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The opposition Social-Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT) has been denied hiring defense lawyer for its deputy leader Mahmurod Odinayev. “The authorities justified refusal by saying that Odinayev has been detained not for his participation in the party activities but for hooliganism,” SDPT leader Rahmatillo Zoyirov told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation has proposed to simplify the entry of migrants into the country for work in the construction sector. The proposal on simplifying the entry of migrants into the country has been submitted for consideration to the Government, according to TASS . asiaplustj.info »
Members of the board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have unanimously voted for approving MP Mashrab Faizulloyev for the position of the Head of the Majlisi Namoyandagon Committee on Economics and Finances. asiaplustj.info »
While the government has pledged support for the development of civil society organizations (CSOs), Tajikistan faces challenges with the legal enabling environment for non-governmental organizations, with implications for the financial sustainability of the non-profit sector, according to the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). asiaplustj.info »
11 Swiss made lung ventilators worth 287,500 euro were procured under the special Germany’s 1 million Euro grant financing extended via KFW in March 2020 under German-Tajik bilateral development cooperation. asiaplustj.info »
A court in Hisor City has issued an arrest warrant for deputy leader of the opposition Social-Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT), Mahmurod Odinayev. A source within the Prosecutor-General’s Office says the Hisor city court has issued a warrant for detention of Mahmurod Odinayev in pretrial detention facility during two months. asiaplustj.info »
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) won the World Habitat Awards 2020 Gold Award on December 3 for its “Integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Technology for Safer Habitat” project. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik authorities say they have yet to launch an official search for opposition leader Mahmurod Odinayev, disputing a claim by relatives that a request to do so has been filed, according to Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service. asiaplustj.info »
On November 26, the Grant Agreement for the “Project for Human Recourses Development Scholarship (JDS)” was signed by Mr. Faiziddin Qahhorzoda, the Minister of Finance of Tajikistan and Mr. Takasaka Muneo, the Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Tajikistan, according to JICA Tajikistan Office. asiaplustj.info »
Resident of the Vrang village in Ishkashim District of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Roziyamo Kabirova, and her team are making face masks for local rural communities. According to the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), Roziyamo Kabirova leads a women’s group that usually sews school uniforms and other items of clothing for a living. asiaplustj.info »
Although Tajikistan has reduced the purchase of goods and products to meet domestic needs abroad, imports still significantly prevail over exports that leads to a shortage of foreign exchange. In January-October this year, imports of goods into Tajikistan have amounted to more than 2. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday November 25, on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Government of Tajikistan, the United Nations and the European Union partnered on an event launching in Tajikistan the global campaign for the 16 Days of Activism on gender-based violence, also known as the “Orange campaign. asiaplustj.info »
During his working visit to Moscow, Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali, who is also Speaker of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), yesterday met with Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT) has launched the on stop shop for permits and licensing. A source at a MoINT says the electronic platform allows remotely issuing permits for working in the industrial sector. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan intends to attract US$500 million of external loans to finance national energy development projects, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Of this amount, US340 million will be used for completion of construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP). asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon has signed the RT Law “On the National Budget for 2021,” according to the Tajik president’s official website. The budget was reportedly developed on the basis of the national economy indices, national economic development programs and the national development strategy for the period up to 2030. asiaplustj.info »
Foreign ministries of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have signed a cooperation program designed for 2021-2022. On Thursday November 19, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojddin Muhriddin held talks here with his Kyrgyz counterpart Ruslan Kazakbayev. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet says a new-look constitution backed by a majority of Kyrgyzstan’s malleable lawmakers has provoked a swell of revulsion among politicians and activists alarmed that the current ruling elite is bent on embracing full-blast authoritarianism. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has approved the state budget for 2021. Presenting the draft law on the national budget for 2021 to lawmakers, Finance Minister Faiziddin Qahhorzoda said that the state budget for 2021 stood at 27. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday November 17, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin attended 16th EU-Central Asia Ministerial meeting via video link, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
As part of its celebrations of Diwali Festival as well as to mark the Children’s Day (which is celebrated in India every year on 14 November), Embassy of India in Dushanbe on November 1 organized a painting competition titled: “Victory of Light over Darkness” (Victory of Good over Evil). asiaplustj.info »
A large number of people in Tajikistan have been applying for U. S. visas through the green card lottery, Russian citizenship or, in more extreme cases, trying to obtain political asylum in Europe, according to Eurasianet . asiaplustj.info »
Now each of us can receive online consultations on a wide range of issues and completely free of charge. For over 18 years, the Consumer Union of Tajikistan has been engaged in public protection of consumer rights. asiaplustj.info »
A prosecutor in the trial of former Mayor of Kulob Bahrom Inoyatzoda asked the Khatlon regional court on November 12 to sentence Inoyatzoda to a 14-year prison term. The prosecutor also asked prison terms of between seven and nine years for other defendants, Izatullo Tabarzoda, deputy head of the Khatlon regional court, told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
The European Union (EU) and Tajikistan held the 12th round of their annual Human Rights Dialogue via video conference on November 11. asiaplustj.info »
The U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) representatives yesterday participated in an inaugural ceremony for the new 220-kilowatt Murgab solar power plant, which will be the largest solar power plant in Tajikistan and the highest solar power plant, by elevation, in the world. asiaplustj.info »
The results of the tender for carrying out enabling works for construction of the Sebzor hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in the Roshtqala district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region have been announced. asiaplustj.info »
