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President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon addressed the nation with a New Year message, wishing every family health, prosperity, and a peaceful life. He described the outgoing year, 2025, as both successful and historically significant. asiaplustj.info »
More than 60% of Asia and the Pacific’s population—about 2.7 billion people—has been lifted from extreme water insecurity over the past 12 years, but these hard-won gains are threatened by accelerating environmental decline and a major financing gap, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is home to over 170,000 people with disabilities, making up 1.59% of the country's total population of 10.7 million, the lowest percentage among post-Soviet states. asiaplustj.info »
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has appointed his youngest daughter, Shahnoza Mirziyoyeva, to oversee the coordination of employment issues for people with disabilities. Fergana News says the announcement came during a video conference on November 19, which reviewed the country’s progress in reducing poverty and improving employment. asiaplustj.info »
On the occasion of Tajikistan 's Independence Day , celebrated in the country on September 9 , President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon today presented high state awards and awarded honorary titles to artists and literati , government officials , journalists and representatives of other fields . asiaplustj.info »
The population of Tajikistan as of July 1 , 2025 exceeded 10.6 million people . This is reported by the Department of Demographic Statistics , Employment and Social Sphere of the Agency for Statistics of the Republic of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
According to a report presented to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Uzbekistan has connected more than 3 million citizens to income-generating employment over the first six months of this year. The Uzbek president’s press service disclosed the data, highlighting efforts to modernize the country’s labor market. asiaplustj.info »
The mass reduction in humanitarian aid funding is leading to the suspension of vital operations worldwide, which is already putting millions of lives at risk, warned the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs also Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, the UN News Center reported on April 30. asiaplustj.info »
A condolence book was opened at the Embassy of Iran in Dushanbe for the victims of the explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port, which is one of the two parts in the port of Bandar Abbas, southern Hormozgan province of Iran. asiaplustj.info »
On the evening of April 8, a fire broke out in one of the 12-story residential buildings on Sharifjon Huseyinzoda Street in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district. A couple of days later, people wrote on social media that before the firefighters arrived, two employees from the "Lanzhou" cafe, located on the building’s first floor, saved people from the fire. asiaplustj.info »
The combined wealth of the billionaires listed in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index surged by US$304 billion on April 9, after stock markets soared following Donald Trump's decision to suspend tariffs on several countries, Meduza reported on April 10. asiaplustj.info »
On the evening of April 8, a fire broke out in a 12-story residential building in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district, the Emergencies Committee under the Government Tajikistan reported. “As a result of the incident, six people were evacuated, including a three-month-old infant and four women. No injured was reported,” the statement says. asiaplustj.info »
On March 11, a ceremonial event dedicated to the Tajik Press Day took place at the Sadriddin Ayni Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Dushanbe. The event brought together representatives of the media community to honor the achievements of their fellow journalists and congratulate them on their professional holiday. asiaplustj.info »
Enterprises where at least half of the workforce consists of people with disabilities are now exempt from taxes. Amendments have been made to Tajikistan's Tax Code (TC) to support employers hiring individuals with disabilities. asiaplustj.info »
US media reports say US President Donald Trump on January 28 signed an executive order aimed at the transgender community, this time prohibiting gender transitions for people under the age of 19. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s Foreign Ministry reported on January 21 that as part of a humanitarian initiative led by several member states of the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS), including Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Bangladesh, in collaboration with the charity organization of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (JHCO), aimed at providing assistance to the people of Gaza in asiaplustj.info »
A fire that raged through a 12-story hotel in northern Turkiye killed at 76 people and injured 51 others, Turkiye’s state-run Anadolu Agency ( AA ) reported yesterday, citing the country’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. 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 »
A 38-year-old man, Parviz Bohirov, a resident of the Jomi district in the Khatlon province of Tajikistan, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Dushanbe on suspicion of fraud. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first nine months of this year, 49,000 people in Tajikistan have been officially registered as unemployed, which is 1.8% of the working-age population, according to the Ministry of Labor , Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP). asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Israeli strikes on Iran, in retaliation for Iran's missile attacks earlier this month, have killed five people, including four servicemen and one civilian. The BBC and CNN report that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it targeted missile factories and other sites near Tehran and western Iran early on Saturday. asiaplustj.info »
Why are we bringing this up again? Our neighbors in Uzbekistan are beginning to adapt their city streets to meet the needs of people with disabilities. This is a good opportunity to remind Tajik authorities about their obligations, which they are failing to fulfill. asiaplustj.info »
Shodi Shabdolov led the Communist Party of Tajikistan for nearly 25 years and was elected to the country's parliament four times. He was considered one of the few active politicians and parliamentarians in Tajikistan who always openly and boldly expressed his position on important issues. In 2016, he retired from politics. asiaplustj.info »
Some Tajik officials believe that the people themselves are to blame for many of the acute problems of society, despite the fact that solving these problems is their direct responsibility. asiaplustj.info »
