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Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on July 13 that the 60-year-old ethnic Tajik, who was once known for criticizing the Tajik government, has been left stateless and stranded in Tajikistan after Moscow revoked his Russian citizenship and extradited him to Dushanbe last year. asiaplustj.info »
Members of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) have reportedly drafted a bill on social entrepreneurship and submitted it for consideration to the Majlisi Namoyandagon session. asiaplustj.info »
The 53-year-old Tajik-American businessman Salimdzon Nasriddinov, a Tajik citizen holding a dual citizenship with Russia, who has lived in the United States for many years, and the 38-year-old Nikolay Goltsev of Montreal, who holds citizenship of Russia and Canada, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit export control violations for their roles in a global procurement scheme on behalf of asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, the representative office of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP) in Russia has reportedly negotiated the payment of 18,023,987 Russian rubles (RR) of unpaid back wages to Tajik labor migrants working in the Russian Federation. asiaplustj.info »
When citizens publicly allege torture and coercion into giving false testimonies, what should be the response of law enforcement authorities? This issue is critical and timely. So what happened? Previously, Asia-Plus reported that Konibodom police officers detained the brother of a murdered man on suspicion of killing a married couple. asiaplustj.info »
The Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan, Mr. Daler Juma, on July 5 met here with Ms. Aiten Rustamova, Regional Head of the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). asiaplustj.info »
Tajik military personnel are participating in a ten-day international military exercise, dubbed “Birlestik-2024” (We Are United – 2024). asiaplustj.info »
Tajik president Emomali Rahmon yesterday participated in the meeting of the Council of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member nations. asiaplustj.info »
On June 30, the Cabinet of Iran signed and published a letter on waiving visa for nationals of Tajikistan, an official source within the Iranian Embassy in Dushanbe told Asia-Plus in an interview. The Cabinet of Iran is a formal body composed of government officials, ministers, chosen and led by the President of Iran. asiaplustj.info »
The parents of five young men from Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) told Radio Liberty’s Tajiks Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , on July 1 that the sons had been arrested and are being held in a pretrial detention facility in GBAO's capital, Khorog, on unspecified charges. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so, says a report by the U.S. Department of State on human trafficking in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Russia’s Investigative Committee says a 20-year-old Tajik migrant, who extinguished candles in an Orthodox church in Moscow will not be punished, but he will be sent for compulsory treatment as he was found mentally insane. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik athletes participated in the First Zurkhaneh Sports World Cup, which took place in Iran’s central province of Isfahan on June 20-21. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Akbarsho Iskandarov, the former chairman of Tajikistan’s parliament, which was known as the Shuroi Oli (Supreme Council) until the early 1990s, has been summoned to the Prosecutor-General’s Office and has been detained after the questioning on unspecified charges. 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 »
Several sources told Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , that former Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrohkhon Zarifi was arrested on unspecified charges last week. asiaplustj.info »
The Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) has seconded the law banning “alien garments” and children's celebrations for two major Islamic holidays -- Eid al-Fitr (Idi Ramazon) and Eid Al-Adha (Idi Qurbon), known as idgardak (children visit houses of their street or village and congratulate people with Islamic holidays Ramazon or Qurbon). asiaplustj.info »
The first World Congress of Glaciologists, titled "Studying and Protecting Glaciers in the Context of Global Climate Change: Current State, Challenges, and Prospects," will be held in Dushanbe from September 26-28, says the Center for Glaciology Studies (Center) at the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
More than 30 Tajik nationals have been stranded at Moscow's Vnukovo airport since last week amid tightened passport controls almost three months after a deadly terror attack near Moscow, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on June 17. asiaplustj.info »
The husband of well-known Tajik blogger Rukhshona Rahmatulloyeva was arrested in Dushanbe following her complaint of domestic violence, the Dushanbe Police Department official website reported yesterday evening. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday June 11, Tajik President received the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Petro Parolin on the margins of the Third International Conference on the International Decade of Action “Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028”, according to the tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday June 10, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon addressed the National Development Council in Dushanbe, warning farmers about the potential for drought, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
On June 10, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met here with UNESCO Director-General Mrs. Audrey Azulay on the sidelines of the Third International Conference on the International Decade of Action "Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028". asiaplustj.info »
New York Post ( NYP ) reported on June 9 that according to a leaked memo obtained by NYP , border Patrol agents in California have been told to release migrants from over 100 countries into the United States, despite the Biden administration’s new border ‘crackdown’. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon today received Dr. Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, President of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), on the sidelines of the Third High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028, which taking place in Dushanbe on June 10-13, according to the Tajik president’s official website said. asiaplustj.info »