Members of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have begun to discuss draft law on the national budget for 2021. Yesterday, members of the Majisi Namoyandagon Committee on Economics and Finance discussed the draft budget for 2021, according to the Majlisi Namoyandagon press center. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian authorities have significantly cut quotas for obtaining a temporary residence permit for foreign nationals and stateless persons, according to Interfax . Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree aimed at cutting quotas for obtaining a temporary residence permit for foreign citizens and stateless persons for the next year by nearly a third. asiaplustj.info »
T wo brothers from Tajikistan – Sanoi Sulaimonov and Komron Sulaimonov – have won a contest for young specialists in the field of construction that took place from October 19 to October 28 at the base of the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering. They participated in the “Civil Engineering” nomination. asiaplustj.info »
Tickets for the Dushanbe-Moscow flight that will be operated by Russia's Utair on November 14 have already been sold. Utair’s representative office in Dushanbe offers to wait for other flights. Since the plane will arrive in Dushanbe empty, tickets for the Dushanbe-Moscow flight costs from 42,000 to 45,000 Russian rubles, Utair’s representative office in Dushanbe says. asiaplustj.info »
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has partnered with leading healthcare knowledge provider, The BMJ , to launch a new online coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Information Center for healthcare professionals tackling the pandemic. asiaplustj.info »
Some 20 students gathered outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Dushanbe yesterday urging the authorities to find a way for them to travel to Russia for their studies. Tajik students of Russian universities who have been prevented from leaving Tajikistan due to travel restrictions imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus are pleading the authorities for help. asiaplustj.info »
Despite decline in the global economy caused by the coronavirus outbreak, Tajikistan plans to increase its national budget for 2012 by 6.1 percent compared to this year’s budget, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
Mixed Martial Arts champion Habib Nurmagomedov bowed out of top-level fighting undefeated last week, but his diehard fans in Tajikistan were unable to see him off in style. Nurmagomedov’s lightweight Ultimate Fighting Championship, or UFC, title matchup with American Justin Gaethje had been hotly anticipated in Dushanbe, where the Dagestani is widely idolized, according to Eurasianet . asiaplustj.info »
Prices for staple goods have begun to soar in Tajikistan. Bazaars and stores have not seen such a rush on groceries since March, when alarm surged over the prospect of authorities sealing borders as a preventative measure against the spread of COVID-19, Eurasianet reported on October 22. asiaplustj.info »
A Tajik national has been jailed in Russia for aiding and abetting terrorists, according to Interfax. Citing press center of the Federal Security Service (FSB)’s regional office, Interfax reports that the Khabarovsk military court sentenced Tajik national Ilhomkhouja Ibrohimjonov to 12 years in prison on October 22. asiaplustj.info »
Search for bodies of two border guards who drowned while rescuing a schoolboy in Rushan district of Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) is ongoing. The search operation has been carried out since September 30 and residents of border area of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province have been helping Tajik rescuers in search for the bodies, Ms. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday October 20, Indian Ambassador to Tajikistan Viraj Singh along with First Deputy Minister of Education & Science of Tajikistan Muhammaddovoud Salomiyon and Charge d'affaires of Afghan Embassy in Dushanbe Jawad Shula inaugurated the ‘Computer Laboratory’ at Samanian High School, Dushanbe in the presence of the representative of Ministry of Education of Afghanistan asiaplustj.info »
50 Russian teachers’ who arrived in Tajikistan on October 15 will teach in 22 schools located in Dushanbe, Khorog, Khujand, Kulob, Bokhtar, Spitamen, Asht, Hisor and some other cities and districts. Only six of them arrived in Tajikistan for the first time, while others taught in schools in Tajikistan last year and decided to return to Tajikistan again. asiaplustj.info »
Emomali Rahmon expected to swear in for his fifth term in office as Tajikistan’s president on October 30. Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Speaker Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda yesterday signed a decision on convocation of the next meeting of both houses of parliament on October 30. asiaplustj.info »
Members of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have unanimously voted for mitigating punishment for incitement of racial, ethnic, regional or religious enmity. A regular sitting of the Majlisi Namoyandagon, presided over by its head, Muhammadtoir Zokirzoda, took place on October 14. asiaplustj.info »
The U. S. Embassy in Dushanbe is accepting applications for the 2021 Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). According to the Embassy, interested applicants must first submit a two-page concept note for their project. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakhstan has extended a ban on export of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by road for another three years. asiaplustj.info »
Citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Russian media reports say a videoconference meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State, previously scheduled for October 16, was postponed. The new date has not yet been set, TASS learned from the CIS Executive Committee. asiaplustj.info »
He was found guilty by the court for non-payment of alimony in the amount of 3 thousand 100 somoni. The Somoni capital district court sentenced 30-year-old Dushanbe resident Mehrojiddin Abdulmumin to 120 hours of compulsory labor for maliciously avoiding maintain his daughter. asiaplustj.info »
His candidacy, according to preliminary data, was supported by more than 90% of voters. According to preliminary data from the Central Election Commission of Tajikistan, the current President of the country, Emomali Rahmon, won the presidential elections. «Rahmon received support from 90. asiaplustj.info »
Next year, Tajikistan will chair the organization. On October 6, in Moscow, a delegation of Tajikistan headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Muzaffar Huseynzoda took part in the events of the CSTO Days, timed to coincide with the 18th anniversary of the signing of the Organization's Charter, the information department of the country's Foreign Ministry reports. asiaplustj.info »
Recruits of the Armed Forces of Tajikistan, before entering the territory of military units, pass the COVID-19 test twice. The first test is taken by recruits in the district hospitals from where they are called up, the second - in the regional and city draft commissions, said the head of the press center of the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan Faridun Mahmadalizoda. asiaplustj.info »
President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon today met in Dushanbe with US Special Representative for Reconciliation in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad. Zalmay Khalilzad is in Tajikistan on a working visit, the press service of the head of state reports. asiaplustj.info »