Two young men were detained by the OMVD of the Abdurakhmon Dzhomi district of the Khatlon region on suspicion that they wrote " appeals and threats " on the walls of a store , a school and a barbershop in the village of Yakkatut in this area . asiaplustj.info »
In the first half of this year , the Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan issued licenses for individual extraction of alluvial minerals to 223 individuals . asiaplustj.info »
The number of drug-dependent people has reportedly been decreasing in Tajikistan. Over the first six months of this year, 4,066 drug-dependent have been registered officially in Tajikistan, which is 117 people or 2. asiaplustj.info »
Members of four families, totaling thirteen people, were killed in in two villages, which are subordinate to the city of Konibodom in the northern province of Sughd in two months – from late March to late May. asiaplustj.info »
More than 1,700 people have been officially recognized as victims in the ongoing investigation into the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow oblast. Mediazona says this is stated in a ruling handed down by Moscow’s Basmanny district court to extend the arrest of four defendants. asiaplustj.info »
Recall, political parties officially functioning in Tajikistan will now be able to count on money from the national budget. Members of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament on April 11 endorsed a bill proposing amendments to the country’s law on political parties. asiaplustj.info »
“On May 25, we had to return back 90 people from Syria, but some women were unable to leave Syria,” Tajik Ambassador Kuwait and Syria Zubidullo Zubaidov told Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , on April 27. asiaplustj.info »
An article posted on CABAR.asia’s website says hundreds of households in southern Tajikistan suffer from black and fetid smoke from lime kilns. Environmental experts state that the harm from these emissions is evident even outside the area. asiaplustj.info »
The National Leader of the people of Turkmenistan, Mr. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, arrived in Dushanbe today morning on an official visit, according to the Dushanbe Mayor telegram-channel. At the airport Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow was met by Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda. asiaplustj.info »
Media outlets disseminate unverified information about the detention of citizens in connection with an attempt to commit terrorist attacks in the country on thieve of the Navrouz festival, the state-run news agency Khovar reported on April 3, citing the press center of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan (SCNS). asiaplustj.info »
Tajik security authorities detained nine people last week in connection with the March 22 deadly attack on a concert hall the Russian city of Krasnogrosk. All nine were reportedly detained by the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) in Vahdat Township on March 25, and brought to Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
The Rural health center (RHC) in Shahrinav district has been renovated and equipped. This will significantly improve medical services for the population provided by family doctors and nurses. The population (approximately, 8000 people) of the village of Mirzo Tursunzoda and other neighbouring villages now have access to primary health care services at the renovated RHC. asiaplustj.info »
Eight people have been arrested in the city of Kulob on suspicion of being involved in blowing up the car of Salim Saivalizoda, the head of the organization of the ruling People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT) in Kulob region of Khatlon province. 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 »
A case of Dilshod Saidmurodov, suspected of organizing and killing the first deputy head of Orienbonk Shuhrat Ismatulloyev, and 13 other people, suspected of being involved in that crime, has moved to a court. asiaplustj.info »
As part of his trip to the city of Kulob, President Emomali Rahmon yesterday visited the shrine of an outstanding scientist and thinker of the East, Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, reciting verses from the Holy Qur'an in order to preserve the peace and tranquility of independent Tajikistan, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
"This great event has become a turning point in the more than six thousand-year history of the Tajik people, thanks to which we have gained a sovereign state," President Emomali Rahmon said in a congratulatory message to the people of Tajikistan on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of the independence of the republic. asiaplustj.info »
During the cleaning work while the liquidation of the consequences of the natural disaster in Vakhdat, the bodies of four more people were found. Thus, the number of victims of the disaster has increased to 17 people. asiaplustj.info »
Yesterday, August 27, Tajikistan was subjected to a powerful impact of natural disasters caused by incessant heavy rains. Mudslides and landslides led to serious destruction in the cities of Dushanbe, Vakhdat and Hissar, as well as in the districts of Rudaki, Varzob, Devashtich, Rasht, Sangvor and Tajikabad. asiaplustj.info »
In Tajikistan, heavy rains on August 27 provoked natural disasters that claimed the lives of 13 people in the city of Vakhdat and Rudaki district, the press service of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan reports. asiaplustj.info »
Employees of the Department of specialized search and rescue services of the Committee for Emergency Situations of Tajikistan on August 21 found and retrieved the bodies of two drowned people, reports the Emergency Service under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Over the past day, three deaths of people in the country's reservoirs have been registered on the territory of Tajikistan. According to the press service of the Emergency Service of the republic, on the afternoon of August 20, a 19-year-old resident of Rakhshonzamin village of Dangara district fell and drowned while taking water from the VD-3 canal due to non-compliance with safety rules. asiaplustj.info »
As a result of the accident on August 6 on the Dushanbe-Kulob-Khorog highway, 12 people were killed. Rumors that there are many more of them are invalid. Mayor of Kulob Bakhtiyor Nazarzoda announced this at a press conference on August 14. asiaplustj.info »
Almost half (47%) of the survey participants of the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) consider labor migration a positive phenomenon for Russia. Since 2008, this indicator has tripled, reports RBC. asiaplustj.info »
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 southern city of Sarband (current Levakant in Khatlon province) in October 1992. asiaplustj.info »
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 province. asiaplustj.info »