Dushanbe-based taxi companies must completely shift to electric taxi cabs until September 1, 2025. asiaplustj.info »
A court in Lithuania on June 4 refused to extend the detention of Tajik opposition activist Sulaimon Davlatov, ordering his immediate release. Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , says Davlatov was arrested in early April on an unspecified charge related to an alleged violation of the Baltic country's national security. asiaplustj.info »
Several Tajik minors who were left without care in Russia have been returned to Tajikistan, according to Tajik Embassy in Moscow. An official source within the Embassy says the minors have been repatriated to homeland with the assistance of the Embassy Consular Service. asiaplustj.info »
Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), Rustam Emomali, who is also the Mayor of Dushanbe, today met in Almaty, Kazakhstan with Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament), on the sidelines of a meeting of the Council of Parliament Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO PA). asiaplustj.info »
Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Rustam Emomali, participated in a session of the Council of the Parliament Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO PA) that took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan on June 3. asiaplustj.info »
Certain Tajik officials not only ignore public criticism but also show disrespect for the country’s laws. Some are unconcerned with the public's critique and do not respond to questions, even during press conferences. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday May 30, 2024, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin met in Rome with Ambassador Terhi Hakala, the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
On May 29, 2024, foreign ministers of Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan met in Rome on the sidelines of the Third Ministerial Meeting “Italy + Central Asia”, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
On May 28, President Emomali Rahmon and Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Speaker Rustam Emomali, who is also the Mayor of Dushanbe, attended a military parade held on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the formation of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) of Tajikistan, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
Russia’s state-run news agency TASS reported on May 27 that the Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Semyon Grigoryev has conveyed Tajik Deputy Prime Minister, Ms. Dilrabo Mansouri, a message from Federation Council (Russia’s upper chamber of parliament) Speaker, Ms. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday May 27, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, who arrived in Tajikistan on a working visit. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday May 27, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and his Kyrgyz counterpart Sadyr Japarov exchanged cables of congratulations on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of signing of the Agreement between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on Good Neighborly and Partnership Relations, the Tajik president’s official website says . asiaplustj.info »
A state visit of Tajik president Emomali Rahmon to Azerbaijan has resulted in signing of number of cooperation documents. The Tajik president’s official website says Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on May 23 signed the Declaration on Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Azerbaijan. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday May 22, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon arrived in Iran’s capital, Tehran, to participate in the farewell and condolence ceremony due to the tragic death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi, says the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet reported on May 20 that China is poised to help Tajikistan complete some major infrastructure projects, including modernization of the state-controlled aluminum smelter (Tajik Aluminum Company, or TALCO), the country’s largest industrial enterprise. asiaplustj.info »
Yusuf Rahmon, Prosecutor-General of Tajikistan, yesterday met here with Bekir asiaplustj.info »
On May 9, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon visited the Kremlin Palace to participate in the ceremonial events dedicated to the 79th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
A Tajik national was reportedly wounded in an incident that took place on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border on May 7. As usual, Tajik and Kyrgyz authorities give controversial reports on border incidents. The Tajik state-run news agency Khovar , citing the country’s Border Guard Directorate, says the incident took place at 11:00 am local time. asiaplustj.info »
By president’s order veterans of the Great Patriotic war of 1941-1945 living in Tajikistan will receive 40,000 somonis (equivalent to 3,663 US dollars) each on the occasion of the Victory Day, according to the Tajik president’s press service. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik judokas won seven medals -- one gold, three silver and three bronze – at the Dushanbe Grand Slam that took place in the Tajik capital on May 3-5. In a tem standing, Tajikistan finished fourth. 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 »
On Thursday May 2, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, Sirojiddin Muhriddin, received the U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, Manuel Micaller. The Tajik MFA information department says the parties reviewed current issues of bilateral relations and highly appreciated the level and content of multifaceted cooperation in the spirit of friendship and long-term partnership. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday May 1, Tajikistan Interior Minister, Colonel-General Ramazon Rahimzoda, met here with Mr. Nicolaas Jacob Schermers, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Chairman of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) Firdavs Tolibzoda and the Chairman of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan (CBU) Mamarizo Nourmuratov have signed an agreement promoting the expansion of mutual cooperation, says the NBT press center. asiaplustj.info »
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has called his Tajik counterpart to explain Russia asiaplustj.info »
