this year (January-April), about 22,000 foreigners have been deported from the Russian Federation, which is almost twice as much as in the same period last year. Over the same four-month period, 669 people have been deprived of Russian citizenship, says an analytical report by the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation. asiaplustj.info »
Russia and Uzbekistan have signed more than 20 cooperation documents to expand bilateral cooperation in various sectors. The signed documents include roadmaps to increase mutual trade, cooperation in the field of culture. asiaplustj.info »
CABAR. asia reports that locusts have attacked mountain pastures in southern Tajikistan. The farmers fear that insects will soon descend into the valleys and destroy their crops. The experts believe it is necessary to kill the locusts using biopesticides. asiaplustj.info »
President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to Uzbekistan over this weekend – May 26-27. Yuri Ushakov, an advisor to the President of Russia on foreign policy issues, was quoted as saying. asiaplustj.info »
Citing the press center of the Main Border Guard Directorate at the State Committee for National Security (SCNS), Tajikistan’s state-run news agency Khovar reported on May 17 that control over the stay, entry and exit of citizens in the border area will be tightened. asiaplustj.info »
CABAR.asia says that over the past 10 years, the amount of harmful emissions has almost doubled in Tajikistan. Transport is reportedly the main source of pollution. The experts believe it is necessary to develop a ‘green’ public transportation. asiaplustj.info »
Three international human rights organizations have expressed concern over the fate of Suhrob Zafar, the leader of the outlawed opposition Group 24 movement whose whereabouts have been unknown since early March. asiaplustj.info »
Only twenty-eight acquittals passed in Tajikistan over the past five years DUSHANBE, April 29, 224, Asia-Plus – Over the past five years (2019-2023), courts in Tajikistan have delivered only 28 acquittals; twenty-four verdicts were completely acquittal and four others were partially acquittal. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Iran unleashed a barrage of missiles and drones on Saturday and during the early hours of Sunday, targeting Israel in retaliation for last week’s suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus that killed 13 people. asiaplustj.info »
During a working visit to the northern province of Sughd, President Emomali Rahmon has been seriously concern over the closure of a large number of industrial enterprises in the area. The concern came during an address to a meeting of regional administrators in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province, on April 10. asiaplustj.info »
Imam-khatibs (imam-khatib is the leader of a local Islamic community, particularly as practiced among Sunni Muslims) and their deputies have been asked to surrender their passports for foreign travels to the country’s Spiritual Directorate for Muslims, Radio Liberty’s Uzbek Service , known as Radio Ozodlik , reported on April 8. asiaplustj.info »
A Moscow court ordered the arrest of a Tajik man in connection with the March 22 terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall, bringing the total number of people detained in the investigation to 11. asiaplustj.info »
The risk of conflicts in Central Asian countries over resources such as territory and water is growing, a threat that the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is poised to neutralize, CSTO Secretary-General Imangali Tasmagambetov said in an interview with Igor Korotchenko, Editor-in-Chief of the Natsionalnaya Oborona ( National Defense ) magazine. asiaplustj.info »
A group of people stormed the Gujarat University hostel in Ahmedabad late on Saturday and attacked international students who were offering namaz inside the premises, injuring five people during the melee, prompting the state police to begin a high-level probe on Sunday and arrest two men, Hindustan Times reported on March 18. asiaplustj.info »
The number of terrorist attacks committed by Tajik citizens in other countries has increased in recent years that damages the reputation of the country in the international arena, President Emomali Rahmon stated at a meeting with public and religious figures that took place on March 9. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon today sent a telegram of condolences to his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi over the two deadly blasts in Kerman, Tajik president’s official website says. asiaplustj.info »
Russia's police have detained thousands of migrants across the country in New Year's Eve raids with scores of them facing deportation, Russian media repors said on Monday. About 3,000 migrants were detained in Russia's second-largest city of St. asiaplustj.info »
